Postal zone M8: Etobicoke (south)
Building permits in postal area M8Z, Toronto
As of Sep 2, 2026, PermitIndex has tracked 471 building permits issued in the M8Z postal area (Toronto) over the trailing 12 months (source: City of Toronto Open Data). plumbing is the most active trade (90 permits).
Permits (12 mo)
471
With disclosed value
155
Total value
$305,355,927
Latest issued
Aug 24, 2026
How long approval took
32daysmedian, application to issuance, for permits in M8Z
About the same as the citywide median of 32 days.
- Slowest 10%
- waited more than 220 days
- Based on
- 471 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.
Permits by trade (last 12 months)
| Trade | Permits | Value |
|---|---|---|
| plumbing | 90 | $16,797,750 |
| Addition | 85 | $45,250,500 |
| New build | 83 | $229,141,952 |
| HVAC | 70 | $610,000 |
| interior_alteration | 39 | $10,816,000 |
| Demolition | 32 | $555,000 |
| other | 30 | $826,440 |
| Deck | 26 | $230,000 |
| Window / Door | 9 | $626,000 |
| Roofing | 5 | $502,285 |
| Pool | 2 | N/A |
Recent permits in M8Z
| Issued | Trade | Value | Work | Address |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | plumbing | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 121 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 121 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Addition | $16,600,000 | Addition(s) | 121 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Multiple Projects | 121 Shorncliffe Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 21, 2026 | interior_alteration | $300,000 | Interior Alterations | 1377 The Queensway, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 20, 2026 | other | $100,000 | Site Service | 1156 The Queensway, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | New Building | 8 Castlebar Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 17, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 40 Horner Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 12 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | New build | $1,500,000 | New Building | 12 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 12 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 12 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 12 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 12, 2026 | New build | $20,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 29 Monkton Ave, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | New build | $750,000 | New Building | 38 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 38 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related (DR) | 38 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Demolition | Value not disclosed | Demolition | 38 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Deck | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 38 Edgecroft Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 838 The Queensway, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | HVAC | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(MS) | 25 Willowbrook Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 838 The Queensway, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | New build | $20,000 | New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite | 25 Willowbrook Rd, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Addition | $500,000 | Multiple Projects | 838 The Queensway, Toronto, ON |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Addition | Value not disclosed | Building Permit Related(PS) | 74 Brentwood Rd S, Toronto, ON |
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M8Z is a Forward Sortation Area: the first three characters of a Toronto postal code, in the M8 postal zone (Etobicoke (south)). This page tracks every building permit the City of Toronto has issued in M8Z, updated daily from City of Toronto Open Data. Sign in for live data and daily alerts for this area.