An everyday city task
Use a city’s official residents or services directory to identify the responsible department.
City & local services
Choose the municipality that provides the service. Local pages group checked routes such as waste information, property taxes, permits and non-emergency requests. A provincial or federal account change does not complete a municipal request.
Choose the right starting point
A specific local service
Open the reviewed local links on the city page, rather than assuming one city’s process applies elsewhere.
A different level of government
Driver licensing, CRA and immigration tasks belong on their corresponding provincial or federal routes.
Related step-by-step guides
- Apply for a deck or porch permit in Toronto
- Apply for a home interior-alteration permit in Toronto
- Submit an Ottawa building-permit application online
- Apply for a building permit in Mississauga
- Register a second unit in Mississauga
- Apply for a home-renovation permit in Vancouver
- Apply for a commercial business licence in Vancouver
- Apply for a deck permit in Calgary
- Apply to add a secondary suite in Calgary
- Find the interior-renovation permit route for your Montréal borough
- Find your Montréal commercial occupancy-permit route
- Apply for a deck permit in Halifax
- Apply for a deck permit in Ottawa
- Apply for a deck permit in Winnipeg
- Apply for an uncovered-deck permit in Edmonton
- Get or renew a Vancouver dog licence
- Send a service request to Victoria
- Send feedback about Regina city services
- Find a Québec City service centre
- Find waste and recycling options in Fredericton
- Report a water or sewer problem in Charlottetown
- Contact Access St. John’s
- Find your Whitehorse waste collection schedule
- Report a city issue in Yellowknife
- Find your Iqaluit garbage collection day
- Get a Halifax Public Libraries card
Choose a city
The initial directory includes 18 cities. Local services differ by municipality.
Official sources
toronto.ca · Official websiteCity of Toronto — Decks and PorchesChecked · Reviewed service guide- toronto.ca · Official websiteCity of Toronto — Interior AlterationsChecked · Reviewed service guide
engage.ottawa.ca · Official websiteCity of Ottawa — How to Apply OnlineChecked · Reviewed service guidemyservice.ottawa.ca · Official websiteMy ServiceOttawa — Upload documents for an applicationChecked · Reviewed service guide