https://www.permits2go.ca/blog Plain-English guides to Ontario building permits, business licences, zoning and municipal approvals, and how Permits2Go automates the paperwork. en-ca Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://www.permits2go.ca/img/logo.png https://www.permits2go.ca/blog https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/auto-filled-permit-forms https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/auto-filled-permit-forms Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Ontario’s permit application, Schedule 1 and municipal schedules filled from your project details before you open them, ready to review, edit and sign. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/automated-city-permit-submissions https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/automated-city-permit-submissions Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Submit building permit applications in Ontario without the portal maze: packages named to each city’s rules, filed by email or portal agent with your approval. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/automated-reviewer-calls https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/automated-reviewer-calls Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Stop waiting on hold to check a building permit status. A voice agent phones the city’s plan examiner for updates, drawing questions and comment clarifications. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/conversational-permit-intake https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/conversational-permit-intake Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Describe your project in plain English and Permits2Go finds the building permit forms and drawings your Ontario municipality requires, then starts them for you. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/dedicated-application-inbox https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/dedicated-application-inbox Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Every permit application gets its own email address. Use it on city portals and correspondence so every notice, reviewer email and attachment lands on the file. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-application-notes https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-application-notes Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features A notes tab on every permit application: pinned notes, attachments, edit history, notes written from calls and emails, and notes shared with your client. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-dashboard-and-notes https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-dashboard-and-notes Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Permit tracking software for Ontario builders and consultants: status, reviewers, deadlines and fees for every application, plus client-shareable notes. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-drawing-analysis-machine-learning https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-drawing-analysis-machine-learning Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Machine-learning plan review checks building permit drawings against municipal checklists and zoning setbacks, height and coverage before the city sees them. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-form-discovery-uploads https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-form-discovery-uploads Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features The form and drawing checklist your municipality requires for a building permit, every upload and revision tracked, and drawing sets renamed to city standards. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-form-e-signatures https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-form-e-signatures Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Send pre-filled building permit forms to owners and designers for electronic signature and get the signed PDF filed on the application automatically. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-site-inspections https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-site-inspections Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Track building permit inspections per application: results, inspector contacts, the deficiency list before re-inspection, photos and city notices. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/review-comment-responses https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/review-comment-responses Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Features Upload the city’s review comment letter and get each comment itemized with a drafted response, a status and a reply to the examiner, tracked on the permit file. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/construction-permit-tracking https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/construction-permit-tracking Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Construction permit tracking keeps a job on schedule. What to track for every permit, the four ways losing track costs money, and how to run a weekly review. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-tips-construction-consultants https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/permit-tips-construction-consultants Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Permit tips for construction consultants: confirm zoning before drawings, build to the completeness checklist, consolidate comments, and track permit expiries. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-entertainment-establishment-operator-manager-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-entertainment-establishment-operator-manager-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's adult entertainment operator/manager licence is personal to the individual in charge: police check, in-person application, photo ID card, fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-film-theatre-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-film-theatre-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's adult film theatre licence requires a separate Class B adult video store licence too. Council approval, documents, parking inspection and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-services-entertainment-establishment-attendant-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-services-entertainment-establishment-attendant-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The attendant licence in Hamilton is personal to you: police check, in-person application, photo ID card, stage name and one location. Full requirements. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-services-entertainment-establishment-owner-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-services-entertainment-establishment-owner-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to get an adult services entertainment establishment owner licence in Hamilton: Council approval, police check, premise plan, inspections, renewals. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-video-store-class-a-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-video-store-class-a-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's Class A adult video store licence applies above the by-law's stock limits. Counting rules, documents, parking inspection, fees and renewal steps. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-video-store-class-b-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/adult-video-store-class-b-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Class B adult video store licence in Hamilton covers stores under the stock limits, with a small-display exclusion. Documents, zoning, fees, renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/amusement-rides-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/amusement-rides-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Amusement rides licence in Hamilton: TSSA device permits, Amusement Devices Act permits, insurance, ride location plans, parking inspection, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/arcade-pinball-machine-parlour-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/arcade-pinball-machine-parlour-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Arcade and pinball machine parlour licence in Hamilton: the four-machine threshold, health certificate, fire and parking inspections, zoning, fees, renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/auctioneer-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/auctioneer-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton licenses auctioneers personally under Schedule 2. Business registration, police check, in-person application, photo ID card, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bar-nightclub-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bar-nightclub-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's bar and nightclub licence adds control plans and an electrical certificate to the food premise package. Checklist, inspections, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bed-and-breakfast-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bed-and-breakfast-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bed and breakfast licence in Hamilton: who needs one under Schedule 3, the full application checklist, fire, health and parking inspections, fees, renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/billiards-bagatelle-tables-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/billiards-bagatelle-tables-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Billiards and bagatelle tables licence in Hamilton: the one-table rule, the two-table exemption, coin-operated tables, inspections, fees and annual renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bingo-parlour-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bingo-parlour-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bingo parlour licence in Hamilton: the AGCO lottery licence you must show, fire, health and parking checks, zoning, fee structure and annual renewal cycle. