Application On Hold
1,898
An application is on hold in the published record. The dataset cannot tell you what must be resolved for a particular property.
Toronto open data · Public building activity
Toronto building permits.
A clearer place to start.
Planning a renovation, checking an old permit or following an application? Get the right next step, backed by Toronto’s published data and official services.
Dataset checked October 19, 2026 at 12:47 a.m. Toronto time. This is the retrieval time, not the City’s last refresh date.
City CSV resource last modified October 18, 2026 at 6:24 a.m. Toronto time. This catalogue date does not prove the datastore is fully synchronized.
Start with your question
What do you need to figure out?
Four different questions. Four different next steps. The right City source matters more than a big number.
Your next best step
Start with the proposed work and the property.
The number of permits across Toronto does not establish which rules apply to your lot. Your dimensions, zoning and proposed scope can change the answer.
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Choose the type of work you are considering.
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Match your actual Toronto address and review the sourced conditions.
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Confirm open conditions with Toronto Building before ordering materials or accepting a quote.
BuildRules offers guidance, not permit approval.
Did this help you find the right next step?
Building a renovation team? Find a local professional. Claiming or buying a listing never affects an official permit answer.
Current dataset snapshot
What the City has on record today.
201,876
Rows in Toronto’s active building applications and permits dataset. One row does not necessarily represent one distinct project, property or permit issued.
What the number is not
It is not a count of permits issued this month, renovation starts, approved projects or unique homeowners. Active records can span multiple application years and statuses.
Selected categories · Not a ranking
A closer look at common project types.
These are exact category labels used in the City dataset, not a complete breakdown and not evidence that a particular property can be developed.
Small Residential Projects
45,280dataset rows
Building Additions/Alterations
32,119dataset rows
New Houses
11,866dataset rows
A snapshot, not a timeline
An application status is not a construction milestone.
These are selected, exact STATUS values found in the active Toronto dataset. They are neither a complete distribution nor counts of distinct projects. A City status may change after publication.
Permit Issued
38,234
The record is marked issued. It does not establish that work started or finished.
Inspection
123,118
The record is marked for inspection activity. Use the City’s status tool for the actual file.
Revision Issued
19,972
The record indicates a revision was issued. Revisions may create additional rows for the same underlying project.
Do not add these categories to estimate total permits issued or construction starts. To check the actual progress of a specific application, use the official City status service.
Turn data into a decision
Citywide activity cannot answer your property question.
Whether you can build a deck, addition or garden suite depends on your address, proposed work, zoning and the conditions of the applicable rules. Start a property check before ordering materials or requesting a quote.
How these figures are calculated
BuildRules queries the City of Toronto’s public CKAN datastore for the total number of records and separate totals filtered by exact PERMIT_TYPE or STATUS field values. Results are cached for up to six hours. A value may change after a City update. We do not collect private application files, infer permit approval, or calculate neighbourhood trends from this snapshot. An active register loses closed records, so a difference between two retrievals cannot be described as changes in construction activity. Historical trends need a separately validated, longitudinal dataset.
Source: City of Toronto Open Data · Building Permits – Active Permits. Open Government Licence – Toronto. BuildRules is independent of the City of Toronto and does not issue permits. Read the full methodology and limits.