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Value of building permits, by census metropolitan area1
December 2007r
January 2008p
December 2007 to January 2008
January 2007
January 2007 to January 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change $ millions % change
St. John's
38.8 25.5 -34.4 23.4 8.9
Halifax
28.3 37.5 32.5 30.2 24.0
Moncton
12.7 22.6 78.2 9.1 148.0
Saint John
15.1 12.9 -15.1 17.7 -27.2
Saguenay
3.3 4.9 47.2 4.8 1.4
Québec
150.6 80.5 -46.6 101.6 -20.8
Sherbrooke
11.2 24.0 115.3 18.7 28.1
Trois-Rivières
19.0 23.9 25.5 18.0 32.9
Montréal
429.6 523.7 21.9 486.9 7.5
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec
220.5 237.2 7.6 223.5 6.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Que. part)
68.4 31.9 -53.3 45.0 -29.0
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont. part)
152.1 205.3 35.0 178.5 15.0
Kingston
10.3 6.0 -41.7 10.8 -44.2
Peterborough
11.1 3.0 -73.1 2.2 34.6
Oshawa
74.6 57.6 -22.8 100.3 -42.6
Toronto
1,247.9 1,274.3 2.1 1,242.0 2.6
Hamilton
60.0 95.7 59.4 84.2 13.6
St. Catharines–Niagara
38.4 42.7 11.1 20.3 110.4
Kitchener
138.4 63.4 -54.2 39.6 60.2
Brantford
6.2 12.8 105.4 9.3 38.6
Guelph
13.5 25.1 85.6 12.6 99.5
London
54.3 152.0 180.3 72.4 110.1
Windsor
71.6 14.7 -79.4 19.6 -24.9
Barrie
113.5 21.6 -81.0 15.4 40.4
Greater Sudbury
10.9 26.4 141.1 110.1 -76.1
Thunder Bay
3.6 5.9 64.9 10.3 -42.4
Winnipeg
65.2 69.0 5.8 66.7 3.5
Regina
26.1 21.3 -18.4 32.9 -35.3
Saskatoon
135.9 53.3 -60.8 46.1 15.5
Calgary
487.8 408.8 -16.2 435.4 -6.1
Edmonton
205.7 343.3 66.8 351.8 -2.4
Kelowna
102.4 75.1 -26.7 34.0 121.1
Abbotsford
28.7 45.2 57.4 48.7 -7.2
Vancouver
578.0 426.9 -26.1 651.2 -34.4
Victoria
33.1 54.3 64.1 82.8 -34.4
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
December 2007r
January 2008p
December 2007 to January 2008
January 2007
January 2007 to January 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change $ millions % change
Canada 6,028.8 5,851.0 -2.9 6,051.4 -3.3
Residential 3,845.9 3,310.6 -13.9 3,636.9 -9.0
Non-residential 2,182.9 2,540.4 16.4 2,414.5 5.2
Newfoundland and Labrador
100.5 45.6 -54.6 41.4 10.0
Residential
33.9 39.2 15.4 23.7 65.4
Non-residential
66.5 6.4 -90.4 17.7 -64.1
Prince Edward Island
12.3 9.2 -25.4 11.6 -20.9
Residential
7.1 5.6 -21.4 8.6 -35.2
Non-residential
5.2 3.6 -30.9 3.0 19.6
Nova Scotia
73.4 75.6 3.0 73.0 3.6
Residential
51.3 65.5 27.7 52.1 25.7
Non-residential
22.1 10.2 -54.1 20.9 -51.3
New Brunswick
50.4 70.1 39.2 56.1 25.0
Residential
40.0 44.0 10.1 36.0 22.5
Non-residential
10.4 26.1 151.5 20.2 29.4
Quebec
970.4 988.8 1.9 967.3 2.2
Residential
704.2 685.4 -2.7 634.3 8.0
Non-residential
266.2 303.4 14.0 333.0 -8.9
Ontario
2,302.1 2,429.0 5.5 2,457.3 -1.2
Residential
1,487.7 1,054.5 -29.1 1,276.0 -17.4
Non-residential
814.4 1,374.5 68.8 1,181.3 16.4
Manitoba
97.6 112.0 14.7 112.6 -0.5
Residential
70.6 88.1 24.7 76.6 15.0
Non-residential
27.0 23.9 -11.4 35.9 -33.6
Saskatchewan
214.7 119.4 -44.4 99.1 20.4
Residential
95.7 81.7 -14.7 58.0 40.7
Non-residential
119.0 37.7 -68.3 41.1 -8.3
Alberta
1,136.8 1,184.1 4.2 1,171.9 1.0
Residential
606.2 591.9 -2.4 750.0 -21.1
Non-residential
530.6 592.2 11.6 421.9 40.4
British Columbia
1,050.5 815.3 -22.4 1,051.6 -22.5
Residential
738.2 653.0 -11.5 717.9 -9.0
Non-residential
312.4 162.3 -48.0 333.7 -51.4
Yukon
10.3 1.4 -86.9 4.0 -65.7
Residential
9.5 1.3 -86.5 2.2 -41.2
Non-residential
0.8 0.1 -91.5 1.8 -96.0
Northwest Territories
9.8 0.2 -97.7 4.2 -94.7
Residential
1.3 0.1 -93.2 0.1 -38.5
Non-residential
8.5 0.1 -98.5 4.0 -96.8
Nunavut
0.0 0.4 ... 1.3 -72.7
Residential
0.0 0.4 ... 1.3 -72.7
Non-residential
0.0 0.0 ... 0.0 ...
... not applicable
r revised
p preliminary
Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.
