TorontoBuilding PermitsSigns

Step by Step Client Guide: How to Submit a New Application

Published by City of Toronto

This is the City of Toronto’s document, as published on its website on 20 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Toronto
For: any
Building types: All building types
Pages: 9
Submit to: MLSBusinessLicence@toronto.ca

Overview

A nine-page illustrated guide from Toronto's Municipal Licensing and Standards, linked from the Temporary Signs pages for A-frame, new development, portable and mobile signs. It walks through twelve numbered steps for submitting a new licence or permit application on the Toronto.ca website: searching, choosing the licence, reviewing requirements, gathering and scanning documents, filling in contact fields, uploading files and reviewing the confirmation page and email. Notes cover file limits and upload troubleshooting. A companion guide covers renewals.

What it covers

Step by step Client Guide
How to: Submit a New Application
Review confirmation page with reference number
Review confirmation email

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