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The below application queue time estimates apply to Building Permit applications and inspections only.
Queue times are measured in calendar days.
Inspection scheduling time is measured in business days, not including weekends and statutory holidays.
For overall processing times for various residential, commercial and industrial permit applications, please view the Development and Construction Application Processing Times.
For real-time inspection availability, visit the inspections tab in the selfserve.edmonton.ca project dashboard.
After you submit an application it undergoes intake screening. We ensure application completeness and that development permit conditions are met. After successful screening, the application is queued for assignment to a plans examiner.
Applicants are notified by email at each step. This includes when the application is queued and again when it is assigned for review. After it is assigned, a review is typically completed within 14 calendar days.
The plans examiner will send an email to request more information where application information is lacking or unclear. The review is placed on hold until the “More Information Request” is fulfilled.
Where the application is satisfactory, the permit will be emailed.
A permit revision is necessary to make changes to a permit after issuance. These can take up to 14 calendar days to process depending on the complexity and volume of applications. Apply in the project dashboard of an issued permit in selfserve.edmonton.ca.
Includes interior or exterior renovations to existing single-detached and semi-detached houses, row houses up to 4 units, secondary suites, decks and accessory structures, like sheds, and detached garages, associated with these housing types.
Includes new low-density residential construction in both infill (development of new housing in established neighbourhoods) and greenfield (development on land that has not previously been developed) areas.
Includes new construction, additions, interior and exterior alterations and renovations, demolitions, or changes in business activities to commercial, industrial, institutional, and mixed-use (blend of commercial and residential) buildings.
Intake screening checks to ensure applications are complete and meet minimum application requirements. If approved, the application is then passed to the Development Permit Restamp stage.
Restamping confirms the proposed building plans comply with the approved Development Permit and the regulations of the Zoning Bylaw.
Restamping can take up to 15 calendar days to process, depending on the complexity of the application.
If approved, the application is then passed to the building permit review stage.
Once assigned, the time needed to complete reviews varies depending on the complexity of the application.
Once assigned, the time needed to complete reviews varies depending on the complexity of the application.
Scheduling time is measured in business days, not including weekends and statutory holidays