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BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
Effective July 15, 2026
RESIDENTIAL / DWELLING UNITS / FARM
Project
Permit Fee
Single family residential and accessory buildings (over 108 s. ft.)
--new construction, additions, alterations, renovations, or
reconstruction--
$6.00/$1,000 of construction value (labour
and materials) up to $1M + $4.00/$1,000 of
construction value (labour and materials)
over $1M
Minimum $200
Placement of home/manufactured home/ready to move home on new
foundation or crawlspace
$0.40/sq. ft.
Minimum $200
Placement of home/manufactured home/ready to move home on
blocks, piles, existing foundation, or crawlspace
$0.35/sq. ft.
Minor residential improvements
--decks (more than 24 in. above grade), garden/storage sheds (do-it-
yourself assembly over 108 sq. ft.), swimming pools, hot tubs, solid or
liquid fueled appliances, roof mounted solar installations
$200
Demolition
$200
COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL / INSTITUTIONAL
Project
Permit Fee
Public institutions, commercial, industrial, multi-family residential
--new construction, additions, alterations, renovations, or
reconstruction--UP TO $1M
$8.00/$1,000 of construction value (labour
and materials) up to $1M + $7.00/$1,000 of
construction value (labour and materials)
over $1M
Minimum $400
OVER $1M
$8,000 plus $5.00/$1,000
Minimum commercial/industrial/intuitional fee
$400
Add applicable "Safety Codes Council" levy to each permit; $4.50 or 4.0% of the permit fee
whichever is greater
A minimum cancellation fee of 25% or $35.00 (whichever is greater) will be retained when a permit is cancelled.
No fee is returned when an inspection has been carried out.
Permit extensions will be charged at a flat rate of $150.00 (plus levy) for a maximum of 1 year
Re-inspection fees will be charged at a rate of $150 (plus levy)
Re-opening a previously closed permit fee will be charged at $75.00 (plus levy)
Variances will be charged at a rate of $120/hour (min 2 hr) (plus levy).
If construction has started prior to the approval of the Development Application and Safety Code Permit Application,
Permit fees will be doubled per Westlock County's Fees, Rates, and Charges Bylaw No. 51-2023