Updated December 21 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic and particularly with regard to the Province’s Emergency Declaration the following measures have been put in place for the Building/By-law and Planning Departments:
Building/By-Law Department
As the Township office is closed to the public, Building/By-law offices are closed to the public.
For more information regarding the Building/By-law Department please visit the Building/By-law website Page https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/government/building-permits.php
Contact Greg Moore at 705-489-2379 ext. 330 email [email protected]
- Interaction with staff is preferred by telephone and e-mail. In person meetings, if necessary, are available by appointment only.
- Field inspections will continue, at staff’s discretion, and only where appropriate distancing and hygiene protocols can be maintained.
- Application forms pertaining to this department can be accessed below
Application Forms
Please note some of the pages within the application are non-fillable and will need to be printed and completed. Applications may be scanned and emailed to the building department at [email protected] or received by regular mail.
Sewage System Permit Application
Application for Copy of Sewage System Permit or Installation Report
Application for Review of Existing Septic System
Note: SAVE forms to your computer and open with adobe reader (available for download free at https://get.adobe.com/reader/) - we do not recommend filling out forms in your browser. If you do not wish to utilize adobe reader (or any other PDF viewer), and you are opening the document in your browser, be sure to PRINT the form once you have entered all your information. If you download the document after filling it in, all your information will be lost.
The form can be submitted, along with all other required information, by mail, or email.
For more information regarding the Building/By-law Department please visit the Building/By-law website Page https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/government/building-permits.php
or Greg Moore at 705-489-2379 ext 330 email [email protected]
Planning Department
- The Planning Department is closed to the public.
- Interaction with staff is preffered by telephone and email. In person meetings, where necessary, are available by appointment only.
- The public is asked to consider the urgency of their request or application.
Application Forms
Shore Road Allowance Closing Application
Zoning By-law Amendment Application
Note: SAVE forms to your computer and open with adobe reader (available for download free at https://get.adobe.com/reader/) - we do not recommend filling out forms in your browser. If you do not wish to utilize adobe reader (or any other PDF viewer), and you are opening the document in your browser, be sure to PRINT the form once you have entered all your information. If you download the document after filling it in, all your information will be lost.
The form can be submitted, along with all other required information, by mail, or email.
Once you have completed the form you may submit the application by mail or drop the application in the secure drop box located at the front door of Township Office at 1123 North Shore Road, Algonquin Highlands. The Application for Minor Variance and Zoning By-law Amendment are required to be commissioned by a Commissioner of Oaths prior to being submitted (due to the office closure these services are not available from the Township of Algonquin Highlands at this time).
For more information regarding the Planning Department please visit the Planning Department website Page https://www.algonquinhighlands.ca/residents/planning.php or
contact Sean O’Callaghan, Planner at 705-489-2379 ext. 324
or email [email protected]