Residential Building Permits

ALL DOCUMENTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE MUNICIPAL OFFICE. 

• Important: PBI will only accept new permit applications directly from the municipality to ensure that development approval has been granted. 
• Remember to submit the Residential - Permit Information Form (download below) with your plan review documents.  A municipal official must complete the top portion and assign a PBI number before submitting all plan review documents to PBI.
• Remember to complete and sign the E-Mail Consent Form at the bottom of the Plan Review Checklist (download below).
• Ask the municipal office if they require a geotechnical report, as per their zoning bylaws. If a geotech report is required, ensure that the Structural Engineer designing your foundation receives a copy of that report and references it in the foundation designs.

Plan Review Requirements for Typical Project Types 

Contact PBI at 306-536-1799 for requirements for unique projects or for projects not included below.

Click on any underlined red text on this webpage for more information.

Accessory Building

Addition

Attached Garage

Basement Development

Boat House

Building Moved In

Deck

Detached Garage

Dwelling

Foundation Replacementc

Mobile (Manufactured) Home

Pole Building

Renovation

Retaining Wall

RTM

Secondary Suite

Solar Panels (PV or Hot Water)

Sunroom (Prefabricated)

• Residential - Plan Review Checklist - Details what is required for a plan review for common residential building projects. 
• Residential - Permit Information Form - Fill in the bottom portion, then save as "PIF - Municipality Name", and email to the municipal office, with your plan review documents.  The municipal official must complete the top portion and assign a PBI number before submitting all plan review documents to PBI.

After Building Permit is Issued

• Plan Review Report - Ensure you receive a copy of the plan review report from the municipal office at the time of building permit issuance.  There is important information in this report about your building project, such as the stages of construction to call for site inspections, Building Official contact details, NBC compliance notes, missing information still to be submitted, etc.  PBI only emails this report to the municipal office, so ask the municipality to e-mail you a copy if you did not receive it with your building permit.  
• Site Inspections - After the plan review is completed and the building permit is issued by the municipal office, the owner or contractor must call PBI for all required site inspections at certain stages of construction, as identified in the Plan Review report.  

• Site Plan - Click link or scroll to bottom of webpage for site plan details required.
• Architectural Plans (not required to be sealed)
• Site-Specific Foundation Designs (sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practice in Saskatchewan and referencing the geotech report, if required). 
• Tall Wall Designs sealed by a professional designer licensed to practise in Saskatchewan if the wall heights exceed the requirements in NBC 2020 Table 9.23.10.1. Maximum height of 38 x 89 mm (2 x 4) walls is 3 metres (10'). Maximum height of 38 x 140 mm (2 x 6) walls is 3 metres (10') for 600 mm (24") o.c. stud spacing or 3.6 metres (12') for 400 mm (16") o.c. stud spacing.
• Spray Foam Installer Verification Form (if applicable, download below) -  Spray foam insulation must meet the CAN/ULC-S705.1 product standard and must be installed in conformance with CAN/ULC-S705.2 installation standard. Installers must be certified by the product manufacturer. To verify the installer’s certification and product used, complete and submit the form below. 
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Indicate if building will be insulated or not on this form. Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.
• NOTE: Engineer-stamped roof truss designs and layouts (and LVL designs, if applicable) in compliance with NBC 2020 must be submitted to the Building Official prior to the Framing inspection (if insulated) or prior to the Final inspection (if not insulated).

Deck

• Deck – PBI Specifications sheet (download below – complete page 3)
• Site Plan (see requirements in the PBI Specifications sheet)
• Deck Plan Layout (see page 2 of the PBI Specifications sheet for an example)
• Residential – Permit Information Form  (download below) - Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.
• If column height is more than 1.8 m (6’), or if building a roof over the deck, then a project-specific, engineer-stamped foundation design is required.
• If building a roof over the deck and using trusses, then an engineer-stamped roof truss design is required.
• If building an enclosure around the deck, then provide framing details or manufacturer’s specifications.

Sunroom (Prefabricated)

• Site Plan  - Click link or scroll to bottom of webpage for site plan details required.
• Manufacturer’s Specifications and Installation Instructions (must be sealed by a Saskatchewan Engineer for snow, wind and earthquake loads)
• Site-Specific Foundation Designs (sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practise in Saskatchewan and referencing the geotech report, if required). 
• Anchorage details (must be provided in the manufacturer’s specifications or sealed foundation designs)
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.

• Site Plan  - Click link or scroll to bottom of webpage for site plan details required.
• Architectural Plans (not required to be sealed. Window, door and wall dimensions are required.)
• Energy Efficiency Compliance Forms  (click link or scroll to bottom of page for more information)  
• Site-Specific Foundation Designs (sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practice in Saskatchewan and referencing the geotech report, if required.  Anchorage details must be included.)
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.
• If basement development is included with the permit then architectural plans must be provided noting all items in the Basement Development Specifications sheet (download below) or a separate building permit will be required.

• Site Plan  - Click link or scroll to bottom of webpage for site plan details required.
• Building Designs (sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practice in Saskatchewan, as 2020 NBC A-9.23.1.1 requires that post construction be designed in accordance with NBC Part 4. Designs must match the intended use.) 
• Details of Intended Use (i.e. note if vehicles will be repaired in the building, if the building will be insulated and heated, confirm that the building is for personal use only, etc.)  Complete the area on the Residential - Plan Review Checklist regarding pole buildings - download below.
• Energy Efficiency Compliance Forms (if building will have a permanent heat source).  Click link or scroll to bottom of page for more information.  
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Must indicate if building will be insulated or not insulated on this form. Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.
• NOTE: Engineer-stamped roof truss designs and layouts (and LVL designs, if applicable) in compliance with NBC 2020 must be submitted to the Building Official prior to the Framing inspection (if insulated) or prior to the Final inspection (if not insulated).

Building permits are required for retaining walls when they are attached to a building, the wall is over 600mm (24"), when the wall is close to a building or property line, or if the wall is over 1.2m (48") anywhere else on the property.  Municipalities may require permits for retaining walls any time it is required under the planning and development act.  

• Site Plan  - Click link or scroll to bottom of webpage for site plan details required.
• Site-Specific Foundation Designs (sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practice in Saskatchewan and referencing the geotech report, if required)
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.

Roof Mount (PV or Hot Water):

• Solar Panels – PBI Specifications sheet, plus all information requested in the sheet (download below)
• Product Brochures (must indicate that equipment is CAN/ULC Certified)
• Manufacturer Specifications (detailing design and installation requirements)
• Roof Load Verification (letter or roof truss designs sealed by a Structural Engineer licensed to practise in Saskatchewan - see specifications sheet for all required information)
• Roof Mount Plan & Layout (see specifications sheet for all required information)
• Residential – Permit Information Form (download below) - Applicant must complete the bottom portion of the form and e-mail it to the municipal office with the documents required for a plan review. DO NOT send this form directly to PBI, the top portion must be completed by a municipal official.

Ground Mount:

• If panels will be ground mounted, then a site plan showing their proposed location and noting the distance to the property lines and other structures on the same property must be submitted to the Building Official to determine if a building permit is required.

• Designs for the building project must show compliance with 20 National Building Code of Canada – Section 9.36 (or 
• Designs for the building project must show compliance with 2020 National Building Code of Canada – Section 9.36 (or NECB 2020). Click back arrow to return to this page.
• Required form(s) and accompanying calculations must be submitted for the plan review. Failure to provide this information completed by a competent person will result in a delay in building permit issuance. 
• Visit Energy Code for more information (click back arrow to return to this page).

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• Forms to be completed and signed by owner.