Building permits — Highlands East, Ontario

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

In the Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Bylaw 2026-02 — User Fees and Charges Bylaw (Schedule G – Building Department) and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-09-25. Permit fees: floor area of proposed construction multiplied by values in Subsection 3; minimum $150.00. Administered by: Chief Building Official.

Bylaw 2026-02 — User Fees and Charges Bylaw (Schedule G – Building Department) adopted bylaw
permit required for Dwellings, renovations, foundations, accessory buildings, commercial/industrial/institutional, agricultural, HVAC/HRV, plumbing, wood burning appliance, decks/docks/porches, demolition, tents over 60 m2, sea containers, septic systems. Schedule G
fee basis floor area of proposed construction multiplied by values in Subsection 3; minimum $150.00 Schedule G
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Recorded also under building_permits per the fees-bylaw rule: this general fees bylaw's Schedule G sets building permit fees, and is referenced directly by the 2026-03 Building Bylaw.

Bylaw 2026-03 — Building Bylaw adopted bylaw
authority Chief Building Official permission or authorization given in writing from the Chief Building Official
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Under the Building Code Act; sets permit classes, application requirements, sewage-system/partial/conditional permits, plans/specs, inspection notice requirements, registered code agencies. Repeals By-law 2024-53; fees are in Schedule G of the User Fees and Charges Bylaw.

Municipality of Highlands East — By-laws page

Municipality's categorized by-laws listing page linking the Building Bylaw and other by-laws by topic.

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