Building Services Division administers the Ontario Building Code and various City by-laws. Services include the administration, education, and dispersal of information to the public regarding the Building Code Act, Zoning, Minimum Property Standards, Development Charges, Parks Levy, Signs and Fences. The Building Services division is fully funded by the revenue generated from permit fees. Any fees earned in excess of annual operating costs are retained in the Building Services reserve for use by the division in a future year.

Highlights

The Building Division issues between 800 and 1,200 Building Permits per year resulting in more than $200 million of Construction Activity per year.

The division staff also perform more than 1,200 Plans Examinations and 7,000 inspections per year. 2024 economic activity is projected to be $220 million and over 500 dwelling units. 2025 activity is estimated at $350 million and over 1,000 units.

Interactive Budget

Explore the City's budget using the interactive OpenBook feature, including expenses by department and division as well as a breakdown of what a typical residential property taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment.

The full budget information is available in the Draft 2025 Budget book.

The OpenBook budget tool enhances the transparency of the City's Budget by allowing us to share financial information visually in accessible and easy to understand formats. View our budget data using charts, tables, and graphs. We hope you find this helpful.

Through our OpenBook reports, you can start at the organizational level then click on a department to go down to the division/section/service level as you explore the financial information for the City. Flip between charts, tables and graphs to display the data in a way that visualizes the information based on your preference.

In OpenBook tables, all column headers labeled as "Current Year" refer to 2025; "Previous Year" refers to 2024.

Please note: The 2025 Budget is the first year that the City has used this budget tool to enhance how it shares information with residents. We're learning how to use the new platform and will be adding features and reports as we explore the tool's capabilities.

OpenBook budget tool