In the Town of East Gwillimbury, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2019-058 and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition, change of use, and occupancy of buildings. Permit fees: Flat rate, fee multiplier x unit of measure, or rate per $1,000 of construction value; greater of minimum fee or calculated fee. Fees set in: Town's General Fees By-law.
Building By-law No. 2019-058
adopted bylaw
permit required for
Construction, demolition, change of use, and occupancy of buildings.
s. 4.1
fee basis
Flat rate, fee multiplier x unit of measure, or rate per $1,000 of construction value; greater of minimum fee or calculated fee.
Schedule "C", s. 2.1; s. 11.1(6)
fees location
Town's General Fees By-law
Schedule "C", s. 3.2
authority
Chief Building Official (CBO), assisted by Deputy Chief Building Official (DCBO)
s. 2.1
scout note
Town of East Gwillimbury's Building By-law under s.7 Building Code Act, 1992: governs issuance/administration/enforcement of building, change-of-use and occupancy permits, classes of permits, plans, fees, and inspections by the Chief Building Official.
Schedule C to By-law No. 2019-058 – Calculation of Building Permit Fees
adopted bylaw
fee basis
Calculated using Minimum, Units, and Multiplier columns (e.g. $194.00 minimum, $1.45 per sq. ft.)
SCHEDULE C - TABLE 1 - Calculation of Fees
scout note
Fee schedule (Schedule C) to the Town's Building By-law: table of permit fee minimums/multipliers by building group, occupancy classification and work description (new construction, additions, etc.).
By-laws and Parking (index page)
Town's by-laws & parking landing page linking individual by-laws (animal control, noise, fences, pools, parking); does not itself link the Building By-law, which is filed under Building-and-Construction pages instead.