Building permits for Ontario trades
Know who’s building before your competitors do.
Every new home, addition, pool and basement suite your city approves is a homeowner about to hire. BuildLeads turns each morning’s building permits into a list of jobs for your trade — with the address, the work, the value, and when they’ll need you.
- 10,465
- residential permits in the last 12 months
- 292
- issued in the last 7 days
- 9
- Ontario cities, checked every morning
- 📍 Country Hills$20,000
Kitchener · A new deck with stairs in the rear yard of a single detached dwelling
Decks & patiosHVACRoofing & gutters
- 📍 Alderwood$17,000
Toronto · Proposal to construct a pool shed.
Pools & hot tubsFencingLandscaping
- 📍 Fletcher's Meadow—
Brampton · Two Unit Dwelling: Change of Use - Two Unit Dwelling
Basements & waterproofing
How it works
From city hall to your inbox, every morning
- 1
Cities approve permits
Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton and six more cities publish every building permit they issue. We collect them all each morning.
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We sort them by trade
Each permit is read and tagged for the trades it will need — a new pool needs a fence, an addition needs a roof and a new yard — with the reason why.
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You get the list at 7 AM
Pick your trade and area once. Each morning you get new permits plus the ones that just reached the stage you’re needed. Call first.
Timing is everything
The right permit, at the right moment for your trade
A building permit is a job months before it’s your job. A landscaper calling the week a house permit is issued is too early; calling when the siding goes on wins the work. Ready now shows the permits at your stage.
| Trade | When you’re needed | Last 30 days | Ready now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🌿 Landscaping Construction access wrecks the yard, and new builds start from dirt. | Renos: 1–4 months · New homes: 4–10 months | 466 new this month | 1,977 ready now → |
| 🪵 Fencing Ontario requires a fence around every new pool, and new lots need one too. | Pools: 2 weeks–3 months · New homes: 4–10 months | 283 new this month | 1,359 ready now → |
| 🏊 Pools & hot tubs Pool permits are filed before the dig. | Right away — first 6 weeks | 8 new this month | 10 ready now → |
| 🪚 Decks & patios New homes and rear additions leave the backyard bare. | Renos: 2 weeks–3 months · New homes: 3–8 months | 425 new this month | 1,438 ready now → |
| 🌬️ HVAC New homes and additions need heating and cooling sized and installed. | Renos: first 6 weeks · New homes: 1–5 months | 465 new this month | 1,291 ready now → |
| 🏠 Roofing & gutters Additions and new homes need a roof; tear-downs need gutters. | Renos: first 6 weeks · New homes: 1–4 months | 511 new this month | 1,012 ready now → |
| 🪟 Windows & blinds New homes and additions need blinds and coverings once drywall is done. | Renos: 1–4 months · New homes: 5–11 months | 511 new this month | 1,953 ready now → |
| 🧱 Basements & waterproofing Second suites and underpinning need waterproofing and finishing. | Right away — first 6 weeks | 675 new this month | 930 ready now → |
Timing windows are estimates from typical Ontario build schedules.
Coverage
Nine cities across the GTA and Waterloo Region
Every residential permit from each city’s own published data, refreshed every morning. More cities are on the way.
- Toronto379 this month4,173 in 12 months
- Mississauga109 this month1,195 in 12 months
- Brampton371 this month2,149 in 12 months
- Vaughan49 this month607 in 12 months
- Oakville31 this month202 in 12 months
- Burlington33 this month317 in 12 months
- Kitchener144 this month937 in 12 months
- Waterloo54 this month463 in 12 months
- Cambridge46 this month422 in 12 months
Free vs. member
See the market free. Get the address when it matters.
| Feature | Free | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Browse every permit, filtered by trade and city | ✓ | ✓ |
| Why each permit is a lead for your trade | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full address on permits from the last 9 months | Neighbourhood only | ✓ |
| Permit number and builder on file | Older than 9 months | ✓ |
| ⏱ Ready now — jobs at your trade’s stage | Neighbourhood only | ✓ |
| Morning email with new leads, daily or weekly | One free list | ✓ |
| Save leads and track contacted → quoted → won | — | ✓ |
| Download to a spreadsheet (CSV) | — | ✓ |
Pricing
One job covers months of leads
$99 CAD / month
Every address in every city, Ready-now timing, your morning email, saved leads and spreadsheet download. Cancel anytime.
Land a job in 30 days or get your money back. If no BuildLeads lead turns into work in your first month, email us for a full refund.
Become a memberNot ready to pay? Get one morning’s list with full addresses for your trade — no card, no account.
Questions
Good to know
Where do the permits come from?
Every city on this page publishes the building permits it issues through its open data portal or public mapping service. We pull each one every morning, keep the residential jobs, and drop revisions, demolitions and plumbing-only permits so you don’t see duplicates.
How fresh are the leads?
We check every city daily. Most cities publish a permit within a few days of issuing it; Toronto’s file can run a week or two behind. Every lead shows the date it was issued.
What does “Ready now” mean?
A landscaper isn’t needed the week a house permit is issued — they’re needed when the house is finished, months later. Ready now shows the permits that are at the stage your trade usually comes in, based on typical Ontario build timelines, so you call when the homeowner is actually shopping.
Do you show homeowner names or phone numbers?
No. Cities don’t publish them and we don’t collect them. You get the address, the work, the declared value and, where the city publishes it, the builder or contractor on file. Most trades use the address for door hangers, mailers and a knock on the door.
Can I contact people from a permit?
Permits are public records, and visiting or mailing an address is common practice. If you email or phone, follow Canada’s anti-spam law (CASL) and the National Do Not Call List.
What do I get for free?
Browse every permit. For the last 9 months you see the neighbourhood, the work and the value; older permits show in full. You can also get one free email with tomorrow’s full addresses for your trade.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime, from your account. And if you don’t land a job from a BuildLeads lead in your first 30 days, email us and we’ll refund you in full.