Sources & responsible use

Official source categories and updates

Source checks are scheduled, not a promise of real-time publication. A check may find no change or fail. The source's own publication schedule can differ from our checks. Signed-in users can see live source status, including last successful snapshot, attempts, cadence and limitations, on the Sources page.

• Toronto active building permits ↗

  Primary permit leads; daily official snapshot check.

• Toronto cleared building permits ↗

  Permit status context; daily official snapshot check.

• Toronto development applications ↗

  Planning context; daily official DataStore snapshot.

• Ontario Builds ↗

  Infrastructure context, not a private lead; daily metadata check, quarterly source CSV.

• CanadaBuys tender notices ↗

  Public procurement, separate from permit leads; daily official CSV snapshot.

Classification and timing limits

Trade matches, project stages, buying windows, and opportunity labels are interpretations of published records. A permit is not proof of an available contract, a development application is not an approved build, and procurement notices can change or close. Missing fields and delayed upstream corrections can affect a result. Check the linked official record, its current status and dates before acting.

Supplier choices appear only with published qualified direct matches in live opportunity menus. If a verified supplier snapshot is unavailable or has no qualified matching records, those menus may show no choices. The public landing catalogue instead lists all configured supplier research categories: its category total is not a count of supplier businesses, current opportunities or confirmed demand. A product-family match is a research signal, not confirmation of a purchase, specification, buyer, or buying window.

Investment research boundaries

The Investors directory is navigation-only research context, not a live investor-lead filter. Developers, construction financing, and project supporters are perspectives for examining source-linked building activity. Public permits do not establish ownership, a financing need, an available investment, investor participation, a capital raise, or expected returns. Verify all parties and financial claims independently; PermitClue does not provide financial or investment advice.

Contacts and research

Only use professional contact details for a legitimate business purpose. A named party or a business contact does not establish ownership, authority to award work, or consent to outreach. Do not use this service to identify or contact private homeowners. On-request research can be incomplete, time-limited, or unavailable; external findings and inferred role fits require independent verification. Do not treat generated research or reports as independently verified facts.

Your decision

Independently verify source records, rights to reuse information, project eligibility, bid requirements, and contact appropriateness before making decisions. PermitClue is not legal, financial, investment, procurement, or construction advice. A reviewed downloadable report records your review of the cited snapshot; it does not certify its contents.