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Restaurant 30 Seats or Less building permits in Toronto
The City of Toronto has 15,740 building permits on restaurant 30 seats or less structures on record for Toronto, going back to 1986. Those permits created 16 homes and removed 6, a net change of +10. Declared construction value totals $472.5M. Half of the 14,865 permits issued here came through within 31 days of the application. The most recent permit was applied for Oct 30, 2026 at 69 Lebovic Ave.
- Permits on record
- 15,7401986–2026
- Declared construction value
- $472.5Mas filed, not adjusted
- Homes created
- 16dwelling units
- Homes removed
- 6net +10
- Typical wait
- 31 days4 days slower than the city
Permits issued per year
20002026 (part year)
Zoning
- Most common zone
- CR88.2% of permits · by-law 40.10
- In detached-house zones
- 0.4%37.6% below the city’s 38.0%
- Permits with a zone
- 8,583of 15,740 on record
The zoning categories the permits in Restaurant 30 Seats or Less fall in, under Zoning By-law 569-2013. These are the City's own category names. This counts permits, not land: it says where the building work happened under which rules, not how the area is carved up. What each zone allows, and what gets built in it.
Most common work
Structures worked on
Postal areas
Most recent permits
| Issued | Address | Work | What was filed | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Interior Alterations | REV01: Revision to structural drawings for make-up air unit.Proposed tenant fit-out to convert an existing gym to a restaurant (less than 30 seats) | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 3401 Dufferin St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations for tenant fit-out for new Jollibee fast food - FC18 | — | Open |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1571 Sandhurst Crcl | Interior Alterations | Interior renovation for a restaurant in a new addition area at woodside square mall | $30K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 363 Front St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations for a new restaurant tenant fit-out, including associated HVAC and plumbing work. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4188 Finch Ave E | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations to convert existing office to take-out restaurant. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4188 Finch Ave E | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to convert existing office to take-out restaurant. | $50K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 363 Front St W | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations for a new restaurant tenant fit-out, including associated HVAC and plumbing work. | $150K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 2950 Birchmount Rd | Interior Alterations | INTERIOR ALTERATION OF RETAIL - PIZZA TAKE OUT BAKERY - Unit 1&2 | $30K | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 4188 Finch Ave E | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations to convert existing office to take-out restaurant. | — | Open |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 363 Front St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations for a new restaurant tenant fit-out, including associated HVAC and plumbing work. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1530 Albion Rd | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for a food court commercial unit in a mall. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 440 College St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations for new restaurant 'DUNKIN DONUTS'. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 6630 Finch Ave W | Interior Alterations | PROPOSED RESTAURANT INSIDE EXISTING GROCERY STORE(TO BE OPERATED UNDER SAME MANAGEMENT) | $60K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 440 College St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations for new restaurant 'DUNKIN DONUTS'. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1530 Albion Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for a food court commercial unit in a mall. | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 757 Broadview Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposal for interior alterations to an existing mercantile suite - Tim Hortons | $250K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 2376 Dundas St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | REV 01: Revision to permitPlumbing - Tenant unit alterations for a Wendy's takeout restaurant with no seat.Does not include work on level P1 | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 1091-1093 WESTON RD | Interior Alterations | Convert existing unit into a takeout restaurant - The Fancy Induced Burger" | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 440 College St | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations for new restaurant 'DUNKIN DONUTS'. | $125K | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 2376 Dundas St W | Interior Alterations | REV 01: Revision to permitTenant unit alterations for a Wendy's takeout restaurant with no seat. Does not include work on level P1 | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 2376 Dundas St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | REV 01: Revision to permitHVAC - Tenant unit alterations for a Wendy's takeout restaurant with no seat.Does not include work on level P1 | — | Open |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 3750 Lawrence Ave E | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations to convert an existing vacant shell space into a take-out restaurant. | $40K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Interior Alterations | Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | $125K | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 768 Warden Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration to create a bubble tea shop (Restaurant) within an existing retail tenant space (Group E) | — | Open |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 69 Lebovic Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed change of use to convert existing gym to restaurant. See also 26-233476 ZAP 00 ZR | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 76 Gerrard St W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposed interior alterations for new deli/sandwich shop | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 76 Gerrard St W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alterations for new deli/sandwich shop | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1911 Finch Ave W | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Interior alterations for the new tennant - Mommys kitchen - Unit 54 | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1911 Finch Ave W | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Interior alterations for the new tennant - Mommys kitchen - Unit 54 | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 76 Gerrard St W | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alterations for new deli/sandwich shop | $25K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 55 Lebovic Ave | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for a change of use from office to take-out restaurant. | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1911 Finch Ave W | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations for the new tennant - Mommys kitchen - Unit 54 | $200K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 1800 Pharmacy Ave | Interior Alterations | Interior alterations to convert an existing office to a cafe. | $10K | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3101 Kennedy Rd | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposed interior alteration of restaurant less than 30 seats. HVAC & plumbing distribution and floor and ceiling finishes | — | Open |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 3101 Kennedy Rd | Interior Alterations | Proposed interior alteration of restaurant less than 30 seats. HVAC & plumbing distribution and floor and ceiling finishes | $30K | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 285 1/2 College St | Building Permit Related(PS) | Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations for a restaurant | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 285 1/2 College St | Building Permit Related(MS) | HVAC - Proposal for interior alterations for a restaurant | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 156 The Queensway | Building Permit Related(PS) | Revision 01: Revised drawings for BLD, PS & HVAC. Plumbing - Proposal for interior alterations to existing suite. (KFC) | — | Open |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 2200 Islington Ave | Interior Alterations | Rev 01: Revision to structural support.Proposal for interior alterations to vacant Unit B5.7 to be converted into a restaurant (POUTLET ROUGE), which is designed to accommodate not more than 30 persons consuming food or drink (Group E major occupancy within the application of Part 3 of the Ontario B | — | Open |
The 40 most recent of 15,740 permits on record. Figures come from the City’s active and cleared permit datasets, refreshed daily — what that covers, and what it misses.