PreBuildIQ · Pre-development intelligence · First in Canada

Every approval your site needs. In 60 seconds.

Enter any Canadian address. Get the zoning verdict, every approval body, and every required study in 60 seconds, cited to the bylaw section, at a fraction of consultant cost. + 5 more sections in every report ↓

No subscription. Credits never expire.
43Municipalities
60sTurnaround
8Report sections
$1,499Per report
Instant01 / 03
0s
from address to full report

Answers while the deal is still alive.

Diligence that takes weeks of bylaw PDFs and unreturned planner calls comes back before the meeting ends. Run it in the room.

43 municipalities · 188+ approval bodies
Verified02 / 03
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bylaw sections in the engine

Cited to the section, so you can check us.

The verdict is read from your municipality's own zoning fabric for the exact parcel, overlays and holding provisions included. Every standard cites its bylaw section. Not a generic AI summary.

Municipal GIS · agency terms of reference
$ Saved03 / 03
$43K/moiRough estimate based on typical GTA project carrying costs (financing, taxes, insurance, opportunity cost). Actual amounts vary with project size, financing structure, and municipality. Not a guarantee.
carrying cost per month of permit delay

One missed study adds months before a shovel hits dirt.

60%+ of applications get sent back, and every resubmission means redesign fees, consultant hours, and months of added carrying cost. Know the full list before you file.

Starting at $1,499 per site — no subscription
Covering Ontario · new municipalities added monthly
TorontoMississaugaBramptonVaughanMarkhamHamiltonRichmond HillOakvilleBurlingtonMiltonNewmarketAuroraPickeringAjaxWhitbyOshawaKingstonPeterboroughGreater Sudbury
01 / The Problem

Canadian developers are flying blind into a $300B market.

Buy a site. Three weeks of research, $25K to a consultant, and the 1st submission still comes back rejected over one missing study. The resubmission costs four months at $43K/month, before a shovel hits dirt.

Timeline
0months
Average permit timeline in the GTA
Cost
$0K/mo
Carrying cost on a single stalled project
Rejections
0%+
Of applications require at least one resubmission
02 / The Platform

The platform, screen by screen.

Two tools. Built for pre-development. Works for any Canadian address.

app.prebuildiq.ca
03 / Inside the Report

What's included in the report.

Each one is a deliverable a consultant bills for on its own. You get all eight, for any address, in 60 seconds.

A-00

Zoning verdict

As-of-right, minor variance, or ZBA. Read from your parcel's own zoning fabric.

SourceZoning fabric
A-01

Suitability analysis

Every barrier to an approvable path, ranked, with the cost and weeks to clear each.

Consultant rate$5,000–$12,000
A-02

Agency circulation

Your full commenting list. Who reviews the file and what each one requires.

Consultant rate$2,500–$4,000
A-03

Required studies

Every study you trigger, with its terms of reference, market cost, and duration.

Consultant rate$3,000–$8,000
A-04

Bylaw standards

Setbacks, height, FSI, coverage, parking. Each cited to the exact section.

SourceGoverning by-law
A-05

Building envelope

Your maximum buildable form, drawn to the parcel. Every setback dimensioned.

SourceParcel geometry
A-06

Construction cost

An all-in build range for your project, plus the carrying cost of each month of delay.

Consultant rate$1,500–$3,000
A-07

Nearby decisions

How comparable applications nearby were decided. Precedent, without the minutes.

SourceDecision records
Assembled separately, these eight are a $14,000 to $31,500 consultant engagement.
All eight, one report$1,499

Three weeks of consultant research, back in 60 seconds. Before the meeting ends.

04 / Sample Output

What a report looks like.

Try a sample scan. This illustrates real output.

Try:
Checking agency requirements, zoning by-law, and submission triggers…
05 / How It Works

Three steps. From land to permit.

Built around how developers actually work.

Phase 01KNOW

Know the site. Before you commit.

Enter an address. Get your zoning verdict, every approval agency, every required study, and every submission trigger. In 60 seconds.

  • Zoning verdict: as-of-right, ZBA, or minor variance
  • Suitability barriers + remediation path
  • Agency circulation, studies, and ToRs
  • Construction cost + carrying cost forecast
Phase 02CHECK

Check the drawings. Before you file.

Upload drawings. Catch OBC violations and zoning conflicts before the reviewing agency does. One clean 1st submission saves months.

  • OBC Part 3 compliance review
  • Zoning by-law and setback checks
  • Drawing conflict detection
  • Section-cited comment responses
Phase 03ROADMAPFILE

File and track. Ship it.

File directly. Track every submission across every agency in one view. Get alerts the moment a review stalls.

