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Vancouver Building Permit Data

50,729 building permits on record in Vancouver, with a median issue time of 86 days across 2018 to 2025 issued permits.

50,729
Permits on record
4,040
Last 12 months
86 days
Median issue time
$90,000
Median project value
How long permits take in VancouverAll Canadian permit data

Neighbourhoods in Vancouver

Downtown (7,309)Kensington-Cedar Cottage (3,889)Renfrew-Collingwood (3,248)

Permit cost benchmarks

NewImprovementBuilding Permit Related(PS)Building Permit Related(MS)Interior AlterationsHome ImprovementNew BuildingSingle, Semi-detached & RowhousingArchived Building PermitNew ConstructionMultiple ProjectsBuilding Permit Related (DR)

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Source: Van Permit Audit national permit dataset, aggregated from official municipal open-data sources. Median issue times reflect 2018 to 2025 issued permits; permit-volume coverage windows vary by city. Citation: “Source: Van Permit Audit (vanpermitaudit.ca).”