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Waterloo Construction Data

33k+ building permit records from Waterloo, Ontario, plus planning applications, and property assessments. One API, geocoded, normalized, and refreshed automatically.

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33k
Total Permits
869
Last 12 Months
$419M
Construction Value (12 mo.)
6
Permit Categories

Datasets available in Waterloo

Beyond building permits, Waterloo also has Planning applications, and Property assessments in the same API, queryable with the same parameters.

Building permits
33k records
/permit
Checked daily
Planning applications
162 records
/planning_application
Checked weekly
Property assessments
2k records
/assessment
Checked monthly

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About Waterloo Construction Data

Waterloo 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 planning applications, and property assessments for Waterloo, available through the same API with the same parameters. BuildData collects and normalizes these records from Waterloo’s open data portals on a daily-to-weekly cadence (by dataset), making 33k+ Waterloo permits searchable through a single REST API.

869+ building permits were issued in Waterloo, ON over the past 12 months, representing $419M in declared construction value. New Construction permits lead by volume. Every record is geocoded and normalized to a consistent schema, so you can query Waterloo 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 Ontario

Waterloo Permits by Type

Breakdown of permit categories across all years on record.

New Construction
16k
Other
10k
Addition
2k
Renovation
2k
Demolition
1k
Change of Use
123

Recent Waterloo Building Permits

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

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Waterloo Planning Applications by Status

Breakdown of categories across all records on file.

Other
127
Pending
32
Expired
3

Recent Planning Applications in Waterloo

Latest planning application records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Property Assessments in Waterloo

Property assessment records, loaded live from the BuildData API.

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Query Waterloo 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=waterloo&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"

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