  • Direct portal submission
  • Live agency review dashboard
  • Stall detection alerts
  • Commenting package response tracking
06 / Who It's For

Built for the people on the ground.

Canadian developers, architects, and permit expeditors spending weeks on research that should take minutes. Here is what each gets on day one.

Developers
5–20 projects a year, no in-house planners

Know your zoning verdict, your ZBA exposure, and your full agency circulation list before you commit capital. Not after the deposit clears.

Architects + GCs
You draw it, you face the reviewers

PreBuildIQ catches OBC and zoning by-law violations before the 1st submission, so your commenting package comes back clean instead of flagged.

Expeditors
More files, same headcount

Deliver same-day pre-consultation packages instead of two months of manual research. Handle more clients across more jurisdictions, without hiring.

07 / Why PreBuildIQ

A Canadian dataset nobody else has.

US platforms don't have Canadian municipal data. Generic AI tools don't have it. We're building it, municipality by municipality, from the portal up.

  • ✓

    Proprietary Canadian data

    Built to scrape and update weekly from hundreds of Canadian municipal portals. No US platform has this dataset.

  • ✓

    Terms of reference, by jurisdiction

    What each required study needs, who produces it, what the agency expects. For every municipality we cover.

  • ✓

    Canadian code, from day one

    Built for the OBC and Canadian regulatory structure. Not a US engine adapted for Canada.

  • ✓

    Zoning intelligence, not just permit tracking

    Knowing you need a ZBA before you commit capital is worth more than any permit dashboard.

08 / Pricing

Transparent pricing. Full report.

Pay per site. No subscription. Each address stays unlocked on your account permanently. Credits never expire.

1 Report$1,499
$1,499 / one time
$1,499 per site
  • Full report, all eight sections
  • Every agency, study, and bylaw standard
  • Suitability analysis + path to permit
  • Construction cost + carrying cost calculator
  • Export to CSV and Word. No subscription.
5 ReportsRECOMMENDED
$5,499 / 5 sites
$1,100 per site
save $1,996 vs. singles
  • Everything in 1 Report, × 5 addresses
  • Credits never expire, use anytime
  • Shareable across your team
10 ReportsBEST VALUE
$9,500 / 10 sites
$950 per site
save $5,490 vs. singles
  • Everything in 1 Report, × 10 addresses
  • Credits never expire, use anytime
  • Shareable across your team
Pre-application service, retailMarket rate
Agency identification and circulation mapping$2,500–$4,000
Required studies scoping (TMP, EIS, HIA, FSR)$3,000–$8,000
Zoning compliance review and verdict$2,000–$4,500
Pre-consultation package preparation (ZBA)$5,000–$12,000
Approval timeline and carrying cost forecast$1,500–$3,000
Total per pre-application engagement$14,000–$31,500+

PreBuildIQ covers all of this in 60 seconds for $1,499 — a fraction of one consultant hour on the same file.

09 / Questions

Asked before every first report.

Q-01What does a report include?
Eight sections for any address: the zoning verdict (as-of-right, minor variance, or ZBA), a suitability analysis with every barrier ranked by severity, the full agency circulation list, required studies with terms of reference and market costs, bylaw standards cited to the exact section, a building envelope drawn to your parcel, an all-in construction cost range, and how comparable nearby applications were decided. In 60 seconds.
Q-02Which municipalities do you cover?
43 Ontario municipalities including Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan, Markham, Hamilton, Oakville, Burlington, and Richmond Hill. New municipalities added monthly.
Q-03Where does the data come from?
Municipal zoning bylaws, municipal GIS parcel and zoning data, agency terms of reference, and planning decision records for every covered municipality, kept current as bylaws change. Not scraped blog content. Not a generic AI summary.
Q-04Does this replace my planning consultant?
No. It front-loads the research a consultant spends the first weeks of an engagement assembling, so you walk into pre-consultation informed and spend consultant hours on strategy instead of lookup. Planning consultants and permit expeditors are among our heaviest users.
Q-05How accurate is the zoning verdict?
The verdict is read from your municipality's own zoning fabric for the exact parcel, including holding provisions and overlays, and every bylaw standard is cited to its section so you can verify it yourself. PreBuildIQ is decision support for pre-development diligence, not legal advice.
Q-06What does it cost?
1 report is $1,499 one-time. 5-report pack is $5,499 ($1,100 per site). 10-report pack is $9,500 ($950 per site). Credits never expire. A comparable consultant pre-application engagement runs $14,000 to $31,500.
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Stop losing months. Start knowing.

Know every agency, every study, and every bylaw constraint before your 1st submission. Built for Canadian developers, architects, and permit expeditors.

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