Building permits — Gananoque, Ontario

Do I need a building permit? What does it cost?

In the Town of Gananoque, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2022-050 (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Transfer of Permits and Inspections By-law) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing, or occupancy of a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code. Permit fees: Based on Building value: completed Building sale value minus land value; calculated per General Fees & Charges By-law. Fees set in: General Fees and Rates By-law, By-law No. 2016-047, as amended.

Building By-law No. 2022-050 (Construction, Demolition, Change of Use and Transfer of Permits and Inspections By-law) adopted bylaw
permit required for Construction, demolition, change of use, plumbing, or occupancy of a Building regulated by the Act and Building Code. s. 1.1.14; s. 1.1.21
fee basis Based on Building value: completed Building sale value minus land value; calculated per General Fees & Charges By-law. s. 6.7; s. 6.1
fees location General Fees and Rates By-law, By-law No. 2016-047, as amended s. 1.1.11; s. 12.1
authority Chief Building Official; Inspectors; Registered Code Agencies where appointed. s. 1.1.6; s. 1.1.12; s. 5.1
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Town's Building Code Act s.7 by-law: defines classes of permits, application requirements for construction/demolition/change-of-use/sewage-system/transfer permits, registered code agencies, conditional and partial-occupancy permits; fees set per the General Fees & Rates By-law.

General Fees & Rates By-law No. 2016-047 (Consolidated, last amended By-law 2023-089) — Schedule C Building Permit Fees adopted bylaw
fee basis $15.00 per $1,000.00 of construction value or part thereof; minimum $140; plus HST where applicable. $15.00 per $1,000.00 of construction value or part thereof. Minimum $140
fine range 100% increase of regular fee, minimum $900.00 Schedule 'C' item 20
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Same consolidated fees by-law recorded again under building_permits because Building By-law 2022-050 s.2.1/6.1 explicitly defers permit classes and fee amounts to this by-law's Schedule C (and Schedule D-8 for compliance letters).

Machine-readable: building-permits.json · Official website: https://www.gananoque.ca/ · Last verified 2026-09-25 · Building permits across Ontario · Building permits in other municipalities