Building Permit Inspection Request

Important Information Before Submitting:

Inspections requested by 4:00 p.m. of any business day will be carried out the next business day. Please note, due to the volume of inspections, we do not book times.

Important: Stat holidays and weekends are not considered a business day, but note that stat holidays are not blocked off on this schedule.

Where more than 2 inspections are necessary when 1 inspection is normally required, a re-inspection charge of $150.00 plus tax shall be paid prior to each additional inspection. Inspectors can arrive any time after 9 a.m. on the inspection day. Work that is not ready may be subject to a re-inspection fee. Inspection requests should be made only if the work will be ready for inspection by 9 a.m. Note that inspections on Protection Island will only be done on Tuesdays.

No work that requires inspection shall be concealed until a building inspector has inspected it and accepted it in writing.

All aspects of the work requiring inspection and acceptance must have been both inspected and accepted by the building inspector in order to pass the Final Inspection or have an Occupancy Certificate issued (applies only in the case of new residential builds).

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA): Information collected on this form/application is done so under the general authority of the Community Charter and FOIPPA, and is protected in accordance with FOIPPA. Personal information will only be used by authorized staff to fulfill the purpose for which it was originally collected, or for a use consistent with that purpose. For further information regarding the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information, please contact the Legislative Services Department at 250-755-4405 or at foi@nanaimo.ca.

For assistance with your inspection booking, please call 250-755-4429, or call 250-755-4420 for the automated 24-hour inspection line.