Red Deer Building Permit Search

48k+ building permit records from Red Deer, Alberta, plus contractor profiles, business licences, development permits, major projects, and zoning. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

Permits and their status, licences, planning applications, heritage designation, zoning and what is nearby. Free to search.

48k
Total Permits
1k
Last 12 Months
$1.0B
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

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Datasets available in Red Deer

Beyond building permits, Red Deer also has Contractor profiles, Business licences, Development permits, Major projects, and Zoning in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
48k records
/permit
Checked daily
Contractor profiles
6k records
/contractor
Checked daily
Business licences
4k records
/licence
Checked daily
Development permits
7k records
/development_permit
Checked weekly
Major projects
17 records
/major_project
Checked weekly
Zoning
4k zones
/zone
Checked monthly

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About Red Deer Construction Data

Red Deer building permits cover all permitted construction activity in the city: new homes and condos, commercial and industrial builds, residential renovations, additions, demolitions, and changes of use. BuildData also tracks contractor profiles, business licences, development permits, major projects, and zoning for Red Deer, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Red Deer’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 48k+ Red Deer permits searchable through a single REST API.

1k+ building permits were issued in Red Deer, AB over the past 12 months, representing $1.0B in declared construction value. New Construction permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Red Deer the same way you query any other Canadian city in the dataset.

Common uses

  • Proptech and real estate: track the new development pipeline, spot supply trends before listings hit market
  • Insurance: verify construction activity and renovation history at the property level
  • Urban planning and research: analyze permit trends by type, neighbourhood, and time period
  • Construction and trades: identify new project opportunities as permits are issued across Alberta

Red Deer Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

New Construction
29k
Addition
9k
Renovation
5k
Other
4k
Demolition
528
Change of Use
121

Recent Red Deer Building Permits

Latest permits issued in Red Deer, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Red Deer Business Licences by Category

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Other
1k
Construction Trade
1k
Personal Service
441
Food Service
405
Professional Service
360
Industrial
309

Recent Business Licences in Red Deer

Latest business licence records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Red Deer Development Permits by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Approved
7k

Recent Development Permits in Red Deer

Latest development permit records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Major Projects in Red Deer

Planned and under-construction capital projects, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Red Deer Permits via API

Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.

curl --request GET --url "https://builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com/permit?municipality=red_deer&permit_type_canonical=new_construction&limit=10" --header "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE" --header "X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com"

Red Deer building permits: FAQ

How do I search Red Deer building permits?

Use the search box on this page: type an address, permit number, or contractor and it queries every Red Deer permit BuildData holds. Records come from Red Deer's own open data, geocoded and normalized.

How do I check the status of a building permit in Red Deer?

Search the address above. Each result shows the permit's status, type, issue date, and description as published by Red Deer. For an application still in progress, the city's own portal remains the authority.

Are Red Deer building permits public record?

Yes. Red Deer publishes building permit records as open data, so anyone can look them up. BuildData aggregates, geocodes, and normalizes them so they are searchable in one place instead of one city portal at a time.

How current is Red Deer permit data?

BuildData refreshes Red Deer permits automatically, so new permits show up within days and go out in the next scheduled feed.

Can I get new Red Deer permits sent to me automatically?

Yes. A BuildData feed emails every new Red Deer building permit as a spreadsheet each week, with the address, type, value, and date. Add any other cities you sell into. 30-day free trial.

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