{
 "answer": "In the City of Ottawa, Ontario, building permit rules are set by Building By-law No. 2014-220, verified 2026-09-25. Permit required for: Construction, demolition or change of use of a building or part thereof. Permit fees: Fees set out in Schedule 'A'; rates per square foot/metre by occupancy, or per $1,000 of estimated valuation, minimum $117.00. Administered by: Chief Building Official and Inspectors.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001687",
 "municipality": "Ottawa",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "building_permits",
 "label": "Building permits",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
 "official_website": "https://ottawa.ca/",
 "documents": [
  {
   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Building By-law No. 2014-220",
   "category": "building_permits",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/laws-z/building-law-no-2014-220",
   "summary": "City of Ottawa Building By-law 2014-220 under the Building Code Act: classes of permits, application requirements, permit fees and refunds, inspections and notices.",
   "capture_sha256": "aab9ae92aef00786ef9cb4b5561a080f5e44c42765a73c19ed2ef8ef827d0f6d",
   "captured_at": "2026-09-25T07:16:54+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "capture_note": null,
   "snapshot_source": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260909151350/https://ottawa.ca/en/living-ottawa/laws-licences-and-permits/laws/laws-z/building-law-no-2014-220",
   "document_number": "2014-220",
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/aab9ae92aef00786ef9cb4b5561a080f5e44c42765a73c19ed2ef8ef827d0f6d.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "permit_required_for": "Construction, demolition or change of use of a building or part thereof.",
    "fee_basis": "Fees set out in Schedule 'A'; rates per square foot/metre by occupancy, or per $1,000 of estimated valuation, minimum $117.00.",
    "authority": "Chief Building Official and Inspectors"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "permit_required_for": "s. 3",
    "fee_basis": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "authority": "s. 1"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/ottawa/building-permits/bylaw-2014-220/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/ottawa/building-permits/"
}