Building permit applications are received by Application Administrators at the building counter. The applicant may be a homeowner, engineer, architect, owner, developer, commercial or industrial tenant or a member of the public. The administrator explains the permit process and helps with the permit application.

Where Can I Apply?
You can apply for a building permit at:

The Town of Markham
Building Standards Department
(use the Milliken entrance)
101 Town Centre Blvd.
Markham, ON., L3R 9W3

• Permit Application Form ( 111k/3p)
• How to Complete and Submit a Building Permit Application
• NOTICE TO PERMIT APPLICANTS AND DESIGNERS ( 84k/4p) - In most cases, building designers must be qualified if their designs are being used to obtain a building permit.  This document describes the most common situations and how the designer qualification requirements apply.

• What Projects Require a Building Permit?
• What Projects Don't Require a Building Permit?
• Applicable Law - There are many laws that restrict the availability of building permits. It is the applicant's responsibility to determine the applicability of these laws to their particular development project. 
  • Applicable Law Checklist ( 81k/2p) - Print and complete this form to include with your permit application
  • Applicable law legislative citations - This link leads to an extract from the Ontario Building Code pertaining to applicable law with links to the referenced statutes.
• ASHRAE 90.1 Compliance Forms ( 103k/13p)
• Building By-law, Including Fee Schedule 
• Commitment to General Reviews ( 124k/1p)
• Construction Approvals Directory Update in progress
• Groundwater in Markham
• Plumbing Data Form ( 56k/1p)
• Residential Mechanical Ventilation Design Summary ( 33k/1p)
• Sample Building Permit Drawings for the Homeowner
• Submission Requirements for On-Site Sewage Systems ( 27k/1p)
• TACBOC Standard Details
• What Happens to my Application?
• Conditional Permit Package ( 285k/14p)

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