Building permit resubmission guide
Receiving a building permit Status Letter is common during the permit review process. Delays often occur when resubmissions contain incomplete or incorrect information.
Follow these steps to prepare your resubmission and upload the required documents to your existing building permit application.
On this page:
- Review your Status Letter
- Prepare your resubmission
- Upload your documents
- After you resubmit
- Contact us
1. Review your Status Letter
Before you update your drawings or documents:
- read the full list of deficiencies in your Status Letter
- make sure you understand each comment
- contact your assigned Building Official if you need clarification before you resubmit – their contact information is in your Status Letter
2. Prepare your resubmission
When preparing your resubmission:
- only submit pages that have changed – do not submit the complete drawing set
- cloud and date all changes and update the revision table, if applicable
- make sure documents are signed, sealed and dated by qualified professionals
- make sure all documents are complete and coordinated across each discipline of work
- prepare a response letter that addresses all comments in your Status Letter
Incomplete submissions will not be reviewed.
3. Upload your documents
Log in to your online permit portal and open the building permit you are updating:
- Select Upload Documents.
- Upload the correct file to each required category under Pending Required Attachments.
- Check that all required documents are uploaded and correct.
- Select Upload All.
- Select Proceed. You will not be able to go back and add more files after this step.
- Select OK to finish.
Technical support is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Email building@waterloo.ca or call 519-747-8712.
Log on to the online permit portal
4. After you resubmit
Your Building Official will review your revised submission at their earliest convenience.
Building Code regulated review timeframes do not apply to resubmissions.
If more information is required:
- another Status Letter may be issued and uploaded to the online permit portal
- additional plan review fees may apply for each additional resubmission