My Permits Portal
New! Apply for select Building and Trade Permits online with the City’s My Permits Portal. The portal allows you to register, apply for your permit, view your permit status, book inspections and pay online by credit card.
Please note: We are working on updating this webpage to reflect the changes we are making in the application process. Thank you for your continued patience as we strive to improve the building permits process.
These documents below have been created as a guide to help you get building permits processed and projects completed in Burnaby. If you are unsure on where to begin your building project, please contact the building division for assistance.
Brochures and bulletins
- Adaptable Dwelling Units
- Alternative Solutions
- Boulevards
- Building Envelope - Design and Field Review
- Building Permits and Inspections
- Child Care Facilities
- Climatic and Seismic Values for Building Design in Burnaby
- Combustible DWV & Vent & Plumbing Fixtures
- Commercial or Multi-Family Parking Loading and Driveway Requirements
- Conveyor Pizza Oven - Commercial
- Designated Structural Engineer
- Drop-In Anchors
- Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Bylaw
- Encroachments
- Energy Step Code (Part 3 Buildings)
- Energy Step Code (Part 9 Buildings)
- Fire Alarm Outdoor Annunciator Panel
- Fire Truck Access Plan Requirements - Preliminary Plan Approval Applications (PPA)
- Food Service Establishments
- Glass Guards
- Methane Gas
- Mezzanine Structures
- Outdoor Appliances
- Racking - Vertical Storage Systems
- Retaining Walls
- Roof & Floor (Wood) Trusses Design & Layout Drawings
- Sediment Control Systems
- Single or Shared Occupancies
- Spas, Hot Tubs, Whirlpools and Hydromassage Bathtubs
- Streams and Ravines
- Swimming Pools
- Temporary Buildings & Structures
- Washrooms for the Shell of a Building
- 2018 BC Building Code
- 2020 Gas Code
- 2021 Canadian Electrical Code
- 2023 Fee Increases
- Access to Building Department Records
- Air-Source Heat Pump Retrofit for Single and Two Family Dwelling Units
- Bird Nesting Season
- Cancellation Fee
- Construction Site Safety
- Contacting Inspectors and Booking Inspection Requests
- Credit Card Payment Process
- Emergency Radio Building Amplification System
- Enhanced Building Permit Drawings and Third Party Review
- Fire Alarm Permits
- Fire Damaged Building
- Hours of Construction
- Independent Review of Structural Design
- Inter-Municipal Business License
- New Businesses
- Occupancy Certificates for New Buildings
- Outdoor Appliances
- Partial Permits
- Permit to Practice Number on Drawings and Documents
- Regional Transportation Development Cost Charge
- Revisions to Plans
- Special Safety Inspections
- Sub-Trade Permit Requirements
- Tenant Improvement Permits
- Tenant Improvement Permits prior to Base Building Occupancy
- Testing of Integrated Fire Protection and Life Safety Systems
- Who Can Apply for a Building Permit
- Dampproofing Systems
- Epoxy Coating Procedures for Domestic Water System Upgrading
- Foundation and Surface Drainage Installation Guide
- Hot Water Heaters
- Plumbing and Gas Final Inspections for New Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Plumbing Fixture Standards
- Plumbing Permit for On-Site Services for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Storm Sump Pump
- Carbon Monoxide Alarms
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - English
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - Mandarin
- Carbon Monoxide Safety - Punjabi
- Drinking Water Safety in Your Home
- Fire Safety Maintenance - General Requirements
- Moulds
- Natural Gas and Propane Public Safety Tips
- Natural Gas Safety - English
- Natural Gas Safety - Mandarin
- Natural Gas Safety - Punjabi
- Smoke Alarms
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Upgrade Requirements
- Be a Good Neighbour - Construction
- Bedroom Egress Window
- Board of Variance Appeals
- Board of Variance Referral Letters
- Building Permit Application Requirements for Interior Finishing
- Building Permit Application Requirements for New Residential Garages
- Building Permit Application Requirements for New Single and Two-Family Dwellings
- Building Permit Application Requirements for Prefabricated Aluminum Awnings and Patio or Deck Covers for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Bylaw
- Energy Step Code (Part 9 Buildings)
- Fences and Retaining Walls
- Form Survey
- Gross Floor Area
- GVS&DD Development Cost Charges
- Infill Housing
- In-Law Suites (Existing)
- Landscaping for New Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Legal Survey Requirements for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Letters of Assurance for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Oil Tanks
- Outdoor Appliances
- Parking Areas and Driveways
- Permits and Inspections for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Protection of Wood Framing from Dampness
- Rainscreen for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Rock Pits
- Secondary Suites
- Sediment Control Measures
- Selecting Contractors for Home Renovations and Repairs
- Site Servicing Requirements for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Upgrades Requirements
- Structural Design to Resist Lateral Loads for Single and Two Family Dwellings
- Wood Burning Appliances
Forms
For permit application forms, please visit our permits and applications webpage.
Additional forms, checklists and documents listed below are available for you to download, complete and submit to the building division as you work through the steps of your building project.
Building bylaws
These bylaws will help you understand what can and cannot be a part of your construction or renovation project.