How long does a building permit take in St. Catharines?
Median 26 days.
Based on 10,159 building permits issued in St. Catharines since 2018, the median time from application to issue is 26 days. The middle 50% of permits are issued within 13 to 56 days.
13 days
Fast (25th pct)
26 days
Median (50th pct)
56 days
Slow (75th pct)
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Source: Van Permit Audit national permit dataset, aggregated from official municipal open-data sources, issue dates 2018 to present. Citation: “Source: Van Permit Audit (vanpermitaudit.ca).”