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Trade and supplier workflow guides
Thirteen trades and twenty-two supplier categories, each with its own page: the jobs it covers, how permit scope becomes filtered results, and what the record can and cannot prove. Every match links to its official source.
Coverage is Toronto, not the whole GTA. A permit can match several niches, a match is not a buyer, and timing is a reason to research, not proof of readiness to purchase.
For trade contractors
Choose your trade niche in setup and research Toronto permits whose published scope fits your work.
General Contracting
Your team skips minor permits and starts with records describing additions, new construction or major structural work.
See General Contracting researchDemolition
Find explicit demolition permits quickly instead of searching long descriptions for the word.
See Demolition researchRoofing
Roofing needs a permit only sometimes, so the queue is short and explicit. No digging through unrelated exteriors.
See Roofing researchHVAC
Skip permits that only sound mechanical. Start with records whose scope names heating, cooling or ventilation equipment.
See HVAC researchPlumbing
Separate interior plumbing from outside services before an estimator opens a record.
See Plumbing researchElectrical
See which records state electrical scope and which only imply it, without reading every renovation.
See Electrical researchSolar
Only records naming solar panels or PV systems reach your queue, so you do not sort through generic electrical work.
See Solar researchLumber & Framing
Spend time on records with explicit framing or structural text, not every interior alteration.
See Lumber & Framing researchConcrete & Masonry
Go directly to records that mention foundations, block or masonry instead of reading every new build.
See Concrete & Masonry researchBasement Underpinning
Residential permits are many; only those naming underpinning or lowering show up, so crews research fewer, better-evidenced jobs.
See Basement Underpinning researchWaterproofing
Find records naming drain tile, weeping tile or foundation sealing without reading each excavation permit.
See Waterproofing researchBuilding Envelope
Focus on major exterior alterations whose scope names cladding or envelope work.
See Building Envelope researchPool Installation
Exclude pool fences, repairs and removals so you only review explicit new installations.
See Pool Installation research
For supplier sales teams
Select Material Supplier and an available product family in setup, then choose the niche in the app. Product-family cohorts can differ from niche counts; setup shows a family only when its cohort is published.
Decks & Exterior
Get a list of permits that actually name decks or porches, ready to filter by neighbourhood.
See Decks & Exterior researchKitchen & Bath
Find renovations whose scope names a kitchen or washroom rather than guessing from house type.
See Kitchen & Bath researchFire & Life Safety
Go straight to records naming sprinklers, alarms or life-safety work.
See Fire & Life Safety researchSoftwood Lumber & Structural Wood
See which permits state structural wood scope so your desk researches the projects most likely to involve framing packages.
See Softwood Lumber & Structural Wood researchEngineered Wood & Mass Timber
Skip generic structural permits and go to records naming engineered products.
See Engineered Wood & Mass Timber researchHardwood & Interior Wood Finishes
Find records that name specified hardwood or wood finishes instead of every interior renovation.
See Hardwood & Interior Wood Finishes researchSteel & Rebar
Cut out steel doors and generic concrete so your desk reads records that name steel framing or reinforcing.
See Steel & Rebar researchConcrete & Precast
See where precast is explicitly named versus where concrete is just general work.
See Concrete & Precast researchDecking Materials
Find new deck projects fast, without assuming a board choice.
See Decking Materials researchPool Materials
Separate records naming a pool product from those that only show a new pool.
See Pool Materials researchStructural Materials
Start from major structural projects, then move to a narrower niche once the record shows the material.
See Structural Materials researchDoors & Windows
Find records naming new windows, doors or fenestration changes without reading general alterations.
See Doors & Windows researchCabinetry & Millwork
Get records that name cabinets or millwork instead of every renovation.
See Cabinetry & Millwork researchCountertops, Stone & Tile
Find the kitchen and bath renovations your team may want to research, with the source beside each.
See Countertops, Stone & Tile researchDrywall & Insulation
Narrow permitted interior and new-build work by area and building type instead of reading the full feed.
See Drywall & Insulation researchFlooring
Surface records that name flooring and keep general interior work out of the way.
See Flooring researchFencing & Railings
Find the records that name guards or railings; standard fences rarely need permits and will not distract you.
See Fencing & Railings researchPainting & Coatings
Only records naming painting or coatings reach your list.
See Painting & Coatings researchCommercial Interiors
Review commercial and retail interior alterations in one filtered list instead of the whole permit feed.
See Commercial Interiors researchElevators & Lifts
Specific mentions of elevators or lifts, found directly instead of hunted across building permits.
See Elevators & Lifts researchConstruction Cleaning
Skip generic close-out chatter. See records with explicit cleaning scope and a dated construction-phase event.
See Construction Cleaning researchSitework & Landscaping
Only explicit grading, landscape or hardscape wording reaches your list; new builds alone do not.
See Sitework & Landscaping research
How to get started
Create an account, choose your niche in setup, and revisit it any time in Settings. Read what PermitClue does, how Toronto building permits work and the source-use policy first if you want the boundaries up front.