Our current fees listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham's Building By-law 2023-177.
 

Minimum Permit Fees

Administrative Fees

 

Row	Description	Fee
1.1	Transfer application to another permit applicant or change project address	$300
1.2	Transfer permit to another Owner	$300
1.3	Add additional contacts to permit record for Building Inspection correspondence	$125 per permit record
1.4	Building complaint leading to issuance of an Order	$100
1.5	Order to Comply	$450
1.6	Subsequent visit or file review to determine compliance with Order to Comply	$125 per hour (minimum 1 h)
1.7	Stop Work Order	$1,500
1.8	Unsafe Building	$600
1.9	Initial Site Visit related to Unsafe Building conducted after hours	$125 per hour (minimum 3 h)
1.10	Order Respecting Occupancy	$1,200
1.11	Subsequent Visits / File Review to determine compliance with an Unsafe Building or Order Respecting Occupancy	$125 per hour (minimum 1 h during business hours; 3 h outside of business hours)
1.12	Order to Comply or Stop Work Order issued prior to building permit	50% of permit fee (maximum $5000)
1.13	Order Maintenance Fee	$1,000
1.14	Additional Inspections due to non-remedied infraction	$200
1.15	Additional Inspection due to work not sufficiently complete	$200
1.16	Extend permit expiry date past 12 months	$525 or permit fee paid, whichever is less
1.17	Suspended permit / incomplete	$200 for housing $525 for non-housing
1.18	Permit Maintenance Fee for infill residential permits	$2,000
1.19	Septic Maintenance Fee	$300
1.20	Registration of an Order on Title	$500

General Permit Fees

 

Row	Description	Fee
2.1	Pre-Application Review	$100
2.2	Supplementary submissions, shop drawings, and permit revisions	$125 per hour
2.3	Resubmission to address incorrectly declared Applicable Law	$300
2.4	Revisions to forms due to incorrectly declared information	$250
2.5	Partial permit fee for non-housing (when requested after permit application)	$1000
2.6	Alternative Solution — first submission	$3,000 for multiple-unit residential and non-residential $800 for low rise residential
2.7	Alternative Solution — supplementary submission	$250 each
2.8	Certified Model Supplemental Reviews (additional elevations, corner upgrade, rear upgrade, alternate floor layout, walk-out condition, look-out condition)	$125 each
2.9	Change of Certified Model to existing Repeat Permit	$300 plus difference in permit fees
2.10	Fee not listed in Building Bylaw	$40 for every $1,000 of Construction Value
2.11	Remediation / demolition of premises used for production of illicit drugs	$5,000
2.12	Reinstallation of a previously approved Air Supported Structure	$1,000

 

Service Fees

Row	Description	Fee
3.1	Certificate of Completion	$200
3.2	Compliance Letter	$200
3.3	Provincial License Applications (without a permit application)	$500
3.4	Provincial License Applications (with a permit application)	$250
3.5	Spatial Separation Agreements	$500
3.6	Zoning Preliminary Review – Low Rise Residential	$300
3.7	Zoning Preliminary Review – Interior alteration (including parking calculations)	$750 per unit
3.8	Zoning Preliminary Review — multiple-unit residential and non-residential projects	$1500 per building
3.9	Zoning Preliminary Review — Land Division	$1000 per lot
3.10	Zoning Preliminary Review — supplemental submissions	$125 per hour
3.11	Zoning Searches	$75
3.12	Pre-Permit Consultation — per discipline	$800 for first submission $300 for each resubmission
3.13	Reproduction of Documents	$60 plus 110% cost of reproduction plus $125 per hour

