Formally issued commercial building permits in Montreal for Q2 2025 - property address, permit type, issue date, and details to track development pipeline months ahead.
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Sample data
| Address | City | Asset Class | Property ID | Permit ID | Issued Date | Permit Type | Permit Details | Owner Name | Owner Mailing Address | Column | Column |
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| 800 Boul. René-Lévesque O., Montréal, QC H3B 1X9 | Montréal | Commercial | PROP-CA-MTL-44201 | PMT-CA-MTL-2025-51033 | 2025-09-11 | Renovation | Full interior tenant fit-up for new anchor tenant, replacement of storefront glazing and HVAC | Société Immobilière Lévesque | 1250 Av. Mont-Royal E., Montréal, QC H2J 1Y4 | ||
| 320 Front St. W., Toronto, ON M5V 3B6 | Toronto | Commercial | PROP-CA-TOR-61033 | PMT-CA-TOR-2025-29847 | 2025-08-19 | New Construction | New 12-storey mixed-use office and retail building, ground floor commercial with 11 floors of office above | Bay Harbour Properties Group | 40 King St. W., Suite 5300, Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2 | ||
| 10025 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, AB T5J 1S6 | Edmonton | Commercial | PROP-CA-EDM-29847 | PMT-CA-EDM-2025-14402 | 2025-09-03 | Change of Use | Change of use from retail to food and beverage, interior reconfiguration and mechanical upgrade | Whyte Avenue Holdings Inc. | 10665 Jasper Ave., Suite 1400, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S9 | ||
Why now
Commercial development has a long lead time. Vacancy and absorption data tell you what happened last quarter. Permit data tells you what will happen to supply over the next one to three years. Monitor permit activity in your target submarket and you will see future competition and future opportunity well before the cranes arrive.
Who uses this
Broker / Sales Agent
Identify commercial property owners who just pulled a renovation or construction permit. They are actively investing in an asset and may need a leasing partner, tenant advisory, or disposition support once the work is complete. Reach them at the moment of maximum investment activity.
Developer / Investor
Track new commercial construction starts in your target submarket before they affect vacancy and rents. Know what supply is coming before anyone else does. Use the permit detail narrative to understand exactly what is being built, where, and at what scale.
Lender / Mortgage Broker
Monitor construction financing demand in your market. New commercial permit volume is a leading indicator of upcoming loan origination opportunities. Reach owners at the moment they are committing capital to a project.
Appraiser / Consultant
Incorporate forward supply pipeline data into market analysis and valuation work. Commercial permit volume, construction value, and permit type are critical inputs to supply-demand modelling and income property valuation.
Data quality
Sourced directly from municipal permit portals
Records are collected from municipal open-data portals and VIREC's proprietary collection pipelines, normalized to a common schema, and geocoded before delivery.
Coverage: Canada and the USA.
Kept current as new permits are filed
Each edition contains all commercial permits issued in the selected municipality during the selected period. Historical data is available for trend analysis and pipeline tracking.
Archive: Historical data available.
Commercial permits only
New construction, renovation, and change-of-use permits for commercial asset classes including office, retail, and mixed-use. Multiresidential and industrial permits are tracked separately in their respective signals.
Asset class: Commercial.
FAQ
Permits are earlier in the cycle than transactions. A building permit is issued before the renovation starts, often months before the asset changes hands. For anyone trying to reach an owner at the moment they are making capital decisions, the permit is a more actionable signal than a sale. It tells you who is spending money on a commercial property right now.
The permit's official issue date. Applications still under review are not included. Only formally issued permits, where the municipality has approved the work, make it into the dataset.
The Permit Details column contains the municipality's description of the approved work. For brokers it tells you what type of project is underway so you can approach the owner with relevant context. For lenders it tells you what financing need is likely coming. For developers it tells you what exactly is being built in your target corridors.
The dataset includes all formally issued commercial permit types: new construction, renovation, change-of-use, and structural permits. For demolition permits specifically, see the Demolition Permits signal.
Yes. Multi-quarter selection lets you build a longitudinal view of where commercial development activity is concentrated. A property appearing across multiple quarters with ongoing permit activity is a strong signal of active repositioning.
Every Property ID is queryable in the VIREC AI Tool. Drop any ID to pull the full property profile: ownership identity and mailing address, ownership history, all other permit activity on the asset, transaction history, and more.
VIREC sources permit data directly from public municipal filings across all covered markets. No third-party aggregators, no data resellers.
Once your order is confirmed, the dataset is automatically loaded into your VIREC Platform account and accessible immediately in the My Data section. No download required, no file to import.
Yes. Use the Request a Sample button on this page and you will get it instantly.
Yes. Recently Issued Commercial Permits pairs naturally with ownership intelligence. Cross the Property IDs against Investor-Owned Commercial Properties to find non-occupying owners who are actively investing in their assets. Layer with Long-Tenure Commercial Owners to identify decade-plus holders who are now spending capital. All IDs are consistent across every package and the AI Tool.