BC Permit Preview System
Understand your permit requirements before you apply.
Get a professional permit preview, likely requirements, required documents, and project guidance before moving forward.
Create your account, answer a few guided project questions, and manage your permit review from your PermitWave dashboard.
How It Works
From project idea to permit review.
A simple guided process that keeps your project information, documents, updates, and final review together in one place.
Step 1
Create your PermitWave account
Sign up with your email or continue with Google. Your account gives you a secure place to manage your permit review.
Step 2
Tell us about your project
Answer a short set of guided questions about your municipality, property, project type, and planned work.
Step 3
Start your permit review
Submit your project for review and add drawings, photos, PDFs, or notes when available.
Step 4
Manage everything from your dashboard
Track your application, add documents, follow updates, and access your final permit review report from one place.
PermitWave Academy
Learn before you apply.
Practical guides for high-value permit questions, from secondary suites to change of use and BC energy code requirements.
Homeowners
Secondary Suite Permit Guide
Understand zoning, fire separation, parking, code triggers, and permit steps before adding a suite.
Commercial
Change of Use Permit Guide
Retail to daycare, office to medical, warehouse to gym, restaurant conversions, and occupancy changes.
Building Code
BC Energy Code Guide
Learn when Step Code, energy advisors, airtightness testing, and compliance documentation may apply.
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