{
 "answer": "In the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, building permit rules are set by Planning, Development and Building Fees By-law No. 66/2016 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-24. Exemptions: patching, painting, decorating; fences; cabinets; detached accessory storage buildings not greater than 10 m²; temporary tents less than 901 square feet. Fees set in: Planning, Development and Building Fees By-law. Administered by: designated employee.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001389",
 "municipality": "Winnipeg",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Manitoba",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-24",
 "official_website": "https://winnipeg.ca",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Planning, Development and Building Fees By-law No. 66/2016",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2016-05-18",
   "document_url": "https://dmis.winnipeg.ca/DownloadByLawDocument/8353/C/Planning%2C%20Development%20and%20Building%20Fees.pdf?languageId=En",
   "summary": "Sets the fee schedule for building permits (new construction, renovations, staged permits, signs/awnings/canopies) alongside planning and development fees.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "0037c56fdce9aaee446ea6ec7f99b644bd9bc98df6ae4597b77e5616b5a96a74",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T02:40:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "66/2016",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/0037c56fdce9aaee446ea6ec7f99b644bd9bc98df6ae4597b77e5616b5a96a74.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/winnipeg/building-permits/bylaw-66-2016/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Winnipeg Building By-law No. 4555/87 (office consolidation, current to April 30, 2026)",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "1987-05-06",
   "document_url": "https://dmis.winnipeg.ca/DownloadByLawDocument/8792/C/Winnipeg%20Building.pdf?languageId=En",
   "summary": "Requires building, plumbing, demolition and occupancy permits before construction/alteration/demolition/occupancy; adopts the Manitoba Building/Plumbing Code; sets application, plans-review, inspection and enforcement requirements.",
   "discovered_by": "mb-building",
   "discovered_at": "2026-09-24",
   "capture_sha256": "dee4f67371e3f4c31feb95278ef7aab90d01cdfc12bb46c8cfaac38e17017822",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T02:40:41+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "document_number": "4555/87",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/dee4f67371e3f4c31feb95278ef7aab90d01cdfc12bb46c8cfaac38e17017822.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "location, placement, erection, construction, addition, alteration, repair, renovation, underpinning, relocation, removal, excavation, mechanical system, sign, antenna, drainage, envelope, finishing, new bedroom, pool",
    "exemptions": "patching, painting, decorating; fences; cabinets; detached accessory storage buildings not greater than 10 m²; temporary tents less than 901 square feet",
    "fees_location": "Planning, Development and Building Fees By-law",
    "authority": "designated employee",
    "fine_range": "minimum fine of $500"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 14.2.1(1)",
    "exemptions": "s. 14.2.1(2)",
    "fees_location": "s. 14.1.16",
    "authority": "s. 8.1",
    "fine_range": "s. 25.3"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/mb/winnipeg/building-permits/bylaw-4555-87/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/mb/winnipeg/building-permits/"
}