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Saint John Building Permits
2k+ permit records from Saint John, New Brunswick. New construction, renovations, demolitions, and more — geocoded, normalized, and updated daily.
About Saint John Building Permit Data
Saint John 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 collects and normalizes these records from Saint John’s open data portal daily, making 2k+ Saint John permits searchable through a single REST API.
820+ building permits were issued in Saint John, NB over the past 12 months, representing $215M in declared construction value. Other permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Saint John 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 New Brunswick
Saint John Permits by Type
Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.
Recent Saint John Building Permits
Latest permits issued in Saint John, loaded live from the BuildData API.
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Query Saint John Permits via API
Filter by type, date range, address, or construction value. Returns JSON.
GET /permit?municipality=saint_john&limit=10 HTTP/1.1
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X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_KEY_HERE
X-RapidAPI-Host: builddata-canadian-construction-data-api.p.rapidapi.com{
"count": 10,
"results": [
{
"record_id": "BD-2024-00123",
"municipality": "saint_john",
"address": "123 MAIN ST",
"permit_type_canonical": "new_construction",
"status_canonical": "issued",
"issued_date": "2024-06-01",
"construction_value": 450000
}
]
}