What is Van Permit Audit?

Van Permit Audit is an AI-powered tool that analyzes your building permit drawings against the City of Vancouver Zoning By-law, Building By-law, and Parking By-law. Upload your PDF and get a compliance report in under 60 seconds.

How much does a compliance report cost?

Your first analysis is free. A full permit-readiness review (PDF) with bylaw citations and senior regulatory assessments costs $149 CAD per report. Developer and Business monthly plans are also available for high-volume users.

Which Vancouver bylaws does the tool cover?

Van Permit Audit covers the Zoning and Development By-law (including RS-1 District Schedule), Vancouver Building By-law 2025 (Volumes 1 and 2), Noise Control By-law, and Parking By-law. The knowledge base is updated with the latest consolidations.

Can this replace a professional engineer or architect review?

No. Van Permit Audit is an AI advisory tool for preliminary compliance screening. All projects must still be reviewed and stamped by a licensed P.Eng. or Registered Architect before permit submission.

Live · BC, ON, AB, QC and more · Major Canadian cities

Validation program under way against real Vancouver permit decisions

Canadian-owned · Built in Vancouver

Full permit history for any Canadian address. Instant. $29.

Name: Van Permit Audit
Price: 149 CAD

Buying or selling? See every permit on record before you decide. Sourced from official municipal records across major Canadian cities.

Sourced from official municipal permit records

Not satisfied within 7 days? Full refund, no forms needed

See a sample report first

Submitting a permit application instead?

See a sample analysis

Free analysis first, pay only to download the certified PDF. Validated against real permit decisions.

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Jurisdiction

Pick the municipality this permit was filed in. The audit runs against that city's bylaws.

Drop your permit PDF here

or browse files

PDF only · Max 20 MB

Upload a PDF to enable

500+

Permits analyzed

60s

Avg. analysis time

12+

Compliance checks

Bylaw source docs

100%

Vancouver-specific

$149

Per readiness review

99%

PDF extraction rate

Two tools. One right choice for you.

Which one are you?

Looking up a property

Permit History Report

$29 CAD, one-time

Homebuyers, agents, lawyers: see every permit on record for any Canadian address. Instant delivery.

Look up an address

Submitting a permit

Permit Compliance Audit

$149 CAD, one-time

Contractors, architects, expediters: upload your drawings and check them against BC bylaws before you submit. Free analysis, pay to download the certified PDF.

Check my drawings

Trained onVancouver Building By-law 2025Zoning & Development By-lawNoise Control By-law 6555Parking By-law 6059RS-1 District ScheduleRupert & Renfrew Station Area Plan

Process

From PDF to compliance report in 3 steps

No forms, no waiting, no back-and-forth. Just upload and get answers.

Upload Your Project PDF

Drop any building, zoning, trade, or development permit PDF. We accept files up to 20 MB, no special formatting required.

AI Compliance Audit

Our regulatory compliance engine cross-references your project against the Vancouver Building By-law 2025, Zoning & Development By-law, Parking By-law 6059, and Noise Control By-law 6555, simultaneously.

Download Your Permit-Readiness Review

Receive a structured compliance report with Pass/Warning/Fail results, confidence scores, exact bylaw citations, and a QR-verified YVR serial number.

What you get

A check-by-check breakdown, not a wall of text

Every compliance point gets a Pass / Warning / Fail status with a confidence percentage and the exact bylaw section it references. Click any check to see the AI's reasoning and the verbatim bylaw excerpt that supports the finding.

Pass

Warning

Fail

Case Studies

Real Vancouver projects. Real results.

Setback shortfall caught pre-submission

AI flagged a 0.3 m rear setback shortfall under RS-1 §4.3.2. Client avoided a $400 resubmission fee and a 3-week delay.

General Contractor

Kitsilano Deck Extension · Kitsilano, Vancouver

Residential

Heritage overlay compliance confirmed

Full Zoning & Development By-law Section 20 overlay check completed in 48 s. P.Eng. stamp issued same day.

Owner's Representative

East Van Heritage Infill · East Vancouver

Heritage

3 fire-separation issues identified

VBBL 2025 fire-separation requirements flagged before mechanical rough-in, saving an estimated 2 weeks of rework.

Project Manager

North Shore Commercial Reno · North Vancouver

Commercial

Pricing

Try it free. Pay only when you're confident.

Run as many free scans as you need. Pay $149 CAD for a readiness review PDF when you're ready. No subscription, no lock-in.

All prices in Canadian dollars (CAD).

Individual

$149CAD / audit

One permit, one report. Pay only when you like what you see.

1 permit-readiness review
QR-verified PDF with QR seal
YVR serial + bylaw citations
Permit Vault history
Team seats
White-label branding

Occasional use?

Audit 5-Pack, $199 CAD, saves $546 vs buying individually

Custom seats, white-label, dedicated infrastructure

Full white-label platform, custom seat count, dedicated infrastructure, custom integrations and API, SLA and onboarding support.

All plans include our AI disclaimer and professional liability notice on every report.

FAQ

Common questions

Ready to build with confidence?

Create your free account and scan your first permit in under 2 minutes. No credit card required.

Built with users

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