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Toronto Window / Door permits: where Window / Door work is happening
As of Oct 18, 2026, PermitIndex tracked 901 window & door permits issued across Toronto in the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data).
How long approval took
11daysmedian, application to issuance, for Toronto window & door permits
62% faster than the citywide median of 29 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 61 days
- Based on
- 901 permits, last 12 months
Measured from application date to issue date in the City of Toronto’s active-permit records. It describes permits already issued, not a processing commitment, and your own application may differ.
Window / Door permits by neighbourhood (last 12 months)
| Rank | Neighbourhood | Permits (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yonge-Bay Corridor | 39 |
| 2 | Annex | 29 |
| 3 | West Humber-Clairville | 23 |
| 4 | Morningside Heights | 20 |
| 5 | South Riverdale | 19 |
| 6 | Bendale-Glen Andrew | 16 |
| 7 | Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn | 15 |
| 8 | Downtown Yonge East | 14 |
| 9 | Wellington Place | 14 |
| 10 | Etobicoke City Centre | 14 |
| 11 | Rosedale-Moore Park | 14 |
| 12 | Roncesvalles | 14 |
| 13 | Morningside | 13 |
| 14 | Highland Creek | 13 |
| 15 | Kensington-Chinatown | 13 |
| 16 | High Park-Swansea | 13 |
| 17 | Centennial Scarborough | 12 |
| 18 | University | 12 |
| 19 | North Riverdale | 12 |
| 20 | Yorkdale-Glen Park | 12 |
| 21 | Oakwood Village | 11 |
| 22 | St.Andrew-Windfields | 11 |
| 23 | Leaside-Bennington | 11 |
| 24 | Edenbridge-Humber Valley | 11 |
| 25 | Junction-Wallace Emerson | 10 |
| 26 | Cliffcrest | 10 |
| 27 | Birchcliffe-Cliffside | 10 |
| 28 | Clairlea-Birchmount | 10 |
| 29 | Moss Park | 10 |
| 30 | Little Portugal | 10 |
| 31 | Trinity-Bellwoods | 10 |
| 32 | Princess-Rosethorn | 10 |
| 33 | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands | 9 |
| 34 | Bendale South | 9 |
| 35 | High Park North | 9 |
| 36 | O'Connor-Parkview | 9 |
| 37 | Hillcrest Village | 9 |
| 38 | Fenside-Parkwoods | 8 |
| 39 | Woburn North | 8 |
| 40 | West Queen West | 8 |
| 41 | Wexford/Maryvale | 8 |
| 42 | Weston | 8 |
| 43 | Palmerston-Little Italy | 8 |
| 44 | Banbury-Don Mills | 8 |
| 45 | Dovercourt Village | 7 |
| 46 | Malvern East | 7 |
| 47 | Milliken | 7 |
| 48 | Agincourt North | 7 |
| 49 | Harbourfront-CityPlace | 7 |
| 50 | Yonge-St.Clair | 7 |
| 51 | Wychwood | 7 |
| 52 | Black Creek | 7 |
| 53 | Scarborough Village | 6 |
| 54 | Kennedy Park | 6 |
| 55 | Islington | 6 |
| 56 | Lawrence Park North | 6 |
| 57 | Forest Hill South | 6 |
| 58 | Yonge-Eglinton | 6 |
| 59 | Junction Area | 6 |
| 60 | Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan | 6 |
| 61 | Playter Estates-Danforth | 6 |
| 62 | Runnymede-Bloor West Village | 6 |
| 63 | Don Valley Village | 6 |
| 64 | Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills | 6 |
| 65 | New Toronto | 6 |
| 66 | Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown | 6 |
| 67 | Oakdale-Beverley Heights | 5 |
| 68 | Avondale | 5 |
| 69 | West Hill | 5 |
| 70 | Mimico-Queensway | 5 |
| 71 | Casa Loma | 5 |
| 72 | Keelesdale-Eglinton West | 5 |
| 73 | Greenwood-Coxwell | 5 |
| 74 | South Parkdale | 5 |
| 75 | West Rouge | 4 |
| 76 | Agincourt South-Malvern West | 4 |
| 77 | East End-Danforth | 4 |
| 78 | Old East York | 4 |
| 79 | Dufferin Grove | 4 |
| 80 | Newtonbrook West | 4 |
| 81 | Westminster-Branson | 4 |
| 82 | Brookhaven-Amesbury | 4 |
| 83 | Rustic | 4 |
| 84 | York University Heights | 4 |
| 85 | Eringate-Centennial-West Deane | 4 |
| 86 | Thistletown-Beaumond Heights | 4 |
| 87 | Pelmo Park-Humberlea | 4 |
| 88 | Humber Summit | 4 |
| 89 | East Willowdale | 3 |
| 90 | Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills | 3 |
| 91 | L'Amoreaux West | 3 |
| 92 | Lawrence Park South | 3 |
| 93 | Mount Pleasant East | 3 |
| 94 | Corso Italia-Davenport | 3 |
| 95 | Steeles | 3 |
| 96 | Cabbagetown-South St.James Town | 3 |