New Buildings and Additions (including Mezzanines or New Intermediate Floors)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
A1	Transportation Terminals	$22.71 per square metre
A2	Portable classrooms (each) (new or relocated)	$694 each
A3	Outdoor Pool	$15.85 per square metre
A4	All Other Assembly Occupancies	$27.29 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
A5	All Institutional Occupancies	$29.54 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
A6	Single Detached Dwelling (SDD)	$20.63 per square metre
A7	Infill Residential Dwelling	$23.12 per square metre
A8	Multiple Unit buildings less than 4 storeys high	$25.62 per square metre
A9	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 3 storeys, less than 13 storeys	$25.62 per square metre
A10	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 12 storeys high, less than 66 storeys or 250 m in height	$19.03 per square metre
A11	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 65 storeys or 250 m in height	$18.66 per square metre
A12	Repeat of Previously approved Certified Model	$16.91 per square metre
A13	Hotel / Motel	$27.29 per square metre
A14	Unfinished Basement / Foundations	$7.04 per square metre
A15	Detached or semi-detached garage/carport	$661 each
A16	Garage incorporating a dwelling unit (GDU)	$1,927 each
A17	Repeat of previously approved GDU	$1,197 each
A18	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) less than 20 m2	$142 each
A19	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) 20 m2 or greater	$910 each
A20	Single Detached Dwelling Unit (SDD) less than 37 m2 in building area	$910 each
A21	Deck / Balcony / Covered Porch (each)	$142 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
A22	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$17.60 per square metre
A23	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$22.71 per square metre
A24	Temporary Real Estate Sales Office	$2,677 each
	Group E: Mercantile
A25	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$14.79 per square metre
A26	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$19.36 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
A27	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$11.44 per square metre
A28	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$15.83 per square metre
A29	Gas Station / Canopy, Car Wash	$14.62 per square metre
A30	Repair garage	$15.83 per square metre
A31	Parking Garage (underground, open air)	$11.44 per square metre
A32	Farm Building	$6.25 per square metre
A33	Rack Storage Systems regulated by the Building Code	$11.44 per square metre
	All Occupancies
A34	Permanent Tent / Air supported structure	$8.18per square metre
A35	Repair / reclad wall or replace roof structure	$2.11 per square metre
A36	Ceiling (new or replacement)	$0.57 per square metre
A37	Mechanical Penthouse	$11.44 per square metre
A38	Temporary Building (Tent, Stages)	$294 each
A39	Shoring (/m of length)	$17.60 per square metre
A40	Underpinning (/m of length)	$17.60 per square metre
	Designated Structures
A41	Communication Tower	$420 each
A42	Crane Runway	$625 each
A43	Exterior Storage Tank	$420 each
A44	Pedestrian Bridge (/m of length)	$48.76 per metre
A45	Retaining Wall (/m of length)	$24.41 per metre
A46	Sign regulated by the Building Code	$420 each

Alteration, Repair or Change of Use (Existing Construction)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
B1	Restaurant	$11.40 per square metre
B2	All other assembly occupancies	$7.87 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
B3	All institutional occupancies	$7.87 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
B4	Accessory Apartment	$20.63 per square metre
B5	All other Residential occupancies	$7.87 per square metre
B6	Exterior door or door from garage into dwelling	$465 each
B7	Below grade stair	$465 each
B8	Elevator (Housing Permits only)	$465 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
B9	All business and personal service occupancies	$7.87 per square metre
	Group E: Mercantile
B10	Restaurant	$11.40 per square metre
B11	All other mercantile occupancies	$7.87 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
B12	All industrial occupancies	$7.18 per square metre
	All Occupancies
B13	Electromagnetic Locking Device	$694 first device plus $140 per additional device
B14	Parking Structure Repair	$2.11 per square metre
B15	Balcony Guard Replacement (/m of length)	$2.55 per metre
B16	Window Replacement or Enlargement (each)	$8.79 each

Demolition
 

Row	Description	Fee
	Group C: Residential Housing
C1	Single / Semi-detached dwelling	$709 each
C2	Accessory building serving residential housing	$237 each
	All Other Occupancies
C3	Complete / Partial / Interior Demolition	$0.20 per square metre ($1,092 minimum fee)

Mechanical and Fire Protection Work
 

These fees apply to projects where mechanical or fire protection work is a stand-alone project.

Row	Description	Fee
D1	Heating, ventilation, air conditioning	$1.37 per square metre
D2	Fire Alarm System (per storey)	$457 per storey
D3	Replacement Annunciator/Control Panel only (per storey served)	$457 per storey
D4	Sprinkler System	$1.37 per square metre
D5	In-rack sprinkler System	$1.37 per square metre
D6	Standpipe System (per riser)	$179 per riser
D7	Emergency Power	$879
D8	Emergency Lighting (per storey)	$235 per storey
D9	Fireplace / Woodstove	$142
D10	Heating plant replacement	$229
D11	Special Ventilation Systems (each)	$694 each

Plumbing

Plumbing fees apply to all projects except for new single detached dwellings, new semi-detached dwellings, and new multiple unit residential buildings less than 4 storeys high.

