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Table 2 Value of building permits, by province and territory

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Value of building permits, by province and territory
  November 2008 December 2008 January 2009 February 2009r March 2009p February to March 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  $ millions % change
Canada 4,820.8 4,647.1 4,370.0 3,679.3 4,543.1 23.5
Residential 2,748.7 2,630.2 2,108.5 2,096.3 2,201.2 5.0
Non-residential 2,072.0 2,016.8 2,261.5 1,583.1 2,341.9 47.9
Newfoundland and Labrador 66.4 83.0 49.3 61.2 94.6 54.6
Residential 56.1 69.8 44.6 53.3 65.0 22.0
Non-residential 10.4 13.1 4.7 7.9 29.6 273.7
Prince Edward Island 17.6 16.2 12.6 46.1 12.3 -73.3
Residential 8.5 14.2 6.7 6.5 6.6 1.1
Non-residential 9.1 2.0 5.8 39.6 5.8 -85.5
Nova Scotia 107.6 102.4 88.3 83.2 62.1 -25.4
Residential 48.2 47.5 50.1 63.1 45.1 -28.6
Non-residential 59.4 54.9 38.2 20.0 17.0 -15.1
New Brunswick 78.9 94.9 75.3 116.8 58.8 -49.7
Residential 49.6 41.9 42.7 37.0 40.4 9.2
Non-residential 29.3 53.0 32.6 79.8 18.3 -77.0
Quebec 1,104.6 1,197.8 933.6 767.5 1,000.3 30.3
Residential 750.6 685.9 619.9 525.0 609.8 16.2
Non-residential 354.0 511.9 313.7 242.4 390.5 61.1
Ontario 1,497.8 1,770.5 2,009.4 1,246.6 1,816.6 45.7
Residential 914.1 1,065.3 779.0 745.3 769.2 3.2
Non-residential 583.8 705.2 1,230.4 501.3 1,047.4 109.0
Manitoba 101.7 119.8 109.5 116.7 89.6 -23.2
Residential 71.8 83.6 70.1 64.6 66.1 2.3
Non-residential 29.9 36.1 39.4 52.1 23.5 -54.9
Saskatchewan 154.8 138.8 181.0 98.7 117.7 19.2
Residential 75.0 71.0 97.8 51.3 56.4 9.8
Non-residential 79.8 67.8 83.3 47.3 61.3 29.4
Alberta 1,045.2 754.6 573.2 519.2 696.5 34.1
Residential 438.7 361.0 219.5 237.0 309.3 30.5
Non-residential 606.6 393.5 353.7 282.2 387.2 37.2
British Columbia 604.9 357.3 331.5 614.6 584.6 -4.9
Residential 326.1 187.0 174.2 309.0 223.8 -27.6
Non-residential 278.9 170.3 157.4 305.6 360.7 18.0
Yukon 7.0 2.7 5.8 3.8 2.4 -36.7
Residential 6.3 2.7 3.6 2.6 2.3 -10.5
Non-residential 0.8 0.0 2.2 1.2 0.1 -92.2
Northwest Territories 26.9 9.1 0.4 4.0 1.7 -57.1
Residential 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 131.4
Non-residential 26.1 8.9 0.2 3.5 0.6 -84.3
Nunavut 7.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.0 518.5
Residential 3.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.0 518.5
Non-residential 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ...
revised
preliminary
not applicable
Note(s):
Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.