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Value of building permits, by census metropolitan area1
  May 2006r June 2006p May to June 2006 January to June 2005 January to June 2006 January–June 2005 to January–June 2006
  Seasonally adjusted
  $ millions % change $ millions % change
St. John's 24.8 25.4 2.6 190.8 179.2 -6.1
Halifax 68.1 71.3 4.7 285.0 332.5 16.7
Saint John 20.8 10.5 -49.5 68.4 82.9 21.2
Saguenay 19.6 27.2 38.7 80.4 92.9 15.5
Québec 83.6 75.9 -9.2 561.1 576.0 2.7
Sherbrooke 14.9 14.5 -2.8 120.1 156.7 30.5
Trois-Rivières 22.8 15.3 -32.7 82.8 110.6 33.6
Montréal 507.5 472.1 -7.0 2,828.7 2,917.1 3.1
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec 143.1 164.5 14.9 1,047.6 1,113.4 6.3
Ottawa–Gatineau (Que. part) 39.7 37.5 -5.5 214.2 231.7 8.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont. part) 103.5 127.0 22.7 833.4 881.7 5.8
Kingston 20.6 45.9 122.7 90.1 144.9 60.8
Oshawa 45.8 104.8 128.5 447.8 466.5 4.2
Toronto 1,031.0 721.0 -30.1 5,352.6 5,174.6 -3.3
Hamilton 54.5 60.3 10.7 567.4 422.7 -25.5
St. Catharines–Niagara 56.0 42.9 -23.3 272.7 248.3 -8.9
Kitchener 83.3 92.4 10.9 498.9 545.5 9.3
London 91.6 78.4 -14.4 423.2 486.0 14.8
Windsor 63.3 33.0 -47.8 219.1 296.7 35.4
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury 21.7 16.0 -26.3 94.8 95.2 0.4
Thunder Bay 5.4 8.7 61.5 74.3 38.7 -47.9
Winnipeg 68.3 60.6 -11.2 349.0 419.9 20.3
Regina 18.9 29.0 52.9 127.3 154.9 21.7
Saskatoon 50.8 36.7 -27.8 184.2 224.8 22.1
Calgary 344.6 395.0 14.6 1,898.3 2,414.3 27.2
Edmonton 249.8 281.1 12.5 1,256.4 1,594.4 26.9
Abbotsford 28.0 16.6 -40.7 179.5 226.7 26.3
Vancouver 513.4 605.0 17.8 2,694.2 3,004.5 11.5
Victoria 55.7 53.1 -4.6 350.3 354.2 1.1
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Note:Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.


Value of building permits, by province and territory
  May 2006r June 2006p May to June 2006 January to June 2005 January to June 2006 January–June 2005 to January–June 2006
  Seasonally adjusted
  $ millions % change $ millions % change
Canada 5,420.1 5,345.9 -1.4 29,106.1 31,759.1 9.1
Residential 3,257.6 3,214.5 -1.3 18,422.1 19,976.7 8.4
Non-residential 2,162.4 2,131.4 -1.4 10,684.0 11,782.5 10.3
Newfoundland and Labrador 42.8 36.8 -14.1 265.3 251.6 -5.1
Residential 26.4 25.3 -4.1 167.2 171.7 2.7
Non-residential 16.4 11.4 -30.3 98.0 79.9 -18.5
Prince Edward Island 15.1 20.2 34.2 112.2 105.1 -6.3
Residential 8.0 13.2 65.7 62.8 66.3 5.6
Non-residential 7.1 7.0 -1.2 49.4 38.8 -21.4
Nova Scotia 126.0 122.8 -2.5 546.7 654.1 19.6
Residential 82.9 69.3 -16.4 378.9 458.8 21.1
Non-residential 43.1 53.5 24.1 167.9 195.3 16.3
New Brunswick 73.3 84.7 15.5 352.8 456.6 29.4
Residential 54.1 40.9 -24.5 232.1 269.0 15.9
Non-residential 19.2 43.8 128.1 120.7 187.6 55.4
Quebec 977.2 911.6 -6.7 5,478.5 5,679.5 3.7
Residential 662.6 603.4 -8.9 3,802.2 3,735.7 -1.8
Non-residential 314.6 308.3 -2.0 1,676.3 1,943.8 16.0
Ontario 2,006.4 1,815.9 -9.5 11,674.4 11,516.9 -1.3
Residential 1,168.4 1,094.0 -6.4 7,212.1 7,049.5 -2.3
Non-residential 838.0 721.9 -13.9 4,462.3 4,467.4 0.1
Manitoba 116.4 100.2 -14.0 555.9 665.2 19.6
Residential 63.6 68.2 7.2 307.9 411.0 33.5
Non-residential 52.9 32.0 -39.5 248.0 254.2 2.5
Saskatchewan 103.1 88.9 -13.8 415.8 520.2 25.1
Residential 36.9 38.3 3.9 191.5 222.1 16.0
Non-residential 66.2 50.6 -23.6 224.3 298.1 32.9
Alberta 971.2 1,216.0 25.2 4,793.3 6,332.1 32.1
Residential 558.1 603.5 8.1 2,842.0 3,914.8 37.7
Non-residential 413.1 612.5 48.3 1,951.4 2,417.3 23.9
British Columbia 970.0 922.5 -4.9 4,848.9 5,480.8 13.0
Residential 589.5 641.1 8.7 3,187.0 3,633.8 14.0
Non-residential 380.5 281.4 -26.0 1,661.8 1,847.0 11.1
Yukon 15.1 5.0 -66.8 28.6 57.7 102.1
Residential 4.3 2.3 -46.9 22.1 20.6 -6.7
Non-residential 10.8 2.7 -74.7 6.5 37.1 470.4
Northwest Territories 1.5 8.2 456.2 33.1 14.3 -56.8
Residential 0.9 4.2 382.7 16.1 8.2 -49.1
Non-residential 0.6 4.0 561.8 17.0 6.1 -64.1
Nunavut 2.1 13.2 540.2 0.6 25.1 3,818.0
Residential 2.1 10.9 432.1 0.2 15.2 7,321.0
Non-residential 0.0 2.2 56,125.0 0.4 9.9 2,167.1
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Note:Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.