Row	Description	Fee
E1	Residential Service Connection (per lot)	$214 per lot
E2	Fixture	$20.88 each
E3	Appliance	$20.88 each
E4	Rain Water Hopper	$20.88 each
E5	Conversion from Septic System to sewer	$536
E6	Backflow preventer	$321 (first device) $107 per additional devices
E7	Water service (/length in m)	$20.88 per metre
E8	Building sanitary/storm drain, building sanitary/storm sewer (/length in m)	$20.88 per metre
E9	Replacement or re-lining of water distribution piping (/length in m)	$20.88 per metre
E10	Manhole	$61.58 each
E11	Catchbasin	$61.58 each
E12	Area Drain	$61.58 each
E13	Backwater Valve / Sump Pump / Sewage Ejector	$142 each

On-Site Sewage Systems

These fees apply to any permit application where a septic system is affected by the project scope of work.

Row	Description	Fee
F1	New System	$2,088
F2	Replacement of Leaching Bed	$1,118
F3	Replacement of Septic Tank or Minor Repair of Part of a System	$694
F4	Evaluation of System (no alterations required)	$279
F5	Review of Clearances Only	$279

Green Energy Systems

These fees apply to projects where green energy system installations are a stand-alone project.

Row	Description	Fee
G1	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving individual dwellings)	$142
G2	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving all other buildings)	$762
G3	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving individual dwellings)	$142
G4	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving all other buildings)	$762
G5	Geothermal Systems	$460
G6	Wind Turbines (per turbine)	$305
G7	Drain water heat recovery unit (serving individual dwellings)	$142

Zoning Review of Permit Applications

Row	Description	Fee
H1	Infill Residential dwelling	$315
H2	New single detached dwelling or new semi-detached dwelling	$78
H3	New multiple unit residential buidings less than 4 storeys high (per building)	$315
H4	All other new mulitiple unit residential buildings and new non-residential projects (per building)	$787
H5	Non-housing interior alterations (per unit)	$131
H6	Portables	$131

The 2023 fees listed below are summarized from Schedule A of Markham's Building By-law 2023-18.
 

Minimum Permit Fees

Administrative Fees

Row	Description	Fee
1.1	Transfer application to another permit applicant or change project address	$300
1.2	Transfer permit to another Owner	$300
1.3	Add additional contacts to permit record for Building Inspection correspondence	$125 per permit record
1.4	Building complaint leading to issuance of an Order	$100
1.5	Order to Comply	$450
1.6	Subsequent visit or file review to determine compliance with Order to Comply	$125 per hour (minimum 1 h)
1.7	Stop Work Order	$1,500
1.8	Unsafe Building	$600
1.9	Initial Site Visit related to Unsafe Building conducted after hours	$125 per hour (minimum 3 h)
1.10	Order Respecting Occupancy	$1,200
1.11	Subsequent Visits / File Review to determine compliance with an Unsafe Building or Order Respecting Occupancy	$125 per hour (minimum 1 h during business hours; 3 h outside of business hours)
1.12	Order to Comply or Stop Work Order issued prior to building permit	50% of permit fee (maximum $5000)
1.13	Order Maintenance Fee	$1,000
1.14	Additional Inspections due to non-remedied infraction	$200
1.15	Additional Inspection due to work not sufficiently complete	$200
1.16	Extend permit expiry date past 12 months	$525 or permit fee paid, whichever is less
1.17	Suspended permit / incomplete	$200 for housing $525 for non-housing
1.18	Permit Maintenance Fee for infill residential permits	$2,000
1.19	Septic Maintenance Fee	$300
1.20	Registration of an Order on Title	$500

General Permit Fees

Row	Description	Fee
2.1	Pre-Application Review	$100
2.2	Supplementary submissions, shop drawings, and permit revisions	$125 per hour
2.3	Resubmission to address incorrectly declared Applicable Law	$300
2.4	Revisions to forms due to incorrectly declared information	$250
2.5	Partial permit fee for non-housing (when requested after permit application)	$1000
2.6	Alternative Solution — first submission	$3,000 for multiple-unit residential and non-residential $800 for low rise residential
2.7	Alternative Solution — supplementary submission	$250 each
2.8	Certified Model Supplemental Reviews (additional elevations, corner upgrade, rear upgrade, alternate floor layout, walk-out condition, look-out condition)	$125 each
2.9	Change of Certified Model to existing Repeat Permit	$300 plus difference in permit fees
2.10	Fee not listed in Building Bylaw	$40 for every $1,000 of Construction Value
2.11	Remediation / demolition of premises used for production of illicit drugs	$5,000
2.12	Reinstallation of a previously approved Air Supported Structure	$1,000

