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Building permits — Portage la Prairie, Manitoba: City of Portage la Prairie Building By-law 21-8729

In the City of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, building permit rules are set by City of Portage la Prairie Building By-law 21-8729, verified 2026-09-24. Fees set in: Planning District Fee Schedule. Administered by: Authority Having Jurisdiction (Portage la Prairie Planning District; building inspector/designate). Fines: Fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day the offence continues; penalty for work without permit is double the permit fees.

City of Portage la Prairie Building By-law 21-8729 adopted bylaw

permit required for	Location, placement, erection, construction/reconstruction, relocation/removal, addition, extension, improvement, alteration/conversion, repair, rehabilitation/renovation, underpinning, excavation, mechanical systems, unfinished basements, cement slab foundations, swimming pools/hot tubs, signs.	s. 4.2.1
exemptions	Building permit not required for replacements (stucco/siding/shingles, doors/windows same size, landings/stairs <3.34 m²), fences, patching/painting, cabinets, sidewalks, detached accessory buildings ≤10 m², flooring, wall covering, eaves troughs, non-structural repairs.	s. 4.2.2
fees location	Planning District Fee Schedule	s. 4.1.1(c); s. 4.1.7
authority	Authority Having Jurisdiction (Portage la Prairie Planning District; building inspector/designate)	s. 2.2.3; s. 6.4.1
fine range	Fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day the offence continues; penalty for work without permit is double the permit fees.	s. 7.1.1; s. 4.1.9

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City of Portage la Prairie's building by-law adopting the Manitoba Building Code; regulates construction, alteration, demolition, relocation and occupancy of buildings; requires building/plumbing/occupancy/demolition permits; sets duties, offences and appeals.