Table 2
Value of building permits, by province and territory – Seasonally adjusted

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Value of building permits, by province and territory – Seasonally adjusted
  May 2011 March 2012 April 2012r May 2012p April to May 2012 May 2011 to May 2012
  millions of dollars % change
Canada 6,604.6 6,843.1 6,544.7 7,030.9 7.4 6.5
Residential 3,735.3 3,910.3 3,817.7 4,140.9 8.5 10.9
Non-residential 2,869.3 2,932.8 2,727.1 2,890.0 6.0 0.7
Newfoundland and Labrador 125.3 168.6 90.3 86.8 -3.8 -30.7
Residential 60.5 73.3 62.0 62.5 0.9 3.3
Non-residential 64.8 95.4 28.3 24.3 -14.1 -62.5
Prince Edward Island 14.5 21.8 27.9 31.2 11.6 115.7
Residential 8.4 12.0 15.5 13.8 -11.0 63.5
Non-residential 6.0 9.8 12.4 17.4 39.8 189.1
Nova Scotia 96.0 141.2 102.0 129.9 27.4 35.3
Residential 55.3 75.5 68.7 93.8 36.5 69.5
Non-residential 40.7 65.7 33.3 36.1 8.6 -11.2
New Brunswick 89.0 96.1 100.4 75.5 -24.8 -15.2
Residential 47.3 39.1 54.1 49.9 -7.7 5.5
Non-residential 41.7 57.0 46.3 25.6 -44.8 -38.7
Quebec 1,668.0 1,243.7 1,395.5 1,302.9 -6.6 -21.9
Residential 939.1 879.7 874.8 826.4 -5.5 -12.0
Non-residential 728.9 364.0 520.7 476.4 -8.5 -34.6
Ontario 2,236.6 2,766.4 2,212.7 2,274.4 2.8 1.7
Residential 1,348.1 1,386.3 1,315.5 1,436.5 9.2 6.6
Non-residential 888.5 1,380.1 897.2 838.0 -6.6 -5.7
Manitoba 189.8 226.7 170.2 193.4 13.6 1.9
Residential 111.4 103.3 105.7 94.0 -11.0 -15.6
Non-residential 78.5 123.4 64.5 99.4 53.9 26.6
Saskatchewan 205.4 222.9 230.7 385.1 66.9 87.5
Residential 106.9 124.9 168.9 163.2 -3.4 52.8
Non-residential 98.5 98.0 61.8 221.8 258.8 125.2
Alberta 1,145.1 1,202.7 1,340.9 1,443.0 7.6 26.0
Residential 581.5 692.7 643.4 728.5 13.2 25.3
Non-residential 563.7 510.0 697.5 714.6 2.4 26.8
British Columbia 801.5 743.7 858.3 1,088.1 26.8 35.8
Residential 453.4 515.6 505.1 660.1 30.7 45.6
Non-residential 348.2 228.1 353.1 428.0 21.2 22.9
Yukon 9.7 4.9 12.8 9.0 -29.8 -7.2
Residential 5.5 4.0 3.1 5.8 87.7 5.5
Non-residential 4.2 1.0 9.7 3.2 -67.2 -23.8
Northwest Territories 1.5 1.1 3.0 2.1 -28.0 44.0
Residential 0.7 0.7 0.9 1.7 98.5 155.2
Non-residential 0.8 0.4 2.1 0.4 -80.2 -48.6
Nunavut 22.2 3.1 0.0 9.5 ... -57.3
Residential 17.2 3.1 0.0 4.6 ... -73.4
Non-residential 5.0 0.0 0.0 4.9 ... -2.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
not applicable
Note(s): 
Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.