Service Fees

Row	Description	Fee
3.1	Certificate of Completion	$200
3.2	Compliance Letter	$200
3.3	Provincial License Applications (without a permit application)	$500
3.4	Provincial License Applications (with a permit application)	$250
3.5	Spatial Separation Agreements	$500
3.6	Zoning Preliminary Review – Low Rise Residential	$300
3.7	Zoning Preliminary Review – Interior alteration (including parking calculations)	$750 per unit
3.8	Zoning Preliminary Review — multiple-unit residential and non-residential projects	$1500 per building
3.9	Zoning Preliminary Review — Land Division	$1000 per lot
3.10	Zoning Preliminary Review — supplemental submissions	$125 per hour
3.11	Zoning Searches	$75
3.12	Pre-Permit Consultation — per discipline	$800 for first submission $300 for each resubmission
3.13	Reproduction of Documents	$60 plus 110% cost of reproduction plus $125 per hour

 

New Buildings and Additions (including Mezzanines or New Intermediate Floors)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
A1	Transportation Terminals	$21.62 per square metre
A2	Portable classrooms (each) (new or relocated)	$661 each
A3	Outdoor Pool	$15.1 per square metre
A4	All Other Assembly Occupancies	$25.99 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
A5	All Institutional Occupancies	$28.13 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
A6	Single Detached Dwelling (SDD)	$19.65 per square metre
A7	Infill Residential Dwelling	$22.02 per square metre
A8	Multiple Unit buildings less than 4 storeys high	$24.40 per square metre
A9	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 3 storeys, less than 13 storeys	$24.4 per square metre
A10	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 12 storeys high, less than 66 storeys or 250 m in height	$18.13 per square metre
A11	Multiple Unit buildings greater than 65 storeys or 250 m in height	$18.13 per square metre
A12	Repeat of Previously approved Certified Model	$16.11 per square metre
A13	Hotel / Motel	$25.99 per square metre
A14	Unfinished Basement / Foundations	$6.7 per square metre
A15	Detached or semi-detached garage/carport	$630 each
A16	Garage incorporating a dwelling unit (GDU)	$1,836 each
A17	Repeat of previously approved GDU	$1,140 each
A18	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) less than 20 m2	$136 each
A19	Accessory utility building (ie. Garden shed, Gazebo) 20 m2 or greater	$867 each
A20	Single Detached Dwelling Unit (SDD) less than 37 m2 in building area	$867 each
A21	Deck / Balcony / Covered Porch (each)	$136 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
A22	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$16.76 per square metre
A23	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$21.62 per square metre
A24	Temporary Real Estate Sales Office	$2,550 each
	Group E: Mercantile
A25	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$14.09 per square metre
A26	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$21.62 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
A27	Shell Only (including unfinished basement)	$10.89 per square metre
A28	Partitioned / Finished / Mezzanine	$15.08 per square metre
A29	Gas Station / Canopy, Car Wash	$13.92 per square metre
A30	Repair garage	$15.08 per square metre
A31	Parking Garage (underground, open air)	$10.89 per square metre
A32	Farm Building	$5.96 per square metre
A33	Rack Storage Systems regulated by the Building Code	$10.89 per square metre
	All Occupancies
A34	Permanent Tent / Air supported structure	$7.79 per square metre
A35	Repair / reclad wall or replace roof structure	$2.01 per square metre
A36	Ceiling (new or replacement)	$0.54 per square metre
A37	Mechanical Penthouse	$10.89 per square metre
A38	Temporary Building (Tent, Stages)	$280 each
A39	Shoring (/m of length)	$16.76 per square metre
A40	Underpinning (/m of length)	$16.76 per square metre
	Designated Structures
A41	Communication Tower	$400 each
A42	Crane Runway	$596 each
A43	Exterior Storage Tank	$400 each
A44	Pedestrian Bridge (/m of length)	$46.44 per metre
A45	Retaining Wall (/m of length)	$23.25 per metre
A46	Sign regulated by the Building Code	$400 each

Alteration, Repair or Change of Use (Existing Construction)

