Brampton has more unregistered basement apartments than any other GTA municipality, and the city's registration program is the pathway to making them legal. Roughly half our Brampton work is not new construction at all - it is fire separation, egress windows and interconnected alarms brought up to Ontario Building Code so an existing suite can be registered.
Brampton Garden Suites & Secondary Suites
Brampton's Residential Second Unit registration program plus the provincial three-unit permission make legalising an existing basement apartment the most frequent first step here. The practical starting point in Brampton is the lot itself: Deep newer-subdivision lots, many with an existing unregistered basement apartment that must be brought to Ontario Building Code fire-separation standard. That is what decides whether the answer is a detached garden suite, a laneway house, a garage conversion or a basement unit. We serve Bramalea, Heart Lake, Springdale, Mount Pleasant, Castlemore and the neighbouring areas. Permit, review and regional charges in Brampton typically total $5,500-$10,000 including Brampton registration and Peel charges. With a population of 656,480 and employers such as William Osler Health System, Amazon Canada, Loblaw Companies in the local market, a legal second unit rents quickly - and the April-November working window means design and permitting should start well before you intend to build.
