Shrinking Wait Time for New Building Permits

The City’s expanded Land and Building Services (LBS) department is currently at a five-week turn-around for processing new building applications requiring a plan review by a Building Official. This is down from an eight-week wait earlier this year.

The added staff and consultant support has enabled the City to gain ground on the backlog of applications it faced this building season, which is expected to be one of the busiest in history. We’ve already received 92% of the number of submissions in all of 2023.

We’re committed to being transparent about our progress in addressing this issue. Visit our Engage Whitehorse page to say informed. engagewhitehorse.ca/building-permits

Contact:
Guiniveve Lalena
A/Manager, Strategic Communications
City of Whitehorse
[email protected]
867-334-2400