A permit is not required to carry out some maintenance, repair or replacement work that does not have an impact on public safety. If your building is a heritage, other regulations might apply.
The exceptions are described on the following link:
Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Anjou, Côte-des-Neiges, NDG, LaSalle, Lachine, Plateau Mont-Royal, Sud-Ouest, Ile Bizard, Ste-Geneviève, Mercier, Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montréal-Nord, Outremont, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Rivière-des-Prairies, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Rosemont-La Petite Patrie, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Léonard, Verdun, Ville-Marie, Villeray, St-Michel and Parc Extension.
The first step is to contact the city to get information about your project and visit your cities website to find out if you need a permit.
Here is the list of Work that DOESN'T REQUIRE a permit:
1- Replacement of kitchen of bathroom cupboards, sinks, taps and bathrooms
2- Interior doors in a dwelling unit, except if located in a fire separation
3- Electrical heating system or natural gas
4- Exterior facing: Occasional repairs or maintenance
5- Roofing: Replace a flat roof membrane
6- Foundation and Foundation drains
7- Heat pump and air conditioners
8- Landscaping
9- Fences
10- Sheds and dependencies
11- Parking spaces
12- Balconies, stairs and decks
12- Pools, whirlpool baths and hot tubs
While the work described above may be carried out without a permit, the applicable regulations in force must be observed. Otherwise, you will be subject to a fine.
Finding our way through all this information can sometime be overwhelming.
General Contractor can also of great help to help you navigate through this maze, for all renovation in all the boroughs of the island of Montreal.
Lineaire General Contractor has over 25 years of experience in the field and can guide you through every steps, no matter what borough you live in.
Visit their website and give them a call to get your project started!