Free tools for BC trades
Quick calculators and lookups for contractors, landscapers and builders in British Columbia. No account, no email, no catch.
Built on BC building permits
Price it, staff it, pitch it
Rather ask in chat?
Some of our tools also run as bots on Poe, the AI chat app. Same code and the same answers, from your phone or desktop.
laneway permits in Kitsilano this month
Lists the new laneway permits, with the builder behind each one.
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We use these every day. So can you.
PermitRadius turns BC building permits into weekly lead lists for trades. The permit data and the maths on these pages are the same ones our reports run on. Sharing them costs us little, and it’s how a lot of trades first find us.
Dated, every page
Each tool shows when its rates or data were last checked.
Sources named
City open data for permits, the CRA and WorkSafeBC for payroll rates. Linked on every page.
Companies only
Permit tools never show homeowners or applicants, in line with BC privacy law.
Before you ask.
Are these tools really free?
Yes. No account and no email needed. They’re made by PermitRadius, which sells weekly building-permit lead reports to BC trades.
Who makes these tools?
PermitRadius (permitradius.ca), a BC building-permit lead service based in British Columbia.
How current are the numbers?
Permit data comes from each city’s open data and is re-checked every morning. Payroll rates were checked on Oct 1, 2026. Each page shows its own date.
Do they work on a phone?
Yes. Every tool works in a phone browser, and the permit lookup also runs as a chat bot on Poe.
Free tools are handy. Booked jobs are better.
PermitRadius sends you the new building permits in your radius every Wednesday, with the builder behind each one.
Sources: building permits published by 12 BC cities; Canada Revenue Agency and WorkSafeBC 2026 rates. Full list on the Data sources page (permitradius.ca/data-sources).
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Surrey, the Open Government Licence – Vancouver, the Open Government Licence – New Westminster, the Open Government Licence – Victoria and the Open Government Licence – Maple Ridge. Also uses the published building permit records of Burnaby, Richmond, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Chilliwack, Delta and Port Coquitlam.
PermitRadius is independent: not affiliated with or endorsed by any city or the Province of BC. Permit data shows permits as issued, not their current status.