Cost guides · Toronto · updated Aug 2026

How much does fire damage repair cost in Toronto?

Permits filed to repair fire-damaged buildings in Toronto, with declared construction values.

$50K median declared value
$25K–$150K middle 50% of projects
13 permits in the sample
Distribution

The full spread, not an average

PercentileDeclared value
P25 — smaller jobs$25K
Median$50K
P75 — larger jobs$150K
Largest in sample$400K

13 permits with a declared value, trailing 36 months. Medians and quartiles only — one outlier can't move them.

Per square foot

Why there is no $/SF figure here

We publish a per-square-foot rate only where floor area is what the price actually scales with. For this work the correlation between area and declared value is 0.00 — too weak for a rate to predict your project. Multiplying your floor area by a published $/SF number would produce a confident-looking figure that the underlying permits do not support, so we show the value distribution instead.

What moves the number

Why two of these quote differently

  • How much structure survived — charred framing must be removed or reinforced, not cleaned.
  • Smoke and water damage usually extend well past the burn area.
  • Bringing the repaired portion up to current code, which can cascade into the rest of the building.
  • Emergency shoring and make-safe work done before the permit was even filed.
Recent permits

Check it against the record

AppliedAddressDeclared value
Jul 2026 501 HOPEWELL AVE
Repairs due to fire damage.
$51,000
Jun 2026 317 CLINTON ST
Proposed replace fire burned joists and subfloor
$20,000
Apr 2026 29 BRADSTONE SQ
Proposal for fire damage restoration.
$150,000
Mar 2026 1 BIG RED AVE
Proposed fire damage restoration
$50,000
Method

Where these numbers come from

Declared construction values on City of Toronto building permits (tier C), trailing 36 months, minimum 12 permits before a guide is published. A declared value is what the applicant stated the work is worth — it can sit below final hard cost, which is exactly why GROUND also publishes awarded contract prices.

Data: Open Government Licence — Toronto. Recomputed automatically as new permits land; the figures above are current as of August 22, 2026.

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