{"title":"Port McNeill building permit fees","question":"How much does a building permit cost in Port McNeill?","slug":"building-permit-fees","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-mcneill","name":"Port McNeill","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca"},"short_answer":"In Port McNeill, Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 sets building permit fees by construction value: $200 for $0 to $5,000, $250 for $5,001 to $100,000, and $1,200 for $100,001 and over. Every application also pays a non-refundable application fee. Work done without a valid permit pays double.","aliases":["building permit fee port mcneill","how much is a building permit port mcneill","permit cost port mcneill","demolition permit fee port mcneill"],"cost":"$200, $250 or $1,200 by construction value, plus a non-refundable application fee ($100 up to $50,000; $350 above) and a $180 plan review fee.","how_long":"The Town does not state when fees are due for building permits.","where":[{"type":"in_person","label":"Town Hall","value":"1775 Furney Place, Port McNeill, BC (mail: Box 728, Port McNeill, BC V0N 2R0)","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed statutory holidays)"},{"type":"phone","label":"Town Office","value":"250-956-3111"},{"type":"email","label":"Town Office reception","value":"reception@portmcneill.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF)","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf"},{"title":"Building Permit Application (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BP-Building-Permit-Applcaition-2024.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"building-permit","title":"Port McNeill building permits: when you need one and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/building-permit/"},{"slug":"business-licence","title":"Port McNeill business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/business-licence/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/alert-bay","name":"Alert Bay","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/alert-bay/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-hardy","name":"Port Hardy","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-hardy/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-alice","name":"Port Alice","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alice/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tahsis","name":"Tahsis","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tahsis/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/sayward","name":"Sayward","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sayward/building-permit-fees/"},{"place":"ca/bc/gold-river","name":"Gold River","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/gold-river/building-permit-fees/"}],"topic":{"title":"Building permit fees in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit-fees/"},"facts":{"minimum_fee":{"label":"Lowest fee","value":"$200 Building Permit Application Fee for construction value $0 to $5,000.","short":"$200 for value $0 to $5,000","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Building Permit Fees","quotes":["Building Permit Application Fee - Construction Value $0 - $5,000 200.00 Each"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fee_formula":{"label":"How the fee is worked out","value":"Three tiers by construction value: $200 ($0 to $5,000), $250 ($5,001 to $100,000), $1,200 ($100,001 and over). Work done without a valid permit pays double the fees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Building Permit Fees","quotes":["Building Permit Application Fee - Construction Value $5,001 - $100,000 250.00 Each","Building Permit Application Fee - Construction Value $100,001 + 1,200.00 Each","Building Permit Application Fee - For construction done without valid permit Double the fees"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"application_fee":{"label":"Application or plan review fee","value":"Every application includes a non-refundable application fee: $100 for construction value up to $50,000, $350 above $50,000. A plan review fee of $180 is also listed.","short":"$100 up to $50,000 of value; $350 above","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Building Permit Fees","quotes":["Every permit application shall include a non-refundable application fee","Construction Value up to $50,000 100.00","Construction Value in excess of $50,000 350.00","Plan Review Fee 180.00 Each"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"other_fees":{"label":"Other fees","value":"Plumbing fixtures $10 each; inspection $150; re-inspection $115; special inspection $175; demolition permit $500 ($1,000 without a permit); building moving permit $150; mobile or modular home placement $150; water and sewer connection permits $500 each. Security deposit $1,000 (single family or duplex) or $2,000 (commercial or industrial).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Related Building Permit Fees","quotes":["Inspection Fee 150.00 Each","Re-Inspection Fee 115.00 Each","Demolition Permit Fee 500.00 Each","Demolition Without Permit Fee 1,000.00 Each","Security Deposit - Building or Demolition - Single Family/Duplex Residential 1,000.00 Each","Security Deposit - Building or Demolition - Commercial or Industrial 2,000.00 Each","Plumbing Fixtures 10.00 Each"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"how_to_pay":{"label":"How to pay","value":null,"status":"unknown","reason":"not_published","note":"The sources do not state a payment method or timing.","sources":[]},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025, 'Building Permit Fees' and 'Related Building Permit Fees' sections; it repeals Fee Setting Bylaw No. 684, 2018.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","section":"Building Permit Fees","quotes":["This Bylaw may be cited as the “Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025”","No. 684, 2018 Fee Setting","BUILDING PERMIT FEES"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":1},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe Town of Port McNeill's [Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025](https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf) lists building permit fees in three flat tiers by construction value, not as a percentage: $200 for $0 to $5,000, $250 for $5,001 to $100,000 and $1,200 for $100,001 and over. Work done without a valid permit pays double the fees.\n\nEvery application also includes a non-refundable application fee: $100 for construction value up to $50,000, $350 above $50,000. A plan review fee of $180 is also listed. The schedule does not say whether the application fee counts toward the permit fee, so ask the Town.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Other fees in the bylaw: plumbing fixtures $10 each; inspection $150; re-inspection $115; special inspection $175; demolition permit $500 ($1,000 without a permit); building moving permit $150 ($1,000 without a permit); mobile or modular home placement $150; water and sewer connection permits $500 each.\n- Security deposit: $1,000 for a single family home or duplex, $2,000 for commercial or industrial.\n- If a permit is cancelled before construction starts, 75% of the permit fee may be refunded. There is no refund under $55, and the request must come within 12 months of issue.\n- Confirm the current amounts with the Town office before you apply.","sources":[{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/No.-734-2025-Fees-and-Charges.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw No. 734, 2025 (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://portmcneill.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BP-Building-Permit-Applcaition-2024.pdf","title":"Building Permit Application (PDF), Town of Port McNeill","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/building-permit-fees/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/building-permit-fees.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-mcneill/building-permit-fees.json"}}