Overview
Building Code Compliance & BIM/CAD Advisor – AI Innovation Project
Contract / Part-time / Advisory
Location: Greater Toronto Area / Ontario preferred; remote possible within Canada
Lextar AI Legal Solutions Inc. is an Ontario-based AI company developing human-supervised AI workflows for document-heavy and rule-heavy professional work.
We are exploring a Government of Canada innovation opportunity involving AI-assisted compliance review for building permit applications. The project would involve applying AI to review building permit materials, 2D drawings, PDF/CAD drawings, and potentially BIM/IFC models against Canadian building-code and permit-review requirements.
Lextar AI can provide the AI workflow, rule-mapping, explainable review, human-in-the-loop process, and auditability design. We are seeking a construction-code / building-permit / BIM-CAD domain expert to help us evaluate the opportunity, shape the proposal, and potentially participate in a prototype or funded project.
Ideal background
We are interested in candidates with experience in two or more of the following areas:
- National Building Code of Canada, Ontario Building Code, or other Canadian provincial building codes;
- building permit applications and municipal permit review;
- preparation or review of permit drawing sets;
- Part 3 and/or Part 9 building-code compliance;
- occupancy classification, egress, fire separation, accessibility, spatial separation, or related code issues;
- AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, IFC, or digital construction workflows;
- building-code compliance checklists, code matrices, plans review comments, or municipal deficiency comments;
- experience as an architect, P.Eng., architectural technologist, BCIN designer, building-code consultant, BIM/Revit specialist, former plans examiner, or municipal building official.
Possible responsibilities
The selected candidate may help with:
- identifying building-code compliance requirements suitable for AI-assisted review;
- explaining how permit drawings are reviewed in practice;
- helping convert selected code requirements into structured rules, checklists, or test cases;
- reviewing sample drawing/BIM workflows;
- validating whether AI-generated compliance findings are correct, incomplete, uncertain, or require human review;
- advising on practical permit-review workflows used by municipalities or design professionals;
- supporting a government innovation proposal and, if successful, participating in a prototype or pilot.
What we are looking for
We are looking for someone who can bridge the gap between building-code practice and AI-assisted compliance review. You do not need to be an AI engineer. The key requirement is practical knowledge of construction-code compliance, permit drawings, and how building officials or design professionals identify compliance issues.
Engagement structure
This role may begin as a short-term consulting or advisory engagement. Depending on candidate fit, project status, funding, and mutual interest, it may develop into a longer-term contract, full-time role, subcontractor relationship, or strategic partnership.
Compensation and engagement structure will be discussed with shortlisted candidates based on experience, availability, and project scope.
To apply
Please send your resume or a short background summary, and briefly answer:
- Which Canadian building codes or permit-review workflows are you most familiar with?
- Have you prepared or reviewed building permit drawings?
- Do you have experience with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM, or IFC?
- Have you worked with municipal plans review, code compliance comments, or permit deficiencies?
- Are you interested in a consulting role, full-time role, partnership, or flexible arrangement?
Pay: $60.00-$80.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Flexible schedule
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Toronto, ON (York District)
