Building & Construction

Development Permits — When you are building on any property, check if the property is within a Development Permit Area to determine if your type of construction requires a Development Permit. Contact the Planning and Development Department at 604-927-3430 for more information.

Building Permit Applications

To make a minor project building permit application, please attend the building permit Division’s front counter no later than 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (except holidays).

For major project building permit applications (including large tenant improvement and mechanical applications), please contact your Building Permit File Manager ("BP File Manager") to make an appointment. You may ask your Planner (from your Development Permit) to provide you with the name of your BP File Manager.

If you do not have a BP File Manager, please contact email Building Permits.

Summaries of issued building permits over $200,000, along with building permit applications currently under review are available at the links below. Please note, this information is updated monthly and is provided for convenience only.

• Issued Building Permits (updated monthly) (PDF)
• Current Multiple Family, Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Building Permit Applications (PDF): A list of multiple family and non-residential applications for new construction only. A brief description and the status of each project is included.
• Current Single and Two Family Residential Building Permit Applications (PDF): A list of one- and two-family residential building permit applications. New building construction, additions and renovations are included.

Additional Information

For more information on development applications, please refer to the How Development Happens page on our website.

1. Digital Submission & QFile File Transfer
2. Courier Deliveries & Pick-up
3. Payments

QFile File Transfer

Files Over 5MB in Size - For Minor Tenant Improvement Building Permit Applications Only

The City of Coquitlam is currently accepting QFile applications for minor tenant improvement building permits only. All other building permit applications need to be made in person at the Building Permits Division front counter Monday to Friday (except holidays). Please see the Types of Permits and Basic Requirements section above for information on application timeframes.

To submit your minor tenant improvement application through the City’s file transfer service, Coquitlam QFile:

• Enter either digitalsubmission@coquitlam.ca or your file manager email’s address (if known) into Recipient Email field.
• Name the document with your site address.
• Please compress/zip multiple files into one folder prior to sending.

To re-submit documents for the existing project, see our video tutorial.

Deliveries

Please note, the Building Permits Division does not permit applications to be couriered or mailed in. The only digital submissions permitted are for minor tenant improvement applications. All other applications must be made in person.

When delivering or dropping off any letters or drawings to the Planning and Development Department, please clearly indicate on the front of the item:

1. Name of staff person you are delivering to or the specific division (i.e. Building Permits, Development Planning or Development Servicing);
2. Address of the property involved for your letter or drawing; and
3. Project number (if applicable)

City Hall is currently open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on all Statutory Holidays.

If you have items for drop-off you may come to City Hall. If you plan to drop off items after hours, you may use the City Hall drop box in the ground level parkade off of Burlington Drive. However, this drop box is only for small items.

Pick-ups

City Hall is currently open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed on all Statutory Holidays. Please note, the city requires the property owner to authorize another individual to pick up items on their behalf. Please ensure the person sent for pick up brings a:

• completed Agent Authorization Form (PDF) for Permit Application or File Access,
• staff name as a reference for contact;
• address for the property involved; and/or
• project number.

Cheques can be mailed to City Hall or placed in the drop box in the ground-level parkade. Please note your application file number, address, and name of staff person.