How to Look Up New Building Permits in Vancouver, and Find Who Pulled Them
Vancouver's building permits are public. The data is published on the City of Vancouver open data portal, dataset "Issued building permits", and each record carries the applicant (on every 2026 permit), the building contractor (on about 61%), the project value (on about 98%), the type of work, the property use and a project description. In H1 2026 the city issued 2,036 permits. The permit tells you a project exists and who filed it; it does not tell you the stage, the person who awards your trade, or how to reach them. That last step is what Builtie adds.
The same four steps, whether the buyer is a builder, a designer, an owner or a company you want to acquire.
Where to search
Search the City of Vancouver open data portal, dataset "Issued building permits". Filter on issue date and work type, then sort by value where the city publishes it.
What each permit tells you
Each record carries the applicant (on every 2026 permit), the building contractor (on about 61%), the project value (on about 98%), the type of work, the property use and a project description. Laneway houses and small multiplexes make up a large share of new residential permits.
Traps in the data
The data is the City of Vancouver only; Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey and the rest of Metro Vancouver issue their own permits. The applicant is often the architect or a permit agent rather than the builder, so check the building contractor field first.
From a permit to a conversation
Builtie does steps 1 to 5 every day for Vancouver.
City guide: construction leads in Vancouver. Report: Vancouver H1 2026. Other cities: Building permit lookup: Austin, Building permit lookup: Miami-Dade, Building permit lookup: New York City, Building permit lookup: Nashville, Building permit lookup: Chicago, Building permit lookup: Seattle, Building permit lookup: Los Angeles, Building permit lookup: Calgary.
Plans and coverage
Builtie's Starter plan is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects and adds the LinkedIn and email outreach you run yourself. Opening a project spends one credit, and the decision makers, emails, phones and AI call script inside it are included. Your monthly credits reset at each renewal, and extra credit packs are valid for 30 days. The free trial runs 7 days with 10 projects. Custom, where Builtie's team runs the outreach for you, starts from CAD $1,500 a month on top of a Growth seat.
Builtie covers North America, with its deepest permit and contact data in the Greater Toronto Area, where it started. How much a city yields depends on what that municipality publishes, so ask for live sample projects in your own city before you buy.
Frequently asked questions
How do I look up building permits in Vancouver?
Use the City of Vancouver open data portal, dataset "Issued building permits". Filter by issue date and work type.
Do Vancouver permits show the contractor?
Each record carries the applicant (on every 2026 permit), the building contractor (on about 61%), the project value (on about 98%), the type of work, the property use and a project description.
How much does Builtie cost?
Starter is $79 per seat per month (CAD) for 20 projects; Growth is $99 for 50 projects plus LinkedIn and email outreach; 7-day free trial with 10 projects. Billed monthly.