Data Attributions

Building permit data on this site is sourced from open data portals operated by municipalities across Canada. Each municipality publishes its data under an Open Government Licence or Creative Commons licence that permits commercial use with attribution.

Attribution statement

If you republish or incorporate data obtained from this service into your own products, you must attribute the originating municipality in the form required by that municipality's licence:

For Open Government Licence (OGL) sources: "Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – [Municipality Name]."
For Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) sources: "Source: [Municipality Name] (CC BY 4.0)" with a link to the licence text where practical.

Licence details by municipality

Cadence shows how often the upstream municipal data source publishes updates: D daily, W weekly, M monthly.

Municipality	Cadence	Licence
Ontario
City of Toronto	D	Open Government Licence – Toronto
City of Mississauga	M	Open Government Licence – Mississauga
Town of Oakville	D	Open Government Licence – Oakville
City of Kitchener	D	Open Government Licence – Kitchener
City of Cambridge	D	Open Government Licence – Cambridge
City of Waterloo	D	Open Government Licence – Waterloo
City of Ottawa	M	Open Government Licence – Ottawa (Canada 2.0 base)
City of Barrie	W	Open Government Licence – Barrie
British Columbia
City of Vancouver	D	Open Government Licence – Vancouver
City of Burnaby	D	Open Government Licence – Burnaby
City of Surrey	M	Open Government Licence – City of Surrey
City of Coquitlam	M	Open Government Licence – Coquitlam
District of North Vancouver	W	Open Government Licence – North Vancouver
District of West Vancouver	D	Open Government License – West Vancouver
City of New Westminster	W	Open Government Licence – City of New Westminster
City of Maple Ridge	D	Open Government Licence – Maple Ridge
City of Delta	W	Open Government Licence – Delta
Township of Langley	D	Open Government License – Township of Langley (pre-2016 data: Creative Commons)
City of Langley	M	Open Government License – City of Langley
City of Port Moody	M	Open Government Licence – Port Moody
City of Port Coquitlam	W	Open Government Licence – City of Port Coquitlam
City of White Rock	M	Open Government Licence – City of White Rock
Bowen Island Municipality	M	Open Government Licence – Islands Trust
Alberta
City of Calgary	D	Open Government Licence – Calgary
City of Edmonton	D	Open Government Licence – Edmonton (share-alike — attribution required)
Strathcona County	M	Open Government Licence – Strathcona County
City of Red Deer	D	Open Government Licence – Red Deer
Manitoba
City of Winnipeg	M	Open Government Licence – Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
City of Regina	W	Open Government Licence – Regina
Nova Scotia
Halifax Regional Municipality	D	Open Government Licence – Halifax

Boundary and area polygons

Neighbourhood and area boundaries shown on this site are republished from each city's open data programme under that city's open-data licence — including the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg for Winnipeg's 237 neighbourhood polygons. Boundary republication is subject to the same attribution requirement as permit data, and does not imply any endorsement by the City of Winnipeg.

What these licences permit

Copying, modifying, and republishing data commercially
Building applications and derivative products
Combining data from multiple municipal sources
Any lawful purpose with attribution

What is not covered

Personal information contained in permit records
Municipal logos, crests, or official marks
Any implied endorsement by a municipality
Third-party intellectual property the municipality cannot sublicense

Licence URLs above are provided in good faith; verify directly with each municipality before redistribution.