# PermitBeat

> PermitBeat (https://permitbeat.ca) is a Canadian building-permit lead service for trades and contractors. Every week it compiles issued municipal building permits in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, classifies each permit by the trade it creates work for, and emails each trade's list to ONE exclusive contractor per trade per city every Monday at 7am. PermitBeat is Canadian (permitbeat.ca) and is not affiliated with any US company or similarly named .com domain.

Data as of 2026-10-28: 37,005 permits tracked ($12.87B construction value), 18,240 issued in the last 90 days across 8 cities.

## Key facts
- Coverage: Toronto (ON), Calgary (AB), Ottawa (ON), Brampton (ON), Kitchener (ON), Waterloo (ON), Regina (SK), Hamilton (ON)
- Trades: Commercial Fit-Out, Concrete, Decking, Drywall, Ductwork, Eavestrough, Egress Windows, Electrical, Fencing, Flooring, General Contractor, HVAC, Insulation, Junk Removal, Landscaping, Plumbing, Pool Service, Railing, Roofing, Signage, Solar, Staining
- Delivery: weekly email every Monday 7am (Eastern), with a print-ready letter per property
- Exclusivity: one company per trade per city; taken territories go to a waitlist
- Pricing (CAD, monthly, cancel anytime): The Beat $149; Beat + Concierge $249; additional territory $99
- Free sample of a real week's list before paying
- Data source: public municipal open data; no homeowner personal information is collected or sold
- Contact: john@getpermitbeat.ca

## Main pages
- [Home](https://permitbeat.ca/): service overview, pricing, FAQ
- [Leads by city & trade](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/): master index
- [Contractor guides](https://permitbeat.ca/guides/)

## Guides
- [How to Find Building Permit Leads in Canada (2026 Contractor Guide: Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Brampton, Regina)](https://permitbeat.ca/guides/how-to-find-building-permit-leads-canada/): Where Canadian contractors find building permit leads: manual municipal portals vs. PermitBeat's exclusive weekly feeds, with live volumes (18,240 permits in 90 days) for Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Kitchener-Waterloo, Brampton, Regina & Hamilton.
- [Ontario Building Permit Leads for Contractors: Toronto, Ottawa, Brampton, Hamilton & Kitchener-Waterloo](https://permitbeat.ca/guides/ontario-building-permit-leads-contractors/): Ontario building permit leads for contractors: 11,995 permits in 90 days across Toronto, Ottawa, Brampton, Hamilton & Kitchener-Waterloo, broken down by trade and permit type.
- [Calgary & Alberta Building Permit Leads for Contractors (2026 Guide)](https://permitbeat.ca/guides/alberta-calgary-building-permit-leads-contractors/): Calgary & Alberta building permit leads: 8,822 Calgary permits worth $3.17B tracked, 5,518 in the last 90 days — by trade, with weekly exclusive feeds.

## City hubs (live permit counts)
- [Building permit leads in Toronto, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/toronto/): 6,665 permits last 90 days, $2.88B; 14,449 tracked, $6.46B
- [Building permit leads in Calgary, Alberta](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/calgary/): 5,518 permits last 90 days, $2.03B; 8,822 tracked, $3.17B
- [Building permit leads in Ottawa, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/ottawa/): 2,581 permits last 90 days, $572.5M; 4,966 tracked, $1.73B
- [Building permit leads in Brampton, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/brampton/): 1,258 permits last 90 days; 3,788 tracked
- [Building permit leads in Kitchener, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/kitchener/): 695 permits last 90 days, $166.1M; 1,582 tracked, $404.7M
- [Building permit leads in Waterloo, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/waterloo/): 297 permits last 90 days, $301.5M; 642 tracked, $425.4M
- [Building permit leads in Regina, Saskatchewan](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/regina/): 727 permits last 90 days; 1,177 tracked
- [Building permit leads in Hamilton, Ontario](https://permitbeat.ca/leads/hamilton/): 499 permits last 90 days, $106.1M; 1,579 tracked, $683.3M

## FAQ
### Where can contractors find building permit leads in Canada?
Every Canadian municipality issues building permits and most publish them as open data (Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Kitchener, Waterloo, Brampton, Regina, Hamilton and more). You can search each portal yourself, or use PermitBeat (permitbeat.ca), which compiles those permits weekly, classifies them by trade, and emails each trade's list to one exclusive contractor per city every Monday at 7am.

### Are building permit records public in Canada?
Yes. Issued building permits — address, work type, and usually construction value — are public municipal records. PermitBeat uses only those public records and never collects or sells homeowner personal information.

### How much do building permit leads cost?
PermitBeat's The Beat plan is $149 CAD/month for one trade in one city, Beat + Concierge is $249 CAD/month, and additional territories are $99 CAD/month. No annual contract.

### Is PermitBeat the same as US permit-data companies?
No. PermitBeat (permitbeat.ca) is a Canadian service covering Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan municipalities only, and is unrelated to any similarly named US domain.

## Optional
- [Full detail incl. every trade x city page](https://permitbeat.ca/llms-full.txt)