Apply for a road occupancy permit

A permit is required to use the City’s right-of-way to make changes to roads or city equipment. Examples include geometric design changes to the road or city equipment.

Before you apply for this permit, you must receive the City’s consent to carry out the proposed work.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed Alteration of Road or City Equipment ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance showing:
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • Automobile insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • No XCU exclusion
  • Sudden and accidental pollution liability
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $2 million (for storage on City’s right-of-way)
  • The original stamp and signature of the insurance company
• Drawings of proposed works

For a full list of requirements, review the alteration of road or city equipment ROP application checklist.

A permit is required to use the City’s right-of-way to carry out complex construction work. Examples include complex or multiple construction operations by various contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and other persons required or related to a development application approved by the City.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed Complex Construction ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance showing:
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $10 million
  • Automobile insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • Environmental liability coverage of $5 million
  • Aerial crane trespass coverage of $5 million
  • No XCU exclusion
  • Sudden and accidental pollution liability
• Construction management plan (CMP)

For a full list of requirements, review the complex construction ROP application checklist.

A permit is required to use the City’s right-of-way to complete engineering investigations, such as:

• Exploratory excavation
• Data collection
• Installation and use of boreholes
• Monitoring wells in the road
• Sampling of monitoring wells

If your work involves sampling a monitoring well, make sure to submit all copies of the environmental monitoring reports and sampling data to the City.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed Engineering Investigation ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance showing:
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • Automobile insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • No XCU exclusion
  • Sudden and accidental pollution liability
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $2 million (for storage on City’s right-of-way)
  • The original stamp and signature of the insurance company
• Applicable drawings

For a full list of requirements, review the engineering investigation ROP application checklist.

A permit is required to use the City’s right-of-way to complete service connection or disconnection work.

Review the requirements for each type of connection before you apply:

• If you’re requesting a storm connection, you must have the approved storm connection letter from Environmental Services.
• If you’re requesting a water or sanitary connection, you’ll need to have a C-receipt and approved matching drawings from the Region of Peel.
• If you’re requesting a secondary hydro connection, you must have approved Alectra drawings.

This permit can’t be used for any extension of a mainline or any other type of service connection not listed above.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed copy of the Service Connection ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance showing:
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • Automobile insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • No XCU exclusion
  • Sudden and accidental pollution liability
  • The original stamp and signature of the insurance company
• Scalable drawings

For a full list of requirements, review the service connection ROP application checklist.

A permit is required to use the City’s right-of-way to place or operate construction equipment, such as:

• Mobile cranes
• Construction materials and equipment
• Waste bins and storage containers
• Activities that are not already included as work under a complex construction ROP.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed Temporary Road Occupation ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance or Standard Liability
• Drawings of proposed works

For a full list of requirements, review the temporary road occupation ROP application checklist.

If you are a utility provider, you are required to obtain a utility ROP to occupy the City’s right-of-way to complete work on your utility infrastructure.

Include the following information in your application:

• Completed copy of the Utility ROP application
• Construction Certificate of Insurance showing:
  • General liability insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • Automobile insurance minimum coverage of $5 million
  • No CXU exclusion
  • Sudden and accidental pollution liability
  • The original stamp and signature of the insurance company
• Scalable drawings

For a full list of requirements, review the utility ROP application checklist.

Public Utilities Coordination Committee (PUCC)

A PUCC circulation is required for:

• Proposed work parallel to the right-of-way or utility easements totalling 20 metres or more
• Above ground installations

Email puccadmin@mississauga.ca for more information.