Product updates
New in PermitLane: more Alberta checklists and tools for growing teams
Canmore coverage, new Calgary development-permit checklists, Builder subscriptions and clearer records for teams coordinating several projects.
September product update
A company coordinating several buildings needs more than a folder for each permit. Someone has to find the right document list, keep track of the latest municipal response and explain what is still holding a project up. As the team grows, those questions need a shared record that people can return to.
The latest PermitLane updates expand both sides of that work: the published checklist catalogue and the tools for following a permit through review. Here is what is new, how it fits into a contractor or builder’s day, and where each feature’s scope ends.
Four new checklists across a wider Alberta coverage area
As of September 12, PermitLane lists 39 published checklists: 18 for Calgary, 9 for Airdrie, 11 for Rocky View County and 1 for the Town of Canmore. Langdon remains part of Rocky View County coverage. The existing renovation and single-home checklists remain available alongside these additions.
The catalogue can be searched by checklist name, kind of work or municipality. Open a checklist to read its requirements, recorded sources and limits before selecting it for a project. Similar project names do not mean identical document sets, and selecting a checklist does not establish site eligibility.
Canmore: a building-permit checklist for a new multi-unit building
The new Town of Canmore checklist covers building-permit documents for a new multi-unit residential building. Canmore is also available as a project location. For a team preparing that kind of work, this puts the published document-preparation scope into the same workspace used to follow requirements and evidence.
The development permit is a separate application outside this checklist’s scope. This release does not mean every Canmore project type is covered. Check the named scope and its recorded sources before applying it; the building-permit document list should not be treated as the entire municipal process.
Calgary: three development-permit additions
Calgary’s additions cover a new or added multi-residential building with three or more units, a new or added rowhouse in the Developing Area, and a new or added rowhouse in the Developed Area. The two rowhouse scopes stay separate so a team can see which document list it is considering.
These additions cover development-permit documents. Building-permit requirements remain separate. They do not establish that a particular site is eligible, that an exemption applies or that an application will be approved. The published checklist’s exact scope is the starting point for preparing the record.
See the recorded deadline and the open revision together
The decision clock shows recorded timing information alongside its cited basis. When the record cannot support a date, the missing or conflicting information stays visible. It does not predict when the municipality will approve an application or turn an internal target into an official deadline.
The revision ledger keeps the authority’s recorded wording, review rounds, responsibility and linked answering documents together. It also identifies recorded repeat items. A team can use it to ask what changed since the last response and who is handling it. Marking an item resolved records the company’s action; it does not mean the authority accepted the answer.
Read the work by development and phase
The Developments view brings recorded projects and company-defined phases into one place. Open a development to see what its phases are waiting on, including open review items and permit-release information. A missing permit record remains visible rather than being counted as a completed step.
These views describe recorded blockers. They do not produce a predicted launch date or replace a construction programme. That distinction matters when several buildings share a business target but their permit records are at different stages.
Give the architect a focused, read-only update
An authorized coordinator can create an expiring, revocable professional link for a project. It gives the architect a limited read-only view of recorded revision and prior-to-release items, cited requirements, timing information and the document requirements. It does not provide the full company workspace or access to private project files. The link supports coordination while the architect, builder and municipality keep their own roles.
Choose a Builder size directly in Billing
Builder 10, Builder 25 and Builder 50 are available through the company Owner’s Billing screen. The sizing step asks about the company’s needs and offers a size to review before checkout. Builder is billed annually; the subscription page lists the current prices, capacities and terms.
Every company starts with the same 14-day trial without a card. Builder has no separate trial, and the trial never turns into a paid subscription automatically. The Owner makes an explicit purchase, and paid access requires verified payment.
Start with the change that fits your next project
Check the published coverage for the work you are preparing, then review the open permit records with your team. The purpose of these updates is a clearer shared account of the next step. Municipal submissions and review remain external, and PermitLane does not guarantee approval.
Release notes and current coverage
Release information checked September 12, 2026. This article describes the release on that date; use the linked coverage and subscription pages for current availability.