Apply for a building permit or book an inspection

Starting construction prior to obtaining a building permit may result in the following administrative fees being added to your building permit fee.

Part 9 Buildings - $250 minimum, $5,000 maximum. Part 3 Buildings - $1,000 minimum, $25,000 maximum.

Calculation is based on the following percentage of the full permit fee – 25% if footings/foundation commenced, 50% if structural framing commenced, 75% if structural framing complete, 100% if building is complete, 100% if demolition or partial demolition has commenced, any other work requiring issuance of a building permit is based upon the proportion of the work completed.

Apply for a Building Permit or request a building inspection using our new digital application process. The City of Brantford is pleased to provide a more efficient and convenient new way to expedite the building permit process. The City now uses a cloud-based e-permitting software called Cloudpermit to process all Building Permit Applications. This process will make it much easier for the applicant to track the status of their permit, request an inspection, and more.

With Cloudpermit, you can easily:

Apply for all types of building permits online, including demolition permits
Check the status of an application (change of application status or additional information requests will be automatically emailed to the applicant)
Schedule or cancel inspections
Check inspection results
Submit and request changes to an existing permit
Pay building permit fees online

Access Cloudpermit.

How to use our digital application process

Before you get started, and to improve your experience, we encourage you to view the following “how to” resources.

1. How to Submit a Building Permit Application

2. How to send a message in Cloudpermit

3. How to request an Inspection

Register your Cloudpermit Account

To begin, you will need to create a Cloudpermit account. Cloudpermit currently supports Firefox, Google, and Safari browsers. Once registered, you can conveniently apply for permits and easily track their progress.

Register Here