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Table 5
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2009

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2009
  Number of dwelling units Estimated value of construction
Singles 1 Multiples Total dwellings Residential Non-residential Total
Industrial Commercial Institutional and governmental Total
  units thousands of dollars
Canada  
February r 5,110 5,121 10,231 2,096,252 237,186 964,028 381,847 1,583,061 3,679,313
March p 4,826 6,479 11,305 2,201,197 216,207 1,403,426 722,270 2,341,903 4,543,100
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 15,535 16,685 32,220 6,405,958 660,179 3,589,273 1,937,001 6,186,453 12,592,411
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 26,036 27,940 53,976 10,796,315 1,143,404 3,862,109 1,651,693 6,657,206 17,453,521
Newfoundland and Labrador  
February r 245 15 260 53,264 595 6,169 1,153 7,917 61,181
March p 204 131 335 64,978 55 14,283 15,247 29,585 94,563
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 675 160 835 162,877 2,865 22,406 16,940 42,211 205,088
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 564 47 611 115,015 5,419 10,360 4,385 20,164 135,179
Prince Edward Island  
February r 29 10 39 6,489 38,620 1,023 0 39,643 46,132
March p 23 22 45 6,560 706 5,052 0 5,758 12,318
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 76 35 111 19,777 39,862 11,188 182 51,232 71,009
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 96 32 128 22,002 1,822 10,972 1,215 14,009 36,011
Nova Scotia  
February r 163 118 281 63,147 4,267 12,919 2,860 20,046 83,193
March p 194 48 242 45,087 2,804 11,258 2,949 17,011 62,098
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 530 343 873 158,319 8,889 33,531 32,867 75,287 233,606
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 899 203 1,102 206,091 3,339 41,267 13,534 58,140 264,231
New Brunswick  
February r 168 61 229 37,028 750 22,230 56,777 79,757 116,785
March p 160 171 331 40,433 1,959 7,269 9,120 18,348 58,781
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 559 258 817 120,196 3,051 32,305 95,353 130,709 250,905
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 596 155 751 108,171 3,814 41,729 31,762 77,305 185,476
Quebec  
February r 1,301 1,728 3,029 525,023 19,782 150,788 71,868 242,438 767,461
March p 1,171 2,167 3,338 609,833 36,526 206,869 147,068 390,463 1,000,296
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 4,098 5,867 9,965 1,754,789 81,120 542,070 323,373 946,563 2,701,352
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 5,280 7,443 12,723 2,138,437 162,070 615,550 143,861 921,481 3,059,918
Ontario  
February r 1,366 1,765 3,131 745,288 110,852 294,549 95,863 501,264 1,246,552
March p 1,541 2,678 4,219 769,209 95,724 746,106 205,573 1,047,403 1,816,612
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 4,186 6,754 10,940 2,293,451 303,151 1,668,956 806,975 2,779,082 5,072,533
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 8,868 8,923 17,791 3,715,386 441,332 1,515,622 908,425 2,865,379 6,580,765
Manitoba  
February r 254 63 317 64,611 3,086 33,224 15,774 52,084 116,695
March p 266 149 415 66,095 3,229 12,439 7,820 23,488 89,583
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 817 258 1,075 200,790 10,084 72,987 31,909 114,980 315,770
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 1,118 275 1,393 259,069 20,456 47,199 18,368 86,023 345,092
Saskatchewan  
February r 193 84 277 51,343 4,727 37,495 5,127 47,349 98,692
March p 171 138 309 56,395 8,214 25,394 27,654 61,262 117,657
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 627 446 1,073 205,489 48,121 82,654 61,114 191,889 397,378
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 1,139 260 1,399 263,514 12,255 68,547 36,932 117,734 381,248
Alberta  
February r 967 341 1,308 236,979 27,766 178,147 76,334 282,247 519,226
March p 691 541 1,232 309,289 36,436 254,492 96,271 387,199 696,488
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 2,706 1,017 3,723 765,793 89,367 653,916 279,850 1,023,133 1,788,926
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 4,226 4,423 8,649 1,862,536 415,323 1,043,732 373,205 1,832,260 3,694,796
British Columbia  
February r 420 936 1,356 309,038 24,991 226,265 54,330 305,586 614,624
March p 401 402 803 223,820 30,554 119,682 210,504 360,740 584,560
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,252 1,510 2,762 707,039 71,898 466,332 285,457 823,687 1,530,726
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 3,204 6,169 9,373 2,094,411 77,198 447,905 119,375 644,478 2,738,889
Yukon  
February r 0 0 0 2,557 50 395 759 1,204 3,761
March p 0 4 4 2,288 0 30 64 94 2,382
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 0 9 9 8,485 52 1,420 1,979 3,451 11,936
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 45 10 55 10,796 176 1,068 491 1,735 12,531
Northwest Territories  
February r 1 0 1 510 1,700 824 1,002 3,526 4,036
March p 4 0 4 1,180 0 552 0 552 1,732
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 6 0 6 1,948 1,719 1,508 1,002 4,229 6,177
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 1 0 1 883 0 18,158 0 18,158 19,041
Nunavut  
February r 3 0 3 975 0 0 0 0 975
March p 0 28 28 6,030 0 0 0 0 6,030
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 3 28 31 7,005 0 0 0 0 7,005
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 0 0 0 4 200 0 140 340 344
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.