Permit Works is a Toronto-based permit consulting and drawing company dedicated to making the permit process clear, organized, and stress-free. We combine technical expertise with real-world experience to deliver permit-ready solutions that save you time, reduce delays, and keep your project on track.
Residential & Commercial Projects
GTA-Focused Permit Support
Permit Process Guidance
Our mission is to take the complexity out of building permits by providing accurate drawings, clear guidance, and responsive support - helping our clients get approvals faster and build with confidence.
Home additions, renovations, basements, garages, decks, and more
Office, retail, industrial, and other commercial tenant improvements
Code-compliant drawings prepared for building permit submission.
Zoning analysis, bylaw review, and setback & coverage checks.
We address city comments quickly and keep your application moving.
Application preparation, document coordination, and submission support
We live and breathe the permit process every day.
Plain language updates and proactive follow-ups
Complete, accurate, and submission-ready
We know the cities, by-laws, and approval expectations.
We stay with you through city comments and approval support.

Permit Works was founded by Kelvin Lo, an architect who saw how confusing and time-consuming the permit process can be. We built this company to be the partner we wish we had - organized, responsive, transparent pricing, a clear workflow, and a commitment to helping clients move toward permit approval.
We proudly serve homeowners, contractors, investors, and business owners across Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area.
Toronto, Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Mississauga, Brampton and surrounding areas
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Most structural renovations, additions, basement apartments, decks, separate entrances, and commercial renovation projects require a building permit. We review your project scope, property information, zoning, and applicable building code requirements to confirm what is needed before preparing the permit drawings.
We help with a wide range of residential and small-scale permit projects, including basement apartments, home additions, load-bearing wall removal, basement separate entrances, decks, garages, interior renovations, custom homes, and other residential permit applications. We also assist with selected commercial renovation, and change of use permit projects.
Yes. We prepare permit-ready architectural drawings, including site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections, construction details, and other required drawings based on your project type. When needed, we also coordinate with engineers and other consultants.
Yes. Building permit submission support is included as a complimentary service with our permit drawing service. We help prepare the required documents, submit the application, and assist with responding to city comments during the permit review process.
Permit Works provides practical permit drawing and building permit support for homeowners, contractors, and business owners. We offer a transparent fee structure, fast response times, unlimited design revisions during the design phase, and permit drawings reviewed and stamped by a licensed architect. Our goal is to make the permit process clear, organized, and easier to manage from start to approval support.
Tell us about your project and we'll help you understand the next step for drawings, zoning review, and building permit submission