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Kelowna, permit by permit

Kelowna's newest published permits are from September 23, 2026. Kelowna issued 52 permits in the last four published weeks, down from 61 in the four before.

Counted from the public permit record, updated November 13, 2026.

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Permits issued, week by week

02550Nov 10Feb 9May 11Aug 10Nov 9Not yet published
Week of Nov 2Not yet published for this week.
  • Four-week average
  • Each week

580 located permits to the week of Nov 2. issued that week.

Nov 10Nov 9
Show the weekly numbers
Week ofPermits issuedDeclared value
November 9, 2026not publishednot published
November 2, 2026not publishednot published
October 26, 2026not publishednot published
October 19, 2026not publishednot published
October 12, 2026not publishednot published
October 5, 2026not publishednot published
September 28, 2026not publishednot published
September 21, 202610$4.7M
September 14, 202611$3.4M
September 7, 202617$4.2M
August 31, 202614$7.3M
August 24, 202619$5.1M
August 17, 202614$16M
August 10, 202615$8.7M
August 3, 202613$22M
July 27, 202615$28M
July 20, 202613$4.6M
July 13, 202615$7.5M
July 6, 202610$2.0M
June 29, 20265$1.2M
June 22, 202614$9.1M
June 15, 202615$15M
June 8, 202612$5.0M
June 1, 202620$41M
May 25, 20268$26M
May 18, 20268$2.5M
May 11, 202614$14M
May 4, 202630$4.7M
April 27, 202614$4.4M
April 20, 202613$3.0M
April 13, 202617$7.6M
April 6, 202613$1.4M
March 30, 202611$4.2M
March 23, 202611$1.8M
March 16, 20269$5.4M
March 9, 202610$44M
March 2, 202613$39M
February 23, 202610$38M
February 16, 202612$6.1M
February 9, 20268$1.5M
February 2, 20267$1.6M
January 26, 202616$5.6M
January 19, 202611$2.3M
January 12, 20268$6.7M
January 5, 202611$5.0M
December 29, 20250$0
December 22, 20254$577K
December 15, 20258$2.0M
December 8, 20256$3.3M
December 1, 20258$1.4M
November 24, 202514$8.7M
November 17, 202515$5.8M
November 10, 202526$15M

Starting, continuing or standalone

43% of permits this year began a new project, 21% were work on buildings already standing and 35% were standalone jobs. Starts made up 41% of the last three months against 47% in the three before, so the mix is tilting toward work on existing buildings: renovation and trade work is steadier than new starts.

Nov 25: 32 starts, 9 continuations, 14 standalone; Dec 25: 8 starts, 5 continuations, 13 standalone; Jan 26: 18 starts, 14 continuations, 14 standalone; Feb 26: 14 starts, 11 continuations, 12 standalone; Mar 26: 20 starts, 9 continuations, 25 standalone; Apr 26: 26 starts, 9 continuations, 22 standalone; May 26: 24 starts, 8 continuations, 28 standalone; Jun 26: 36 starts, 14 continuations, 16 standalone; Jul 26: 17 starts, 21 continuations, 15 standalone; Aug 26: 37 starts, 13 continuations, 24 standalone; Sep 26: 14 starts, 8 continuations, 16 standalone050100Nov 25: 32 startNov 25: 9 continuationNov 25: 14 standaloneNov 25Dec 25: 8 startDec 25: 5 continuationDec 25: 13 standaloneDec 25Jan 26: 18 startJan 26: 14 continuationJan 26: 14 standaloneJan 26Feb 26: 14 startFeb 26: 11 continuationFeb 26: 12 standaloneFeb 26Mar 26: 20 startMar 26: 9 continuationMar 26: 25 standaloneMar 26Apr 26: 26 startApr 26: 9 continuationApr 26: 22 standaloneApr 26May 26: 24 startMay 26: 8 continuationMay 26: 28 standaloneMay 26Jun 26: 36 startJun 26: 14 continuationJun 26: 16 standaloneJun 26Jul 26: 17 startJul 26: 21 continuationJul 26: 15 standaloneJul 26Aug 26: 37 startAug 26: 13 continuationAug 26: 24 standaloneAug 26: 1 otherAug 26Sep 26: 14 startSep 26: 8 continuationSep 26: 16 standaloneSep 26
  • Starts
  • Continuations
  • Standalone jobs
  • Not clear
Each permit was sorted by its published type and description. Starts: new buildings, additions, demolitions, site work. Continuations: renovations, interiors and trade permits on existing buildings. Standalone: pools, decks, sheds, signs, stoves, solar. Weeks are counted in the month they begin. Feeds almost never publish completions (1 not clear or completions).

By kind of property

  • Houses317
  • Multi-family25
  • Industrial18
  • Commercial15
  • Institutional7
185 permits did not say enough to tell.
Show the monthly numbers
MonthStartsContinuationsStandalone jobsNot clear
Nov 25329140
Dec 2585130
Jan 261814140
Feb 261411120
Mar 26209250
Apr 26269220
May 26248280
Jun 263614160
Jul 261721150
Aug 263713241
Sep 26148160

The pipeline today

A snapshot of November 13, 2026 for the towns that publish more than one stage. We record every change from November 13, 2026, so movement through the stages will show here as it builds up.

TownApplicationIssuedUnder inspectionFinished
Kelownanone127290144

Expiry watch

No town publishes expiry dates. These are estimates from each town's building bylaw and the published issue date: a permit lapses if work has not started by a set time, and most bylaws also set a maximum life. A lapsed permit means a new permit, and often new work.

TownStart-by date in the next 90 daysMaximum life ends in the next 90 daysEstimated from
KelownaKelowna bylaw, s. 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.11.137 if not started within 6 monthsThe bylaw sets no maximum lifeEstimated from the Kelowna building bylaw, s. 4.10.1, 4.10.2, 4.11.1

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About these numbers

  • Kelowna. Published about once a month, so the newest weeks arrive late. Newest permit September 23, 2026. No application dates.
  • Counts are permits issued, read from each town's public record. Applications still in review are counted only in the pipeline.
  • Expiry dates are estimates from each building bylaw, read on November 13, 2026, and never a statement about a particular permit.
  • Map dots are rounded to about 100 metres. We never show the name of a private person.
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