Vancouver issued 4,311 building permits worth $6.5B over the last 12 months.
Track every permit filed in Vancouver: new construction, renovations, additions, and contractor activity, updated from official open-data sources.
Average permit approval time in Vancouver: 121 days based on recent issuances.
Ranked by number of permits pulled over the last 12 months.
| Contractor | Permits | Total value |
|---|---|---|
| Bhullar Excavating and Demolition | 65 | $2.6M |
| AKAL DEMOLITION & EXCAVATING LTD | 34 | $1.3M |
| Apollo Excavating & Civil Works Ltd. | 34 | $1.4M |
| JVT EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION LTD | 32 | $1.2M |
| Reotech Construction Ltd | 30 | $17.5M |
Areas with the highest permit volume in Vancouver.
Most recent permit: September 3, 2026. Checked daily against official open data, updated as each city publishes.
| Address | Type | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2685 DUNDAS STREET, Vancouver, BC V5K 1R1 | Addition / Alteration | $85K | 2026-09-03 |
| 1637 MANITOBA STREET, Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B8 | Addition / Alteration | $80K | 2026-09-03 |
| 168 POWELL STREET, Vancouver, BC V6A 0B2 | Addition / Alteration | $2.5M | 2026-09-03 |
| 2445 W 3RD AVENUE #1104, Vancouver, BC V6K 4K6 | Addition / Alteration | $60K | 2026-09-03 |
| 1805 FIR STREET, Vancouver, BC | Addition / Alteration | $50K | 2026-09-03 |
| 1995 BEACH AVENUE #803, Vancouver, BC V6G 2Y3 | Addition / Alteration | $19K | 2026-09-03 |
| 1454 PENDRELL STREET, Vancouver, BC V6G 1S5 | Addition / Alteration | $40K | 2026-09-03 |
| 358 E KENT AVENUE SOUTH, Vancouver, BC | Addition / Alteration | $10K | 2026-09-03 |
| 1438 ROBSON STREET, Vancouver, BC | Addition / Alteration | $1.1M | 2026-09-03 |
| 1719 E 13TH AVENUE, Vancouver, BC | Addition / Alteration | $80K | 2026-09-03 |
How often is Vancouver permit data updated on SiteWire?
SiteWire checks Vancouver's official open-data portal every day. New permits show up as soon as the city publishes them, which some cities do within days and others in larger batches. The most recent Vancouver permit on SiteWire is dated Sep 3, 2026. Every record is normalized and deduplicated before it reaches your feed.
What types of building permits are tracked in Vancouver?
All permit types published in the Vancouver open dataset, including new construction, additions and alterations, demolitions, and mechanical/electrical permits, are indexed.
Can I get email alerts for new Vancouver permits?
Yes. SiteWire lets you set filters by city, trade type, minimum project value, and keyword. You receive an alert the day a matching permit lands in the feed.
Where does the Vancouver permit data come from?
All data originates from Vancouver's official municipal open-data portal, published under an open government licence. SiteWire normalizes and enriches it, and checks the portal for new records every day.
Source: municipal open permit data, published under open government licences. We check Vancouver's portal daily; this page was last rebuilt September 6, 2026.
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