About TradeHound
TradeHound is the Zillow of building permits — we aggregate publicly-filed municipal permit records and turn them into clean, searchable contractor leads.
The insight
Every time a homeowner files a building permit, they're signalling that they're about to hire a contractor. A roofing permit means a roofer is needed. A pool permit means a pool company is about to get a call.
The problem: this data is buried in municipal open-data portals, spread across dozens of different APIs, in inconsistent formats, often in multiple languages. Nobody makes it easy to search.
TradeHound digs it out, normalises it, and surfaces it as a clean searchable feed — filtered by your trade, your city, the permit type, the estimated project value, and when it was filed.
The contractor who calls first wins the job. We make sure it's you.
What we stand for
No made-up data
Every permit comes straight from official city records. You can check any lead against the city's own portal — we link our sources right on this page.
Speed wins jobs
We check municipal feeds daily. Publication timing varies by city; use the latest permit dates below to judge coverage.
Built for Canada
Live in 8 Canadian cities and growing. Canadian pricing, Canada Post direct mail, Canadian privacy rules.
Open to builders
Developers and researchers: our public API serves permit data free — no key needed for basic access.
Data sources
We ingest from official municipal open data portals. Every record is attributable.
Want your city added? Let us know or check the public API.
How we make money
Contractor subscriptions
Pro plan, $39 CAD/mo. Daily email digests, full fresh addresses, and all trade filters.
Direct mail
Send a postcard using your business profile. Contact support to arrange pilot credits and confirm pricing and delivery timing.
Ready to find your next job?
Browse permits free. No account required to search — create one to set up trade alerts and export leads.
Questions? [email protected]