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Thank you for wanting to join the eCheck pilot program and helping us improve our permit services.

Please read the privacy notice and fill out the registration form below.

If you meet all of the criteria (listed in the form below) and we have a spot, we'll send you an invitation email.

Questions about this form or the pilot program? Email permits@vancouver.ca.

Privacy notice

Providing your personal information to participate in this pilot program is voluntary.

By filling out this registration form, we will collect your personal information under the authority of section 26(c)(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and the Vancouver Charter.

We will only use your personal information to:

  • Ensure that you meet the criteria for this pilot program and that we include a wide range of people
  • Create a user account in eCheck, a web application provided by our vendor Archistar
  • Contact you about the pilot program and your experience using eCheck and applying for permits

If you meet the criteria, your email will be shared with our vendor Archistar to create your account. The rest of your personal information won't be shared or used for a secondary purpose.

If you have questions about how we collect and use your information, read our Privacy statement or contact our director of Access to Information and Privacy at privacy@vancouver.ca.

Required questions

Enter your own email address, not one shared with a group. This question requires a valid email address.
3. What's your current role? *This question is required.
5. Do you meet all of the following criteria to take part in the pilot program?
  1. You are currently designing a laneway house that:
    • Does not include a new single detached house
    • Is not located in UBC and Musqueam
  2. You will apply for the development/building permit
  3. You are nearly ready to apply
  4. You can commit the time to learn, adapt to new information and processes, and give detailed feedback about your experience. We estimate:
    • A few hours for training
    • An hour for viewing and understanding each compliance report
    • An hour at key stages in your journey for giving feedback
    • A few moments periodically for reviewing updates
*This question is required.
6. When will you be ready to try eCheck to see if your drawings follow regulations? *This question is required.
7. When will you be ready to apply for a development/building permit?

Optional questions

Your responses will help us better understand our customers so that we can improve our permit services. Thank you for taking a moment to respond.

8. How many years have you worked in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry in BC?
9. How many years have you applied for permits to the City of Vancouver?
10. What type of project(s) do you usually work on? Choose all that apply.
12. Do you use any of the following to help do your work?
  • * This question is required.
13. What's your main language (that you're most at ease in)?