City of Burlington Now Accepting Electronic Building Permit Applications

*Please see below a news release issued by the City of Burlington.Burlington, Ont. — July 7, 2021 — The City of Burlington is excited to announce that applications for building permits can now only be sent to the City electronically. This new online feature will enhance customer service for anyone requiring a building permit and reduce the City’s carbon footprint.Applications that were processed before July 5, 2021 will continue to be processed in a hard copy format unless otherwise directed by Building and Bylaw Department staff.If you are unable to submit the application electronically, please contact the Building and Bylaw Department team at 905-335-7731, ext. 7470 or buildingpermits@burlington.ca.

"Throughout the pandemic, staff have been working very hard to get this new electronic system up and running. We’ve heard from residents and the industry that this was a high priority. Reducing our carbon footprint has been a key initiative of the Building and Bylaw Department and the introduction of electronic review will drive this initiative forward. We’re excited to have it in place so as to phase out paper submissions related to building permit applications." -- Nick Anastasopoulos, Chief Building Official, City of Burlington

To submit a building permit application online, go to burlington.ca/building.The online system will make it easier and less time consuming for applicants as they will not need to courier, mail or drop off paper copies of the application.For City staff, it will mean less printing and paper, improved review process and staff can access applications remotely.For more information, or to submit a permit application, visit burlington.ca/building.MY TAKE:This is great news for our City and was one of the goals of the Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force. Enhancing the building permit applications through an online, more user-friendly and efficient process will help make things easier for our community and the industry; as well, it will help people get started on their projects faster.