How long does a City of Ottawa building permit take for a home addition?

The City's target for the first review of a complete application is 10 business days. Most addition permits take longer overall, typically 4 to 12 weeks to issue, because review comments have to be answered and resubmitted. A full secondary-suite application, with mechanical and fire-separation review, takes 7 to 14 weeks.

The way to shorten it is a complete first submission: plans drawn to scale, a site plan or survey, and the truss or joist layouts where pre-engineered framing is used. If the design needs a minor variance, the Committee of Adjustment hearing comes first and adds time. We build all of this into your schedule from the first conversation.