For municipal procurement officers

Municipal Procurement Guide

Steller is permit analytics software purpose-built for Canadian municipalities. This page covers everything your procurement office needs: how to buy Steller, what contract documents are available, how data is protected, and what housing-reporting capabilities are included.

Buying Steller without a formal tender

Most municipal procurement policies allow direct award for low-value goods and services below a defined threshold, without a formal request for proposals. Steller's subscription pricing starts at $49/month (Standard) and $149/month (Advanced).

Direct award eligibility

Steller's $49 to $149 per month sits well below the tendering thresholds most Canadian municipalities use (for example the CFTA MASH-sector goods and services threshold), so many can procure Steller by direct award. Confirm the exact threshold and process with your municipality's procurement officer.

We provide a standard subscription agreement and a Data Processing Addendum on request. Email [email protected] to start the procurement conversation. We will respond within 1 business day.

Housing Supply Act and HAF reporting

Steller tracks the approval-speed and unit-progress metrics that BC's Housing Supply Act and the federal Housing Accelerator Fund require cities to report. The data comes directly from your city's public open-data portal. Steller turns it into the numbers council and the Province ask for.

  • Approval-time by permit type, updated daily from your open-data feed
  • Unit-progress tracking against Housing Supply Act targets
  • HAF commitment reporting: permit volume and processing speed in the format CMHC expects
  • Cross-city benchmarking against other BC and Canadian municipalities
  • Council-ready PDF reports generated in one click

Cities that accepted Housing Accelerator Fund money commit to faster permitting and report progress to CMHC. BC's Housing Supply Act puts named municipalities on the hook for unit-progress figures. Steller has those answers ready before the report is due.

Privacy, data residency, and FOIPPA

Steller is built and operated by Wolf Codes Inc., a Canadian corporation based in Vancouver, BC. Your account data is stored and processed on Canadian cloud infrastructure (servers located in Toronto, Canada). The permit data Steller analyzes is public municipal open data published by your city under an Open Government Licence. No personal information about residents is collected or stored.

FOIPPA-Ready
Account data hosted in Canada. Supports BC public-body obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, including section 69(5) Privacy Impact Assessment requirements.
Canadian-hosted
Application servers and database located in Toronto, Canada. Built and operated by Wolf Codes Inc., a Canadian corporation based in Vancouver, BC.
Housing Supply Act reporting
Approval-speed and unit-progress numbers ready for Housing Supply Act and Housing Accelerator Fund progress reports to the Province and CMHC.
Data Processing Addendum available
Contract-grade data processing and storage details on request. Email [email protected] to receive a copy before procurement sign-off.

For BC municipalities operating under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIPPA), keeping account data in Canada supports your section 69(5) Privacy Impact Assessment obligations. We act as a service provider under FOIPPA and process personal information only as directed by the public body.

For contract-grade data-processing details and a Data Processing Addendum, email [email protected].

Pricing

Steller uses simple, transparent subscription pricing with no setup fees or per-seat charges. Multi-year agreements are available at a discount for municipalities that prefer budget certainty. All plans include a 14-day trial with no credit card required.

Standard
$49/month
or $490/year (save ~10%)
  • Processing time analytics
  • Contractor compliance scoring
  • Revenue forecasting
  • Monthly volume charts
  • CSV export
  • Email support
Most Popular
Advanced
$149/month
or $1,490/year (save ~10%)
  • Everything in Standard
  • Cross-city benchmarking
  • Volume drop alerts
  • Council proposal generator
  • Priority support
  • Dedicated onboarding

Prices in Canadian dollars. All plans are month-to-month with no minimum term. Multi-year pricing available on request.

How Steller compares

Steller
from $49/mo
Accela
Enterprise quote
Tyler Tech
Enterprise quote
Setup in days, not months
No permit-system migration
Direct-award eligible (most municipalities)
Housing-target report ready
Self-serve, no RFP needed
Canadian-hosted
Council-ready PDF reports

Frequently asked questions

Steller's $49 to $149 per month sits well below the tendering thresholds most Canadian municipalities use (for example the CFTA MASH-sector goods and services threshold), so many can procure Steller by direct award. Confirm the exact threshold and process with your municipality's procurement officer.

We provide a standard subscription agreement, our Privacy Policy, and a Data Processing Addendum on request. Email [email protected] to start the procurement conversation.

Steller is built and operated by a Canadian company. Account data is stored on infrastructure located in Toronto, Canada. For BC municipalities operating under FOIPPA, hosting data in Canada supports your section 69(5) Privacy Impact Assessment obligations. We act as a service provider under FOIPPA and process personal information only as directed by the public body. A Data Processing Addendum is available on request.

No. Steller is month-to-month with no minimum term. Cancel anytime. We also offer multi-year agreements at a discount if your procurement office prefers budget certainty.

Account data is stored and processed on Canadian cloud infrastructure with servers located in Toronto, Canada. The permit data Steller analyzes is public municipal open data published by your city.

Ready to start the procurement process?

Email us for a subscription agreement, Data Processing Addendum, or a demo using your city's real permit data. We respond within 1 business day.

14-day trial. No credit card required. Canadian data centres only.