BUILDING PERMIT CONSULTING · METRO VANCOUVER
PermitWave helps homeowners, contractors, and business owners navigate building permits, application coordination, and construction-related project planning across Metro Vancouver.
Project-specific services. Individually agreed scopes and quotations.
A clearer starting point.
Scope, documents, and coordination — considered together before the next step.
Our services
Start with the support your project needs. Consultation, application management, and construction support are offered by inquiry and individual quotation.
A project-specific discussion of permit strategy, requirements, and the questions to resolve before you move forward.
Inquire about support preparing and coordinating your application package, project documents, and responses to municipal comments.
Discuss your renovation or construction scope, request a project-specific estimate, and explore coordination support where available.
These services are separate from fixed-price Permit Review reports. Submission support, contractor coordination, and professional involvement depend on the agreed scope, authorization, and availability.
Commercial projects
A new business use or interior renovation can raise questions well beyond the layout. Discuss your proposed operation, existing space, and application needs before committing to the next stage.
Potential issues to discuss with the municipality and relevant project professionals include:
Requirements vary by municipality, project, and applicable code. A consultation or coordination engagement does not replace required architectural, engineering, or other regulated professional services.
Discuss a Commercial ProjectResidential projects
Plan your next home project with a clearer understanding of the permit questions, documents, and people involved. Share the intended work and municipality to discuss a suitable service scope.
Discuss a Residential ProjectHome renovations
Home additions
Secondary suites
Basement renovations
Structural alterations
Other residential permit projects
Working with PermitWave
Begin with a conversation. An inquiry helps establish whether there is a suitable service for your project; it is not a professional assessment or an automatic engagement.
Share the municipality, project type, intended use, and a short description of the work you are considering.
Discuss your priorities, available information, and the permit or coordination questions you need help with.
Where applicable, PermitWave proposes the service scope, responsibilities, and quotation for your consideration.
Begin the agreed consultation, application coordination, or project support. Availability and responsibilities are confirmed before engagement.
Separate paid product
PermitWave also provides paid permit readiness reports for selected project categories. A report organizes likely permit requirements, documentation questions, and next steps using the information you submit.
Fixed-price reports do not include full application management, municipal submission, construction estimates, or design and engineering services.
Construction support inquiries
Contact PermitWave to discuss project scope, construction estimate inquiries, and potential coordination support. Quotes and contractor involvement are project-specific and subject to availability.
PermitWave Academy
Questions to resolve before changing a commercial space.
Read guide Use & occupancyUnderstand the distinction between an existing use and a proposed operation.
Read guide Food servicePlan for overlapping building and food-service requirements.
Read guide HealthcareExplore permit questions for treatment and healthcare spaces.
Read guide ResidentialA starting point for the permit questions behind a home renovation.
Read guideQuestions & answers
Understand the service scope and the role of the municipality.
PermitWave accepts inquiries for building permit consultation, application preparation and coordination, and construction estimates and project support in Metro Vancouver. These services are scoped and quoted individually. Paid Permit Review readiness reports are a separate product for selected project categories.
You can inquire about document collection, package preparation, coordination with project professionals, application follow-up, and responses to municipal comments. Municipal submission support is subject to authorization and availability. The scope and responsibilities must be agreed before work begins; the online Permit Review dashboard does not provide municipal backend access.
PermitWave accepts consultation and coordination inquiries for tenant improvements, restaurants, clinics, offices, retail spaces, and specialized commercial projects. Requirements may involve zoning, occupancy, accessibility, fire protection, ventilation, plumbing, and professional drawings, depending on the municipality and project.
Yes. Contact PermitWave with a brief project description and municipality to discuss a construction or renovation estimate inquiry. Any quote and potential contractor coordination depend on the project scope and availability; submitting an inquiry does not guarantee an estimate, fixed price, or contractor availability.
A paid Permit Review is a project-specific readiness report based on the information you submit. It is not a full application management engagement. Consultation, application preparation, submission support, professional coordination, and construction support require a separately agreed scope and quotation.
No. PermitWave is a private consulting and project support business. The applicable municipality or reviewing authority determines requirements and issues approvals. PermitWave does not issue permits, guarantee approval, or promise faster municipal review. Licensed design and engineering services must be arranged with appropriately qualified professionals where required.
Your next step
Tell us what you are planning and where. We can discuss the questions to resolve and the support to consider.