Row	Description	Fee
	Group A Assembly
B1	Restaurant	$10.85 per square metre
B2	All other assembly occupancies	$7.50 per square metre
	Group B: Institutional
B3	All institutional occupancies	$7.50 per square metre
	Group C: Residential
B4	Accessory Apartment	$19.65 per square metre
B5	All other Residential occupancies	$7.50 per square metre
B6	Exterior door or door from garage into dwelling	$443 each
B7	Below grade stair	$443 each
B8	Elevator (Housing Permits only)	$443 each
	Group D: Business and Personal Services
B9	All business and personal service occupancies	$7.50 per square metre
	Group E: Mercantile
B10	Restaurant	$10.85 per square metre
B11	All other mercantile occupancies	$7.50 per square metre
	Group F: Industrial
B12	All industrial occupancies	$6.83 per square metre
	All Occupancies
B13	Electromagnetic Locking Device	$661 first device plus $134 per additional device
B14	Parking Structure Repair	$2.01 per square metre
B15	Balcony Guard Replacement (/m of length)	$2.43 per metre
B16	Window Replacement or Enlargement (each)	$8.37 each

Demolition

Row	Description	Fee
	Group C: Residential Housing
C1	Single / Semi-detached dwelling	$675 each
C2	Accessory building serving residential housing	$225 each
	All Other Occupancies
C3	Complete / Partial / Interior Demolition	$0.19 per square metre ($1,092 minimum fee)

Mechanical and Fire Protection Work

These fees apply to projects where mechanical or fire protection work is a stand-alone project.

 

Row	Description	Fee
D1	Heating, ventilation, air conditioning	$1.31 per square metre
D2	Fire Alarm System (per storey)	$436 per storey
D3	Replacement Annunciator/Control Panel only (per storey served)	$436 per storey
D4	Sprinkler System	$1.31 per square metre
D5	In-rack sprinkler System	$1.31 per square metre
D6	Standpipe System (per riser)	$171 per riser
D7	Emergency Power	$838
D8	Emergency Lighting (per storey)	$224 per storey
D9	Fireplace / Woodstove	$136
D10	Heating plant replacement	$219
D11	Special Ventilation Systems (each)	$661 each

Plumbing

Plumbing fees apply to all projects except for new single detached dwellings, new semi-detached dwellings, and new multiple unit residential buildings less than 4 storeys high.

 

Row	Description	Fee
E1	Residential Service Connection (per lot)	$204 per lot
E2	Fixture	$19.89 each
E3	Appliance	$19.89 each
E4	Rain Water Hopper	$19.89 each
E5	Conversion from Septic System to sewer	$510
E6	Backflow preventer	$306 (first device) $102 per additional devices
E7	Water service (/length in m)	$19.89 per metre
E8	Building sanitary/storm drain, building sanitary/storm sewer (/length in m)	$19.89 per metre
E9	Replacement or re-lining of water distribution piping (/length in m)	$19.89 per metre
E10	Manhole	$58.65 each
E11	Catchbasin	$58.65 each
E12	Area Drain	$58.65 each
E13	Backwater Valve / Sump Pump / Sewage Ejector	$136 each

On-Site Sewage Systems

These fees apply to any permit application where a septic system is affected by the project scope of work.

 

Row	Description	Fee
F1	New System	$1,989
F2	Replacement of Leaching Bed	$1,065
F3	Replacement of Septic Tank or Minor Repair of Part of a System	$661
F4	Evaluation of System (no alterations required)	$266
F5	Review of Clearances Only	$266

Green Energy Systems

These fees apply to projects where green energy system installations are a stand-alone project.

 

Row	Description	Fee
G1	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving individual dwellings)	$136
G2	Solar domestic hot water systems (serving all other buildings)	$726
G3	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving individual dwellings)	$136
G4	Solar photovoltaic systems (serving all other buildings)	$726
G5	Geothermal Systems	$439
G6	Wind Turbines (per turbine)	$291
G7	Drain water heat recovery unit (serving individual dwellings)	$136

Zoning Review of Permit Applications

Row	Description	Fee
H1	Infill Residential dwelling	$300
H2	New single detached dwelling or new semi-detached dwelling	$75
H3	New multiple unit residential buidings less than 4 storeys high (per building)	$300
H4	All other new mulitiple unit residential buildings and new non-residential projects (per building)	$750
H5	Non-housing interior alterations (per unit)	$125

• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2021-114 [PDF] effective January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022 
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2020-140 [PDF] effective January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2019-136 [PDF] effective January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2019-20 [PDF] effective January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2017-150 [PDF] effective January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2016-148 [PDF] effective January 1, 2017 *Table 1 revised September 5, 2017 to December 31, 2017 
• Building Permit and Fee By-law 2015-166 [PDF] effective January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016