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Value of building permits, by census metropolitan area1
January 2008r
February 2008p
January to February 2008
January to February 2007
January to February 2008
January–February 2007 to January–February 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change $ millions % change
St. John's
25.2 50.1 99.0 48.0 75.3 56.9
Halifax
37.8 45.7 20.8 55.3 83.6 51.1
Moncton
22.3 8.0 -64.2 24.3 30.3 24.6
Saint John
12.4 15.3 22.7 33.6 27.7 -17.6
Saguenay
4.8 8.6 79.0 10.9 13.4 22.4
Québec
79.1 144.7 82.9 211.4 223.9 5.9
Sherbrooke
23.7 28.4 19.5 42.5 52.1 22.5
Trois-Rivières
23.8 15.5 -35.1 30.7 39.3 27.8
Montréal
516.3 497.6 -3.6 891.7 1,013.8 13.7
Ottawa–Gatineau, Ontario/Quebec
236.7 145.6 -38.5 385.6 382.3 -0.8
Ottawa–Gatineau (Que. part)
31.5 27.6 -12.3 74.9 59.1 -21.1
Ottawa–Gatineau (Ont. part)
205.2 118.0 -42.5 310.7 323.2 4.0
Kingston
6.0 8.2 36.5 19.9 14.2 -28.2
Peterborough
3.0 2.1 -31.6 9.1 5.1 -44.6
Oshawa
58.1 38.6 -33.6 129.4 96.7 -25.3
Toronto
1,277.7 881.8 -31.0 2,139.4 2,159.4 0.9
Hamilton
96.2 243.5 153.1 151.4 339.8 124.4
St. Catharines–Niagara
42.9 23.1 -46.1 55.4 66.0 19.1
Kitchener
60.6 43.2 -28.7 101.5 103.7 2.1
Brantford
12.9 7.6 -41.4 19.2 20.5 6.5
Guelph
25.2 33.1 31.8 45.2 58.3 28.8
London
151.1 100.7 -33.3 123.3 251.8 104.3
Windsor
14.7 9.7 -33.8 41.4 24.4 -41.0
Barrie
21.9 63.6 190.3 29.9 85.5 185.9
Greater Sudbury
26.4 11.9 -55.1 116.6 38.2 -67.2
Thunder Bay
5.6 1.8 -68.6 14.7 7.4 -49.8
Winnipeg
71.2 72.3 1.6 160.3 143.6 -10.4
Regina
21.2 29.7 40.1 47.2 50.8 7.6
Saskatoon
53.7 39.2 -26.9 83.1 92.9 11.8
Calgary
419.4 605.9 44.5 777.8 1,025.3 31.8
Edmonton
340.7 311.8 -8.5 635.0 652.5 2.8
Kelowna
74.9 83.7 11.8 79.8 158.7 98.7
Abbotsford
45.1 22.3 -50.6 77.1 67.5 -12.5
Vancouver
425.2 447.5 5.3 1,083.0 872.7 -19.4
Victoria
54.1 74.3 37.3 149.7 128.4 -14.3
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
January 2008r
February 2008p
January to February 2008
January to February 2007
January to February 2008
January–February 2007 to January–February 2008
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions % change $ millions % change
Canada 5,815.2 5,759.0 -1.0 10,818.0 11,574.3 7.0
Residential 3,268.6 3,863.8 18.2 6,565.2 7,132.4 8.6
Non-residential 2,546.6 1,895.2 -25.6 4,252.9 4,441.8 4.4
Newfoundland and Labrador
44.5 66.0 48.3 81.8 110.5 35.2
Residential
38.1 60.5 58.7 58.6 98.6 68.2
Non-residential
6.4 5.6 -13.2 23.2 12.0 -48.3
Prince Edward Island
8.5 10.5 23.6 21.3 19.0 -10.8
Residential
4.9 7.2 46.0 16.3 12.1 -25.7
Non-residential
3.6 3.3 -7.5 4.9 6.8 38.2
Nova Scotia
77.1 90.3 17.2 136.2 167.4 22.9
Residential
66.8 77.7 16.3 104.2 144.5 38.7
Non-residential
10.3 12.6 23.2 32.0 22.9 -28.4
New Brunswick
65.1 57.0 -12.4 109.1 122.2 12.0
Residential
38.8 39.0 0.5 69.8 77.9 11.5
Non-residential
26.3 18.0 -31.6 39.3 44.3 12.8
Quebec
981.2 999.3 1.8 1,777.0 1,980.5 11.5
Residential
677.0 720.9 6.5 1,186.7 1,398.0 17.8
Non-residential
304.1 278.3 -8.5 590.2 582.5 -1.3
Ontario
2,422.0 2,034.0 -16.0 4,176.1 4,456.0 6.7
Residential
1,055.9 1,280.9 21.3 2,266.3 2,336.8 3.1
Non-residential
1,366.1 753.1 -44.9 1,909.8 2,119.2 11.0
Manitoba
111.5 127.8 14.6 252.7 239.2 -5.3
Residential
87.6 88.0 0.4 160.0 175.7 9.8
Non-residential
23.8 39.7 66.8 92.7 63.5 -31.5
Saskatchewan
115.9 109.6 -5.5 191.6 225.5 17.7
Residential
79.1 83.8 6.0 117.9 162.9 38.2
Non-residential
36.8 25.8 -30.1 73.8 62.6 -15.1
Alberta
1,173.3 1,311.4 11.8 2,168.2 2,484.7 14.6
Residential
566.7 747.7 31.9 1,357.0 1,314.4 -3.1
Non-residential
606.6 563.7 -7.1 811.2 1,170.3 44.3
British Columbia
814.1 944.9 16.1 1,874.0 1,759.0 -6.1
Residential
652.1 750.7 15.1 1,218.1 1,402.8 15.2
Non-residential
162.0 194.2 19.9 655.9 356.2 -45.7
Yukon
1.9 7.2 272.4 21.6 9.2 -57.5
Residential
1.4 6.5 361.8 6.4 7.9 23.5
Non-residential
0.5 0.7 34.5 15.2 1.2 -91.8
Northwest Territories
0.2 0.9 292.8 5.0 1.1 -78.4
Residential
0.1 0.8 735.2 0.4 0.9 137.0
Non-residential
0.1 0.1 -16.9 4.7 0.2 -94.9
Nunavut
0.0 0.0 12.5 3.5 0.1 -98.1
Residential
0.0 0.0 12.5 3.5 0.1 -98.1
Non-residential
0.0 0.0 ... 0.0 0.0 ...
r revised
p preliminary
... figures not applicable
Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.
