Compare professionals who can review code requirements, flag design issues and coordinate the code-related documentation your building permit project may require.
Permit.ca is a network. The professionals listed here are independent firms and are responsible for the services they provide.
Start with the building and proposed work. The professional you hire can define the code-review scope from there.
Review how a proposed new use may affect occupancy classification, exiting, fire protection, accessibility and other code requirements.
Post This Project →Coordinate code questions affecting tenant layouts, washrooms, exits, fire/life-safety systems and permit drawings.
Post This Project →Identify code-related issues created by substantial changes to an existing building or space.
Post This Project →Review code implications where a building contains different uses or occupancy conditions.
Post This Project →Coordinate code questions around exits, separations, occupant safety and related design requirements.
Post This Project →Review applicable barrier-free and accessibility-related requirements that affect the design and permit documentation.
Post This Project →Applicable building-code requirements vary by province, municipality, building type, occupancy and project scope.
Compare the review scope, written deliverables, coordination responsibilities and permit-response support — not just the fee.
A focused review may answer one code question. A complex renovation or change of use may need broader coordination across several design disciplines.
The exact work depends on the applicable code, building, proposed use and agreed professional scope.
Review how the proposed use or occupancy affects applicable code requirements.
Review travel paths, exits and other egress-related design questions within the agreed scope.
Coordinate code questions related to separations, protection and occupant safety.
Review applicable barrier-free and accessibility provisions affecting the building design.
Organize key code criteria so the project team can coordinate drawings and documentation.
Support responses to code-related comments or questions where included in the agreed scope.
A code review is most useful when it turns complex requirements into clear design questions the project team can address before submission or during review.
A code consultant may identify or coordinate issues, while other qualified professionals are responsible for their own design and regulated work.
Reviews code-related project issues and provides analysis or coordination within the agreed scope.
Develops the building design and coordinates code requirements into the applicable drawings.
Addresses structural design where code review identifies structural requirements or changes.
Coordinates HVAC, ventilation and other mechanical requirements affecting the project.
Supports fire protection or alarm design questions where specialized professional input is required.
Coordinates permit documentation and submission support within the agreed scope.
Start with the project. The independent professionals you hire confirm what code review, design and documentation your project actually requires.
Code questions often affect several parts of the drawing set. Keep files, comments, revisions and agreed milestones connected to the same project.
A municipal comment, revised design or new project condition can expand the code-review scope. Make the added review, coordination and deliverables visible before work continues.
Share the building, proposed use, location and what is changing.
Review code consultants by scope, qualifications, deliverables and quote.
Agree on code questions, written deliverables, coordination, timing and milestones.
Track code comments, drawing updates and professional coordination.
Use the completed professional work for the applicable design and building permit process.
Fund an agreed milestone via Interac e-Transfer into your Permit Wallet. Review submitted work, approve the milestone or request revisions within the agreed scope. A dispute process is available.
Client approval begins the seven-day vendor payout period.
No. Permit.ca is a network that connects clients with independent building code consultants and other design and building professionals. Permit.ca does not directly provide building code consulting, architectural, engineering or other regulated professional services.
A building code consultant may review a proposed building project against applicable code requirements, identify issues that affect the design or permit documentation, and coordinate code-related questions with the project team. The exact scope depends on the project and jurisdiction.
Projects involving a change of use, complex renovation, mixed occupancy, fire and life-safety issues, accessibility, exiting or unusual design conditions may benefit from specialized code review. The professional you hire confirms the appropriate scope.
No. A code consultant focuses on code analysis and coordination within the agreed scope. Architectural and engineering design are separate professional responsibilities and may require appropriately qualified professionals.
The consultant can identify code issues and coordinate code-related documentation within their professional scope. The qualified professionals responsible for the project confirm the drawings, design work and submissions actually required.
Yes. A building code consultant may review occupancy classification, exiting, accessibility, fire/life-safety and other code implications associated with a proposed change of use.
A code matrix or code summary organizes key project-specific code criteria so the design team can coordinate the applicable drawings and documentation. The format and content depend on the project and jurisdiction.
Where included in the agreed scope, a consultant may help review code-related comments and coordinate responses with the responsible design professionals.
Compare the specific code issues being reviewed, written deliverables, meetings and coordination included, revision rounds, authority-response support, timeline, milestones and total fee.
No. A consultant can support design and permit documentation, but the applicable authority decides whether a permit or other approval is issued.
Post the project, compare code-review scope, deliverables, coordination, timeline and pricing, then choose the professional that fits the work.
