Records held by municipal governments are regulated by the provincial Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and the City of Toronto Act. MFIPPA states that, in general, the public has a right to see most of these records, and can obtain copies of them (fees for photocopying may apply – see submitting a request section).
MFIPPA provides for specific exemptions from the general right of access, such as:
To submit an application by email please use the ‘Email’ button on top of the Application Form.
| Fees Effective Jan 1, 2024: | |
| Routine Disclosure (for each plan, file, drawing or record) | $71.17 |
| Photocopying small building records (8.5” x 11.0”) or (11.0” x 17.0”) (per page) | $0.51 |
| Microfiche/microfilm,each | $5.00 |
Where copying fees total less than $2.50, they will be waived. HST is applicable to photocopy charges.
Routine disclosure of building plans (viewing and copying) of wholly residential buildings submitted after December 31, 2006, is permitted between the 22nd day following the permit application date and three months following the closing of the relevant permit file by the building inspector, where no objection to disclosure has been received by Toronto Building.
If as the owner, the management company responsible for the building, or the permit applicant, you feel there may be a security risk by allowing the public access to your plans and you do not want your building plans to be disclosed by Toronto Building through the Routine Disclosure Policy described above, please submit a letter outlining the reasons for your objections by Registered Mail within 21 days of the application date.
Routine disclosure of building plans for uses other than residential and for residential buildings not meeting the criteria above is permitted to requesters who can confirm they are: an owner of the property, a director of the management company responsible for the building on behalf of the property owner, a person who has written consent from one of the above, City Councillors and their staff, or an officer of certain agencies. For City-owned buildings, authorization is required from the director of Facilities and Real Estate.
Routine disclosure of site plans, surveys and drain plans of any building and all building plans related to signs shall be provided without the consent of the property owner or property manager.
Requests for building records not routinely disclosed by Toronto Building are to be submitted directly to the Corporate Information Management Services (CIMS) office.
The Ontario Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act gives the public a right of access to records held by the City of Toronto.
Toronto Building’s routine disclosure policy allows anyone access (including viewing and copying) to residential building plans associated with permit applications submitted after December 31, 2006.
Access to the plans will be granted from the 22nd day following the permit application date to three months following the closing of the relevant permit file by the building inspector.
If as the owner, the management company responsible for the building, or the permit applicant, you feel there may be a security risk by allowing the public access to your plans and you do not want your building plans to be disclosed by Toronto Building through the Routine Disclosure Policy please submit a letter outlining the reasons for your objections by Registered Mail within 21 days of the application date. Please direct the letter to the district office where your property is located.
Please note that letters of objection will only be accepted if received by Registered Mail. Requests for building plans where a letter of objection to disclosure has been received by Toronto Building will be referred to the Corporate Access and Privacy Office where access to the building plans may still be granted.