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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
r revised
p preliminary
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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
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.