Tool · permits issued 2024–2026
Half of the 91,910 Toronto permits issued since 2024 came within 29 days of the application, 3 in 4 within 66. Pick your work and ward to see yours.
All permits issued in Toronto since 2024, measured from first application to first issue.
A project that breaks a zoning rule, such as building closer to the lot line than the by-law allows, needs a minor variance from the Committee of Adjustment first. The permit can only be applied for once the committee has decided. That step took a median of 120 days, so it usually takes longer than the permit itself. Details on toronto.ca; approval rates and decision times by ward are on the variances page.
| Type of work | Half within | 3 in 4 within | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plumbing Building Permit Related(PS) | 32 days | 70 days | 19,394 |
| Mechanical Building Permit Related(MS) | 36 days | 74 days | 16,705 |
| Interior Alterations | 24 days | 45 days | 11,750 |
| Drain and Site Service Building Permit Related (DR) | 35 days | 98 days | 7,654 |
| Multiple Projects | 31 days | 70 days | 5,578 |
| Back Water Valve (Sewer only) | 1 days | 3 days | 4,746 |
| New Building | 103 days | 416 days | 3,147 |
| Demolition | 69 days | 148 days | 2,693 |
| Sign Building Permit Related | 8 days | 16 days | 2,263 |
| New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 81 days | 142 days | 1,338 |
| Building Additions/Alterations Other(BA) | 40 days | 73 days | 1,231 |
| Addition(s) | 53 days | 127 days | 1,154 |
| Party Wall Admin Permits | 10 days | 26 days | 1,100 |
| Small Residential Projects Other(SR) | 14 days | 39 days | 1,091 |
| Second Suite (New) | 8 days | 16 days | 952 |
| Plumbing Other(PS) | 27 days | 43 days | 948 |
| Deck | 7 days | 15 days | 678 |
| Electromagnetic Locks | 6 days | 20 days | 676 |
| Garage | 7 days | 13 days | 664 |
| Fire Alarm | 27 days | 34 days | 592 |
The 20 types of work with the most permits issued since 2024. All-time medians, and the year-by-year trend, are on the wait times report.
Days run from the date a permit was first applied for to the date it was first issued, so a revision does not reset the clock. Only permits issued in 2024 or later count: waits moved by months between 2019 and 2023, and an all-time figure would describe a city that no longer exists. A type of work in one ward is shown only when at least 20 permits back it; below that the tool shows the type of work across the whole city and says so. The variance figure is the committee's median from application to decision, for that ward where it has enough decisions. Adding the two medians gives a typical end-to-end time, not a promise. Source and method: method.