Exterior renovations
Last updated September 1, 2020
RelatedRenovation and Construction
Want to change your roof covering? Build a balcony? Replace doors and windows? Move a staircase? Before undertaking the work, learn what you need to know about the applicable regulations and the required permits.
To renovate the exterior of your building, you must comply with federal and provincial regulations as well as the applicable regulations in your borough. A permit is often required to carry out work.
The following factors determine the standards that you must meet:
- Type of work
- Scope of the work
- Façades affected by the work
- Nature of the building (single-family home, semi-detached, multiplex, etc.)
- Use of the building (residential, commercial, mixed, etc.)
- Borough in which the work will be performed
- Heritage status of the building or area
If you have any questions, please contact the permit counter in the borough where the work will be performed.
Renovation permit
Permis de rénovation
Submit your application online
In most boroughs, you can use the city’s online service to submit an exterior renovation permit.
Before submitting your application, please view the steps below to learn about the applicable standards in your borough.
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How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
Tips and articles
- 2 steps to follow when applying for a permit in Ahuntsic-Cartierville
- Guide to good neighbourly relations during construction
- How to obtain the documents required to apply for a permit
- Outdoor gutters: How to install them properly
- RénoPlex: Grant amounts per type of work
- The cost of a renovation permit
- What to do before, during and after renovations
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
How-tos
- Add doors and windows or replacing them with models that have different dimensions
- Add or replace an awning or a canopy
- Apply to purchase a lane
- Build or replace an outdoor staircase
- Building or replacing a terrace, balcony, veranda or stoop
- Buy a plot of land from the city
- Get a permit to create or modify a parking space
- Get a permit to demolish a building
- Get a permit to enlarge a commercial or industrial building
- Get a permit to temporarily occupy public property for construction purposes
- Install a fence/plant a hedge
- Renovate a flat roof or a low sloped roof
- Renovate a sloped roof
- Repair or replacing your exterior siding
- Replace doors and windows with models that have the same dimensions
Programs and initiatives
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