Construction Leads in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton runs on a decade of permit history, with construction value on the record and the buyers identified, on a market small enough that one trade contractor can work all of it. In Builtie, that decade sits behind every Hamilton project, ranked for a trade’s profile and territory, with an inferred build stage and the named person who awards the work, so one contractor can cover the city from a single list.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where Hamilton sits
Hamilton among the metros Builtie covers. See all of them on one map.
How much is being permitted
Permits by year in Hamilton. 2026 is a partial year counted to September 4, 2026, so its bar is shorter for that reason rather than a slowdown.
Hamilton has produced 12,332 permits since January 2024: 4,845 in 2024, 5,150 in 2025 and 2,337 so far in 2026. Counted on September 4, 2026.
What the Hamilton record actually carries
Hamilton's permits sit in Builtie's own tables, 113,927 records in total, with the same scoring, stage inference and decision-maker work applied as in Toronto.
What a trade contractor should know about this market
- Cheaper land than Toronto, same trades. Hamilton draws builders priced out of the Toronto market, and many of them are firms a trade may already know from further east.
- Industrial and residential together. The record spans both, so a trade working either side has real volume without leaving the city.
- A market one contractor can cover. Fewer permits than Toronto, with the same stage inference and decision-maker identification, which makes a small territory workable rather than thin.
- Value is on the record. Declared construction value lets a trade filter by size the same way it can in Toronto.
What Builtie carries in Hamilton
Hamilton carries the permit history rather than a single snapshot, projects scored against your trade and territory, an inferred build stage so you can tell an open package from one awarded months ago, and the people who award the work traced past applicants and numbered companies to a named person with email, phone and LinkedIn where each can be verified.
When your package is bought
The buying window does not move with the city. Concrete and excavation are committed before the site is visibly dug, framing is booked while the foundation cures, roofing and cabinetry are decided during framing, and painting is awarded while drywall goes up. Our guide to when each trade is decided maps all of them against the five build stages.
Builtie plans start at $79 per month per seat for 20 projects a month, and $99 for 50. Growth adds LinkedIn and email outreach you run from the platform; Starter does not include Outreach. Done-for-you — where Builtie's team runs the content, campaigns and replies for you — is the Custom plan. There is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.
Which plan fits you?
Starter, $79 per seat per month (CAD). 20 matched projects a month, which is $3.95 for a fully worked project — the decision maker, their verified email, phone and LinkedIn, the site context and the opening script all included in the one credit. Credits reset each month, and you can top up with a credit pack any time. Sourcing that by hand runs about twenty minutes a project, so the plan buys back roughly seven hours a month. Pick it if you already have someone sending the messages and what you are short of is a qualified list. It does not include Outreach.
Growth, $99 per seat per month (CAD). Twenty dollars more buys two and a half times the projects — 50 a month, $1.98 each — plus the entire outreach layer: LinkedIn and email sequences, campaigns, the unified inbox, events and social signals. Anyone opening more than 20 projects a month is better off here on volume alone, before counting the ten to fifteen hours a week that automated follow-up gives back. Pick it if someone on your team will log in and run it.
Done-For-You, the Custom plan, from CAD $1,500 a month. Pick it when the honest answer to “who is going to run this?” is nobody. Builtie's team writes the content, runs your LinkedIn, Instagram and email, answers the comments and DMs, builds and manages the campaigns, A/B tests the messaging, analyzes your followers and your competitors, and hands you the conversations. It sits on top of a Growth seat and is quoted against your trade, territory and channels. See everything Done-For-You covers, or compare all three on the pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
How many construction permits does Hamilton issue?
Hamilton has issued 12,332 permits since January 2024: 4,845 in 2024, 5,150 in 2025 and 2,337 so far in 2026, counted on September 4, 2026. The 2026 figure is a partial year.
Where does the Hamilton permit data come from?
Builtie's own tables, holding the full permit history for the city.
Is Hamilton worth covering on its own?
For a trade contractor in the area, yes. 113,927 permits of history sit behind it and the market is small enough that one contractor can realistically work all of it, which is rarely true of Toronto.
How does Hamilton compare with the other cities Builtie covers?
Same depth, different volume. Every covered city carries permit history, scored projects, build stage and identified decision makers; Hamilton produced 12,332 permits since January 2024, which you can compare against the other nine on the coverage map.
What does Builtie cost?
Starter is $79 per month per seat for 20 projects a month and Growth is $99 for 50. Growth includes LinkedIn and email outreach; Starter does not, and done-for-you is the Custom plan, and there is a 7-day free trial with 10 projects.