Permits Overview

• Construction, reconstruction, erection or placing of a building or structure of any kind;
• Changes that alter the use, or potential use, of a building or structure (i.e., commercial use to residential use, conversion of a garage to a habitable space)
• Increasing the size of a building or structure, or increasing the number of dwelling units in the building or structure (i.e. new apartment unit including basement apartments)
• Site grading
• Temporary or permanent placing, dumping or removal of any material (including, but not limited to fill, dirt, stone) originating on the site or elsewhere
• Straightening, changing, diverting or interfering with the existing channel of a river, creek, stream, or watercourse
• Changing or interfering with a wetland (including, but not limited to, fill in a wetland, dredging and grading)

GRCA reviews permit applications to ensure consistency with the Conservation Authorities Act (available from the Policies & Guidelines section).