When someone in the family starts using a wheelchair, walker or scooter, the front steps can suddenly become the hardest part of the day. A ramp is usually the first project families think about, and it is often needed quickly: after a hospital stay, a new diagnosis, or a parent moving in. That urgency is exactly why so many people stop and ask the same question before the first board is cut: do you need a permit for a wheelchair ramp in Ontario? The short answer is that in many…