Project template
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Use it as a working list. The final submission still needs to match your actual scope and the City’s current requirements.
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What to do next
- Do not demolish before confirming the wall type
- Document existing framing and rooms
- Have the new structural path designed where required
- Submit the interior-alteration permit package
Official sources behind this page
Wall removal / additionPermit required
Toronto lists adding or removing walls as structural or material alterations that require a building permit.
City of TorontoWhen Do I Need a Building Permit? · Permit-required and permit-exempt project examples
2026-10-01Open proof
DrawingsExisting and proposed plans
Toronto's interior-alteration guide requires drawings appropriate to the proposed changes.
City of TorontoInterior alteration application guide
2026-10-01Open proof
StructureDesign must address new load path
Where structural framing changes, the permit package must document the proposed construction.
City of TorontoInterior alteration application guide
2026-10-01Open proof
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The main guide keeps the permit trigger, zoning questions, documents, fees, timing and next steps together.
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