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Building Inspection & Permits

Overview

Building Officials are responsible for building inspections mandatory under the Cowichan Valley Regional District Building Bylaw. These inspections are required at various stages of construction, and the inspection records are kept on file by the Building Official for future reference. Inspection records provide an independent third party verification of no longer visible building elements located within a building or structure.

New Digital Building Permit Application Submission

Please submit all new Building Permit Applications via email to inspections@cvrd.bc.ca.

BC Building Code Seismic Changes Coming Spring 2025

Please be aware of the upcoming seismic changes to BC Building Code coming into effect March 10, 2025. For more information, please review this Information Bulletin from the Building and Safety Standards Branch.

For Site Class data (Part 4 or Part 9 projects) please see our CVRD Climatic Data Table or a Geotechnical Engineer can provide you with your Site Class for your specific project.

Building Permit Application Documents
Realtor Forms (Routine Document Release)

Building Inspection

NamePositionRegion
Ian MacDonald, RBOManager
Sonny Bryski, RBOChief Building OfficialGulf Islands
Complex/Part 3 Projects
Kelsey InghamBuilding OfficialElectoral Area A & C
Mill Bay
Malahat
Cobble Hill
Patrick Phelan, RBOBuilding OfficialElectoral Area G, H & D
Saltair
North Oyster/Diamond
Cowichan Bay
Gord ShewchukBuilding OfficialElectoral Area E, F & I
Cowichan Station
Sahtlam
Glenora
Cowichan Lake South
Skutz Falls
Youbou
Meade Creek
Doug WilliamsBuilding OfficialElectoral Area B
Shawnigan Lake
Land Acknowledgement
The CVRD is in the ancestral and unceded territories of First Nations including (but not limited to) Quw'utsun (Cowichan Tribes), MÁLEXEŁ (Malahat), BOḰEĆEN (Pauquachin), c̓uubaʕsaʔtx̣ (Ts'uubaa-asatx), xeláltxw (Halalt), Spune’luxutth (Penelakut), Stz'uminus, Leey’qsun (Lyackson), Diitiidʔaaʔtx̣ (Ditidaht) and P’a:chi:da?aht (Pacheedaht) Peoples. Local First Nations Peoples have stewarded the lands of this region since time immemorial. The CVRD is committed to the ongoing journey of reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the region by strengthening cooperation, collaboration, and relationship building.