{
 "answer": "In the Town of Collingwood, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law No. 2019-039, Schedule A (Building Permit Fees), verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: A future basement finish is subject to a building permit and fees in accordance with this By-law. Permit fees: Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI is fee rate based on service index and A is total floor area; minimum fee $170.00. Fees set in: Fees and Service Charges By-law.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001476",
 "municipality": "Collingwood",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://www.collingwood.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "By-law No. 2019-039, Schedule A (Building Permit Fees)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "document_url": "https://www.collingwood.ca/media/file/2019-039-schedule-a2026pdf",
   "summary": "Schedule A to Collingwood's Building By-law No. 2019-039: sets building permit fees by occupancy/service index and floor area, $170 minimum fee, and rules for calculating floor area and additional fee components; 2026 effective update.",
   "discovered_by": "on-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-25",
   "capture_sha256": "21b40414eacade7eb5d8bcca3d73c3ca5075e6bfd43867b84a6036470287ce90",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "2019-039",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/21b40414eacade7eb5d8bcca3d73c3ca5075e6bfd43867b84a6036470287ce90.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "A future basement finish is subject to a building permit and fees in accordance with this By-law.",
    "fee_basis": "Permit Fee = SI x A, where SI is fee rate based on service index and A is total floor area; minimum fee $170.00.",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Service Charges By-law",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official; Inspector",
    "fine_range": "200% of required permit fee; minimum $170.00; maximum $5,000.00"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 1.4(e)",
    "fee_basis": "s. 2.1; s. 1.1",
    "fees_location": "Fees and Charges refers to the Fees and Service Charges By-law",
    "authority": "s. 1.8; s. 4.10",
    "fine_range": "s. 4.7"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/collingwood/building-permits/schedule-2019-039/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/collingwood/building-permits/"
}