New Building Permit Hub Launched to Speed up Homebuilding

On Monday, May 27, CHBA BC Past President and 3rd Generation Homes President, Cassidy deVeer and CHBA CEO Neil Moody attended the announcement of the new Building Permit Hub.

The Province is digitizing local permit processes to make it easier and faster for homeowners and builders to submit applications to local governments and First Nations. The Building Permit Hub is the next step in the Province’s work to speed up homebuilding and reduce the costs of housing.

Cassidy spoke at the event to provide both the homebuilding industry’s perspective on the new digital tools which are intended to help streamline and standardize local permitting processes.

The Building Permit Hub went live on May 27 as a pilot project for 12 local governments and two First Nations. CHBA BC is optimistic about the potential of the Building Permit Hub to standardize and digitize building permit applications and is looking forward to seeing it rolled out across the province.

You can read the full announcement here.