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-attendant-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-attendant-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's body rub attendant licence under Schedule 4: police check, in-person application, photo ID card, the one-location rule, fees and renewal steps. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-operator-manager-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-operator-manager-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's body rub parlour operator/manager licence under Schedule 4: in-person application, police check, photo ID card, location change duty and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-owner-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/body-rub-parlour-owner-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's body rub parlour owner licence under Schedule 3: Council approval, police check, detailed site plan, staff list, inspections, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bowling-alley-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/bowling-alley-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bowling alley licence in Hamilton: the five-item checklist, fire and parking inspections, Certificate of Compliance, zoning, fee structure and annual renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/building-repair-contractor-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/building-repair-contractor-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton building repair contractor licence: the trade questionnaire, insurance, police check, the licensed master you must employ, photo ID and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/building-repair-master-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/building-repair-master-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton building repair master licence: the two hour open book Building Code exam, the 70 percent pass mark, police check, photo ID card, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/carnival-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/carnival-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Carnival licence in Hamilton: property owner permission, event dates, ride location plans, TSSA device permits, health and parking checks, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/caterer-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/caterer-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Getting a caterer licence in Hamilton means licensing the kitchen you cook in. Checklist, zoning, the full health inspection, fees and annual renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/certificate-of-compliance-permit-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/certificate-of-compliance-permit-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Certificate of Compliance in Hamilton: the property standards certificate behind lodging home, rental housing and short-term rental licences, fees, renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/circus-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/circus-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Circus licence in Hamilton: a licence issued for the duration of the event, tent building permits, site plans, health and parking checks, and fee structure. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/drain-repair-contractor-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/drain-repair-contractor-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton drain repair contractor licence: business registration, two million insurance, police check, the drain master you must employ, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/drain-repair-master-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/drain-repair-master-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton drain repair master licence: the two hour open book exam, the Red Seal exemption, the police check, photo ID card, fees and the renewal rules. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-premise-foodshop-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-premise-foodshop-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton Food Premise (Foodshop) licence for a bakeshop, butcher or fish monger: the application checklist, zoning, health and parking inspections and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-4-day-event-permit-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-4-day-event-permit-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's 4 Day Event Licence lets Class B and C food vehicles trade at one event. Requirements, inspections, fees and when to upgrade to an annual licence. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-a-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-a-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's Food Service Vehicle Class A licence covers non-travelling, site specific trucks and trailers. Zoning, propane, insurance, inspections and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-b-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-b-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's Food Service Vehicle Class B licence covers travelling food trucks and carts. Vehicle safety by weight, insurance, signage, inspections and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-c-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-class-c-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's Food Service Vehicle Class C licence covers non-motorized carts selling pre-packaged frozen product. Requirements, inspections, fees and renewal. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-park-permit-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/food-service-vehicle-park-permit-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamilton's Food Service Vehicle Park Permit is open to licensed Class B and C vehicles only. What the permit requires, what it costs and how to apply for it. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/foodshop-basic-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/foodshop-basic-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Foodshop Basic licence in Hamilton covers prepackaged food with no preparation and no seating. Checklist, zoning, health and parking inspections and fees. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-a-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-a-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Garage A is the Hamilton public garage class for premises storing or selling vehicles. Checklist, plot plan, parking inspection, zoning and renewal steps. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b1-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b1-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Garage B1 licenses a Hamilton repair shop that includes body and fender work. See the checklist, fire and parking inspections, zoning and renewal cycle here. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b2-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b2-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Garage B2 licenses a Hamilton motor vehicle repair shop that excludes body repairs. Checklist, fire and parking inspections, zoning route and renewal cycle. https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b3-licence-hamilton https://www.permits2go.ca/blog/garage-b3-licence-hamilton Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Garage B3 is Hamilton's licence class for body and fender repairs only. Learn the checklist, when a plot plan is needed, the fire inspection and renewal.