Building permits — Woolwich, Ontario

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

In the Township of Woolwich, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law 14-2024 - Updated Schedule E (2025 Building Services Fees) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, or material alteration to a building; change of use of buildings. Permit fees: Minimum $130.00 or $10.00 per $1,000 construction value. Fees set in: Development Engineering Fees and Charges By-Law.

Building By-law 14-2024 - Updated Schedule E (2025 Building Services Fees) adopted bylaw
fee basis Minimum $130.00 or $10.00 per $1,000 construction value Minimum $130.00 or $10.00 per $1,000 construction value
fees location Development Engineering Fees and Charges By-Law Development Engineering Fees and Charges By-Law
authority Chief Building Official The Chief Building Official shall determine fees
fine range 2 x permit fee 2 x permit fee
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Current fee schedule under Building By-law 14-2024: per-square-foot and minimum/flat-rate building permit fees by occupancy group (residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, etc.) for new construction, additions and alterations.

By-law 14-2024 - Building By-law (Consolidated, revised Feb 19, 2025) adopted bylaw
permit required for Construction, demolition, or material alteration to a building; change of use of buildings. s. 3; s. 8
fee basis Calculated in accordance with Schedule E; where based on prescribed value, total cost of all work regulated by permit, including material, labour, equipment, overhead and professional services, excluding land. s. 24
authority Chief Building Official (CBO) and Inspectors appointed by the Township. s. 6 (Building Official); s. 39
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Township's own Building Code Act, 1992 by-law: classes of permits, application/plan requirements, registered code agencies, fees and refunds, transfer/revocation of permits, permit-holder code of conduct (Schedule D), and fee schedule (Schedule E).

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