Calgary commercial-permit applications filed the week of 2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31. 208 permits applied, aggregate estimated project cost $67.8M.
Top 3 projects this week
| Cost | Address | Applicant | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| $19.2M | 4400 DEERFOOT TR NE | ELLIS DON CORPORATION | Commercial distribution centre — new build |
| $12.5M | 333 5 AV SW | TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Downtown office tower renovation, floors 12–22 |
| $4.9M | 8180 MACLEOD TR SE | PCL CONSTRUCTORS CANADA INC | Retail anchor tenant demising & core fit-out |
By quadrant
SE 60 · SW 49 · NW 51 · NE 48
Most active applicants this week
- ELLIS DON CORPORATION — 2 permits, $21.7M aggregate value
- TURNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY — 1 permit, $12.5M aggregate value
- PCL CONSTRUCTORS CANADA INC — 3 permits, $8.4M aggregate value
Permit-class mix
1101 - Basement Development (36) · 9999 - Unspecified (25) · 1407 - Two Family Semi-Detached (1 Unit) (20) · 1606 - Ths Townhouse (15) · 1106 - Addition (10)
Why this matters to a Calgary trade contractor
The EllisDon distribution centre at 4400 DEERFOOT TR NE ($19.2M) is a high-value opportunity for mechanical, electrical, concrete, and dock-equipment trades. Distribution centres at this scale often run on accelerated timelines — the envelope goes up fast, and sub-trade mobilization can start within six weeks of permit issuance. The Turner downtown renovation ($12.5M, floors 12–22) is equally interesting: multi-floor office tower renovations generate repeat business, as they typically phase across multiple permit cycles over 12–18 months.
What happened this week at Shovel Radar
Round 856 completed this week with the Outscraper analysis. We ran 20,710 B2B leads from across the national dataset through a product-mapping pass and found that 10,522 mapped cleanly to at least one Shovel Radar product — a 50.8% hit rate, which is higher than expected given how broad some of the city datasets are. The remaining leads either fell into residential-only categories or lacked the commercial indicators needed to route them. We also repriced the Bronze tier this cycle, correcting the Paving/Snow product to $199/mo (it had drifted up during earlier automated pricing passes), and launched the Luxury Residential bundle as a standalone $249/mo product covering four distinct deliverables from the luxury segment pipeline.
Retrospective overview — data pulled from City of Calgary Open Data (dataset c2es-76ed). Shovel Radar subscribers receive trade-routed Excel feeds covering the same source data plus cross-product enrichment (federal vendor flags, tax-appeal cross-references, AGLC licence overlays, recent-opening signals).