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title: Dawson Creek building permit fees
question: "How much does a building permit cost?"
place: Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Building, renovating and your property
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# Dawson Creek building permit fees

**Question:** How much does a building permit cost?

**Short answer:** In 2026 a Dawson Creek building permit costs from .37 (the minimum, which includes a deck, shed or wood-burning appliance), rising with the value of the work, plus taxes. Most applications also pay a .63 plan processing fee. Fees rise each January 1.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Dawson Creek, https://www.dawsoncreek.ca)  
**Cost:** 2026, plus taxes: value up to $1,000 $73.37 (minimum); to $2,000 $91.72; to $5,000 $116.17; to $10,000 $140.63; to $50,000 $140.63 plus $9.18 per extra $1,000 or fraction; over $50,000 $507.51 plus $7.33 per extra $1,000 or fraction. The total building permit fee is capped at $500,000.  
**Where:**
- Email: Building Inspection, buildinginspection@dawsoncreek.ca
- Phone: Building Inspection, 250-743-6333
- In person: Development Services, temporary offices (City Hall is relocated), Unit 1C, 11000 8 Street, Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4K6 (Counter hours are not published on the pages read.)

## Key facts

- **Lowest fee:** $73.37 in 2026 ($74.84 in 2027), plus taxes. The minimum permit includes deck, shed and wood-burning appliance.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F, Schedule E](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)
  - Official wording: "Minimum Bldg Permit, which includes deck, shed, and wood burning appliance $71.93 $73.37 $74.84 $76.33" … "ALL FEES ARE PLUS APPLICABLE TAXES" … "2025 FEE 2026 FEE 2027 FEE 2028 FEE"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How the fee is worked out:** 2026: up to $1,000 minimum $73.37; to $2,000 $91.72; to $5,000 $116.17; to $10,000 $140.63; to $50,000 $140.63 plus $9.18 per extra $1,000 or fraction; over $50,000 $507.51 plus $7.33 per extra $1,000 or fraction. Total permit fee capped at $500,000.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F, Schedule E](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)
  - Official wording: "Permit fee when the value exceeds $1,000 but does not exceed $2,000 $89.92 $91.72 $93.56 $95.43" … "Permit fee when the value exceeds $2,000 but does not exceed $5,000 $113.89 $116.17 $118.49 $120.86" … "Permit fee when the value exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $10,000 $137.87 $140.63 $143.44 $146.31" … "Permit fee when the value exceeds $10,000 but does not exceed $50,000 $137.87 $140.63 $143.44 $146.31" … "$10,000 up to and including $50,000" … "$9.00 $9.18 $9.36 $9.55" … "Permit fee when the value exceeds $50,000 $497.56 $507.51 $517.66 $528.01" … "$7.19 $7.33 $7.48 $7.63" … "$50,000, with a total maximum building permit fee capped at $500,000" … "Additional fee for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof for values exceeding"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Application or plan review fee:** A plan processing fee is paid with the application: $140.63 in 2026 ($79.49 if Professional Plan Certification is provided). It does not apply to decks, sheds or wood-burning appliances. It is non-refundable and is credited against the permit fee when the permit is issued.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F, Schedule E](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)
  - Official wording: "Plan Processing, which excludes deck, shed, and wood burning appliance $137.87 $140.63 $143.44 $146.31" … "Plan processing if Professional Plan Certification provided $77.93 $79.49 $81.08 $82.70"
  - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 4287 (consolidated), s. 12.4](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177)
  - Official wording: "shall be accompanied by the appropriate plan-processing fee" … "the plan processing fee is non-refundable and shall be credited against the building permit fee when the permit is issued."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Other fees:** 2026: plumbing permit (1 fixture) $73.37, each extra fixture $7.33; residential demolition $91.72; commercial or industrial demolition, or moving a building, $366.87; re-inspection $91.72; after-hours inspection $91.72. Moving a building also needs a $10,000 irrevocable letter of credit. Plus taxes.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F, Schedule E](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)
  - Official wording: "installing, altering and $71.93 $73.37 $74.84 $76.33" … "Demolition Permit for residential building $89.92 $91.72 $93.56 $95.43" … "Demolition Permit for commercial or industrial building (each) $359.67 $366.87 $374.20 $381.69" … "Moving Permit - moving any building any size $359.67 $366.87 $374.20 $381.69" … "Re-inspection $89.92 $91.72 $93.56 $95.43" … "Inspection outside of regular working hours $89.92 $91.72 $93.56 $95.43"
  - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 4287 (consolidated), s. 12.6](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177)
  - Official wording: "for each inspection after the second inspection, a re-inspection" … "18.4 Every application for a Building Moving Permit shall be accompanied by an irrevocable letter of" … "credit established in favour of the City in the amount of $10,000, which letter of credit will expire"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **How to pay:** The plan processing fee is paid with the application. The permit fee must be paid in full before the permit is issued.
  - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 4287 (consolidated), s. 12.3-12.4](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177)
  - Official wording: "shall be paid in full prior to issuance of any permit under this bylaw." … "shall be accompanied by the appropriate plan-processing fee"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 3932, 2007, Schedule E (Building Regulation Fees & Charges). The Building Regulation Bylaw No. 4287, 2016, s. 12 requires the fees.
  - Source: [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F, Schedule E](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)
  - Official wording: "FEES AND CHARGES BYLAW NO. 3932, 2007" … "BUILDING REGULATION FEES & CHARGES"
  - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 4287 (consolidated), s. 12.1](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177)
  - Official wording: "BUILDING REGULATION BYLAW NO. 4287, 2016"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

Permit fees are set in Schedule E of [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171) and rise each January 1 (the schedule lists 2025 to 2028 amounts). All amounts are plus taxes. The bylaw requires the permit fee to be paid in full before the permit is issued ([Building Regulation Bylaw 4287](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177), s. 12).

## Steps

1. Work out the value of the work and find its band in the fee table above.
2. Pay the plan processing fee with your application: $140.63 in 2026, or $79.49 if Professional Plan Certification is provided. It does not apply to decks, sheds or wood-burning appliances.
3. Pay the permit fee before the permit is issued.
4. Email questions to buildinginspection@dawsoncreek.ca.

## Good to know

- The cap is a maximum building permit fee of $500,000. It is not a limit on the value of the work.
- Other 2026 fees: plumbing permit $73.37 for one fixture and $7.33 for each extra fixture; residential demolition $91.72; commercial or industrial demolition, or moving a building, $366.87. Moving a building also needs a $10,000 irrevocable letter of credit.
- Re-inspection $91.72, charged when non-compliance means more than two inspections are needed. After-hours inspection $91.72.
- Plan processing is non-refundable and is credited to the permit fee when the permit is issued. The application is cancelled and the fee forfeited if the permit is not issued and paid for within 180 days of written notice that it is ready.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932, Schedule E (PDF)](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171)

## Related questions

- [Dawson Creek building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/building-permit.md)

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## Sources

- [Fees and Charges Bylaw 3932 (consolidated), Schedules E and F (PDF)](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/136171) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Building Regulation Bylaw 4287 (consolidated)](https://dawsoncreek.civicweb.net/document/112177) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Building and Renovating, City of Dawson Creek](https://www.dawsoncreek.ca/business-development/building-and-renovating/) (read 2026-11-05)

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