| 97 | Danforth | 3 |
| 98 | Taylor-Massey | 3 |
| 99 | Woodbine-Lumsden | 3 |
| 100 | Willowdale West | 3 |
| 101 | Alderwood | 3 |
| 102 | Stonegate-Queensway | 3 |
| 103 | Rexdale-Kipling | 3 |
| 104 | North Toronto | 2 |
| 105 | Bay-Cloverhill | 2 |
| 106 | Guildwood | 2 |
| 107 | Eglinton East | 2 |
| 108 | Dorset Park | 2 |
| 109 | Caledonia-Fairbank | 2 |
| 110 | Forest Hill North | 2 |
| 111 | Weston-Pelham Park | 2 |
| 112 | Oakridge | 2 |
| 113 | Lambton Baby Point | 2 |
| 114 | Beechborough-Greenbrook | 2 |
| 115 | North St.James Town | 2 |
| 116 | Blake-Jones | 2 |
| 117 | The Beaches | 2 |
| 118 | Danforth East York | 2 |
| 119 | Lansing-Westgate | 2 |
| 120 | Bathurst Manor | 2 |
| 121 | Glenfield-Jane Heights | 2 |
| 122 | Thorncliffe Park | 2 |
| 123 | Henry Farm | 2 |
| 124 | Kingsway South | 2 |
| 125 | Elms-Old Rexdale | 2 |
| 126 | Downsview | 1 |
| 127 | Yonge-Doris | 1 |
| 128 | East L'Amoreaux | 1 |
| 129 | Malvern West | 1 |
| 130 | Ionview | 1 |
| 131 | Church-Wellesley | 1 |
| 132 | Fort York-Liberty Village | 1 |
| 133 | Humber Bay Shores | 1 |
| 134 | Briar Hill-Belgravia | 1 |
| 135 | Humewood-Cedarvale | 1 |
| 136 | Mount Dennis | 1 |
| 137 | Rockcliffe-Smythe | 1 |
| 138 | Regent Park | 1 |
| 139 | Woodbine Corridor | 1 |
| 140 | Pleasant View | 1 |
| 141 | Flemingdon Park | 1 |
| 142 | Bedford Park-Nortown | 1 |
| 143 | Broadview North | 1 |
| 144 | Newtonbrook East | 1 |
| 145 | Bayview Woods-Steeles | 1 |
Permit guide
Window / Door permits in Toronto: what to know
This category tracks Toronto building permits where the described work involves windows or exterior doors: enlarging or adding openings, structural lintel changes, and window or door work bundled into bigger renovation permits.
When you need a permit in Toronto
In Toronto, swapping a window or door for a new one of the same size in the same opening generally does not require a building permit. A permit is generally required once the work changes the structure, such as enlarging an existing opening, cutting a new one, or altering what holds the wall up above it.
Because so much replacement work is permit-exempt, the permits that do get filed skew toward bigger jobs: additions, major renovations, and multi-unit work where new openings are part of the design. Always confirm the current rules with Toronto Building before starting work.
Official requirements and applications: Toronto Building: apply for a building permit.
What this data tells suppliers
For window and door suppliers, permit activity is a demand signal for the higher-value end of the market: the renovations and additions where full window packages get specified, not one-off retail replacements.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a permit to replace windows in Toronto?
- Generally no, if the new window is the same size and fits the existing opening without structural changes. Enlarging an opening, adding a new one, or changing the structure around it generally does require a building permit. Confirm with Toronto Building for your specific project.
- Why do window and door permits matter if replacements are exempt?
- The permits that are filed mark the larger jobs: additions, major renovations, and new openings. Those projects order full window and door packages, which makes permit activity a useful map of where the bigger orders are coming from.
- Which Toronto neighbourhoods have the most window and door permit activity?
- The ranking on this page lists Toronto neighbourhoods by window and door permits issued in the last 12 months, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data.
- How long does it take to get a window / door permit in Toronto?
- Half of the 901 window & door permits issued in Toronto over the last 12 months were issued within 11 days of application, and one in ten took longer than 61 days. That is measured from application date to issue date in the City of Toronto's active-permit records, so it describes permits already issued rather than a processing commitment.