Monthly report · March 2026
Toronto building permits, March 2026
The City of Toronto issued 2,713 building permits in March 2026, +18.8% on February 2026 and −3.2% on March 2025. Between them they cover 587 new homes and $1.5B of declared construction value. Yonge-Bay Corridor took the most permits of any neighbourhood, at 113.
- Permits issued
- 2,713+18.8% on February 2026
- Homes created
- 587net +517 after 70 removed
- Declared construction value
- $1.5Bas filed, not adjusted
- Demolitions
- 78full demolition permits
Where the building happened
| Neighbourhood | Permits | Homes created |
|---|---|---|
| Yonge-Bay Corridor | 113 | 0 |
| Leaside-Bennington | 55 | 1 |
| West Humber-Clairville | 52 | 5 |
| Annex | 52 | 5 |
| The Beaches | 49 | 1 |
| Etobicoke City Centre | 44 | 0 |
| Mount Pleasant East | 43 | 0 |
| Banbury-Don Mills | 40 | 3 |
| Rockcliffe-Smythe | 39 | 2 |
| Wellington Place | 37 | 0 |
| Rosedale-Moore Park | 36 | 0 |
| Kensington-Chinatown | 36 | 5 |
| Oakwood Village | 35 | 6 |
| Newtonbrook West | 35 | 9 |
| East End-Danforth | 33 | 2 |
The 15 busiest of Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods this month. Permit count and new homes are different questions: Yonge-Bay Corridor led on permits, while Newtonbrook West added the most homes at 9. A permit without a dwelling unit is usually a renovation, a mechanical system or a sign.
What the permits were for
Largest projects by declared value
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2026 | 0 HEATH ST W | New Building | In support of the Fire Ventilation Upgrade Program, TTC will be carrying out installation of fan plants at North and South sides of St. Clair West subway station. One storey building for the fan plant adjacent to the north exit of St. Clair West Station (8 Tichester Road) and within Cedarvale Park. | $805.0M | OpenNew build |
| Mar 26, 2026 | 120 Peter St | Mechanical | Geothermal permit application related to building permit - 24-253955 BLD 00 NB | $130.0M | Open |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 640 Lansdowne Ave | New Building | Proposal for a seven-storey long term care facility with affordable housing rental apartments and retail units. | $113.2M | OpenNew build |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 25 Sewells Rd | New Building | A proposal for a 9-storey rental apartment building with 193 units total w/two level parking garage and amenity spaces. (Building A only) - affordable housing | $72.0M | OpenNew build |
| Mar 3, 2026 | 2180 Yonge St | Interior Alterations | Building renovation including interior alterations at basement level, ground floor lobby level and 3rdfloor. Project scope also includes elevator modernization, curtain wall modernization. No new floorarea is proposed. | $28.0M | Open |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 124 Edward St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alteration to existing spaces in UofT's School of Dentistry building: lobby, Clinic 1 (ceiling), Clinic 2 (interior fit out), as well as circulation spaces, including an elevator, stairs, and corridors. | $24.0M | Open |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 411 Victoria Park Ave | New Building | Proposal for Block B comprising 28 stacked affordable town homes as part of a future condo | $21.0M | OpenNew build |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 8 King St E | Interior Alterations | Interior alteration - Unit 1200 - Peloton Capital Management. | $13.0M | Open |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 23 Beechwood Ave | New Building | Proposed 2 storey single family dwelling with natural basement walkout. | $7.0M | OpenNew build |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 46 Cresthaven Dr | Building Additions/Alterations | Proposal to replace deteriorated autoclaved aerated concrete roof deck with conventional corrugated metal roof deck | $5.5M | Open |
The 10 most expensive permits issued in March 2026, the largest at $805.0M on 0 HEATH ST W. Declared value is the applicant’s own estimate on the form, not a contract price or an assessment.
How to read this, and what it is not
This counts permits the City issued in March 2026, not permits applied for. An issued permit is a decision that has happened, which is what makes the month a real unit. A permit applied for in March 2026 may not be issued for months and will appear in that month instead. Permit counts are not construction: a single build often takes separate building, plumbing, HVAC and drain permits, so 2,713 permits is fewer than 2,713 projects.
37 of this month’s permits were for laneway or garden suites — see the running count. Figures are rebuilt daily from the City’s open data and can revise as the City updates its own records, so a month keeps settling for a while after it ends. Nothing here is hand-entered. Full sources and caveats: method. A year earlier, in March 2025, the City issued 2,803 permits covering 488 homes.
Journalists and researchers are welcome to quote these figures with a link to this page. Underlying data is the City of Toronto’s, under the Open Government Licence.