In the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, building permit rules are set by By-law 2005-165 - Respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits, inspections and fees (City of Greater Sudbury), verified 2026-09-27. Permit required for: Construct or demolish a building. Exemptions: Repairing or replacement of a valve, faucet, or fixture; repairing of a leak or forcing out of a stoppage; replacement of a water heater. Permit fees: Building permit: $10.70 per $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of construction value; minimum $108.
By-law 2005-165 - Respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits, inspections and fees (City of Greater Sudbury)
adopted bylaw
permit required for
Construct or demolish a building
s. 3
exemptions
Repairing or replacement of a valve, faucet, or fixture; repairing of a leak or forcing out of a stoppage; replacement of a water heater
s. 44(a)-(c)
fee basis
Building permit: $10.70 per $1,000 (or fraction thereof) of construction value; minimum $108
Schedule "C"
authority
Chief Building Official; inspectors or Registered Code Agency for inspections
s. 3; s. 55(3)
scout note
Confirmed via the city's own official master by-law index PDF (cgs-by-laws-2001-2005 register): By-law 2005-165, dated 2005-06-30, 'Respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits, inspections and fees' -- repeals By-Law 2002-201B, amended by 2005-199 and 2006-121 (no repeal or further amendment listed as of the register's April-2026 update, so it is still current). 42-page scanned PDF (Image Alchemy scan, last modified 2011 -- likely when a merged/consolidated scan was produced), no extractable text layer.
Building Permits (City of Greater Sudbury)
Confirms the City's own Building Services issues permits in-house (via Accela); no shared-service arrangement with another body.
City Hall - Bylaws page
City's central bylaws page; links to year-range consolidated by-law index PDFs rather than individual by-law PDFs for most numbers.
City of Greater Sudbury Bylaws 2001 to 2005 (index)
Opened index of all by-law numbers 2001-2005; identifies By-law 2005-165 'Respecting construction, demolition, change of use permits, inspections and fees' (amended by 2005-199, 2006-121) as the City's current Building By-law. Text of 2005-165 itself not locatable at a guessable URL.