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Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2009

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, 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
Abbotsford, British Columbia  
February r 12 0 12 3,025 5,286 740 120 6,146 9,171
March p 9 65 74 11,392 4,325 10,977 0 15,302 26,694
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 39 67 106 17,491 9,786 11,864 2,430 24,080 41,571
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 96 535 631 75,461 10,250 26,333 40 36,623 112,084
Barrie, Ontario  
February r 5 0 5 2,264 262 1,287 355 1,904 4,168
March p 9 0 9 3,184 1,670 11,499 135 13,304 16,488
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 27 1 28 12,684 2,566 14,326 220,556 237,448 250,132
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 262 1 263 66,952 3,423 35,344 9,225 47,992 114,944
Brantford, Ontario  
February r 11 0 11 1,539 493 224 13,500 14,217 15,756
March p 11 42 53 4,274 644 26,536 860 28,040 32,314
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 37 51 88 9,622 1,270 29,120 16,242 46,632 56,254
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 70 135 205 23,996 833 2,135 8,012 10,980 34,976
Calgary, Alberta  
February r 345 62 407 95,744 4,374 83,681 13,279 101,334 197,078
March p 217 79 296 85,796 2,564 108,325 39,835 150,724 236,520
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 845 167 1,012 247,940 10,546 265,015 85,311 360,872 608,812
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 1,270 2,087 3,357 743,212 102,121 443,650 80,100 625,871 1,369,083
Edmonton, Alberta  
February r 187 117 304 64,516 15,838 59,412 27,160 102,410 166,926
March p 235 391 626 158,251 22,136 111,809 2,953 136,898 295,149
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 705 577 1,282 308,875 42,464 281,855 65,627 389,946 698,821
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 755 1,198 1,953 418,957 96,988 267,153 118,369 482,510 901,467
Greater Sudbury , Ontario  
February r 5 80 85 12,991 2,909 2,187 651 5,747 18,738
March p 7 22 29 4,944 5,215 1,850 2,043 9,108 14,052
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 13 103 116 22,357 9,241 5,634 3,811 18,686 41,043
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 73 10 83 19,395 5,256 9,383 18,423 33,062 52,457
Guelph, Ontario  
February r 47 54 101 18,449 85 2,224 0 2,309 20,758
March p 8 13 21 3,605 2,668 1,439 8,430 12,537 16,142
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 72 97 169 29,698 3,286 3,723 8,430 15,439 45,137
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 135 117 252 39,132 588 14,174 17,855 32,617 71,749
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
February r 70 101 171 38,924 14 7,656 335 8,005 46,929
March p 79 24 103 19,123 1,060 7,264 247 8,571 27,694
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 211 291 502 82,563 1,529 19,600 1,145 22,274 104,837
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 389 93 482 96,052 875 31,130 9,495 41,500 137,552
Hamilton, Ontario  
February r 43 15 58 14,326 1,745 11,816 11,457 25,018 39,344
March p 47 201 248 31,737 13,508 34,256 58,450 106,214 137,951
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 143 230 373 67,368 17,314 53,737 70,877 141,928 209,296
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 559 855 1,414 281,315 17,493 66,159 180,332 263,984 545,299
Kelowna, British Columbia  
February r 9 2 11 6,206 98 14,368 62 14,528 20,734
March p 29 8 37 12,444 138 2,979 23,000 26,117 38,561
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 53 18 71 30,031 487 42,702 24,727 67,916 97,947
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 232 752 984 200,429 4,083 19,356 185 23,624 224,053
Kingston, Ontario  
February r 23 0 23 3,626 449 10,871 3,492 14,812 18,438
March p 16 2 18 4,419 215 477 180 872 5,291
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 42 6 48 9,938 664 20,648 4,094 25,406 35,344
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 102 2 104 18,283 428 14,272 557 15,257 33,540
Kitchener, Ontario  
February r 70 57 127 30,946 23,801 11,159 176 35,136 66,082
March p 61 64 125 25,826 3,169 65,900 20,504 89,573 115,399
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 162 168 330 77,231 28,335 102,008 21,617 151,960 229,191
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 272 388 660 127,869 21,667 75,213 21,395 118,275 246,144
London, Ontario  
February r 65 1 66 17,534 1,035 1,873 8,660 11,568 29,102
March p 40 128 168 28,477 4,129 4,824 13,942 22,895 51,372
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 144 149 293 66,286 6,053 17,486 31,539 55,078 121,364
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 349 268 617 117,715 3,291 23,109 150,232 176,632 294,347
Moncton, New Brunswick  
February r 19 17 36 4,872 39 14,605 49,256 63,900 68,772
March p 19 102 121 13,534 1,656 1,084 88 2,828 16,362
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 74 124 198 25,844 1,792 16,717 50,740 69,249 95,093
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 95 54 149 18,884 2,050 18,830 8,692 29,572 48,456
Montréal, Quebec  
February r 365 930 1,295 232,854 8,711 69,895 21,119 99,725 332,579
March p 271 1,044 1,315 249,861 11,564 96,265 50,039 157,868 407,729
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,234 2,898 4,132 772,914 34,322 228,513 127,919 390,754 1,163,668
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 2,007 4,070 6,077 1,041,913 73,651 316,443 34,067 424,161 1,466,074
Oshawa, Ontario  
February r 34 4 38 12,984 550 3,157 2,456 6,163 19,147
March p 28 5 33 15,089 320 5,146 75 5,541 20,630
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 87 9 96 39,224 1,030 24,539 92,053 117,622 156,846
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 317 116 433 102,405 9,402 52,190 3,982 65,574 167,979
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
February r 126 102 228 40,437 39,686 21,510 9,151 70,347 110,784
March p 243 780 1,023 128,327 877 39,744 21,443 62,064 190,391
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 475 978 1,453 214,410 44,744 89,176 36,277 170,197 384,607
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 760 1,173 1,933 301,163 5,996 144,495 16,237 166,728 467,891
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
February r 59 187 246 28,547 806 4,574 1,797 7,177 35,724
March p 48 137 185 27,622 0 12,054 2,887 14,941 42,563
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 219 696 915 106,132 2,246 23,108 6,247 31,601 137,733
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 220 273 493 71,673 2,203 20,696 14,542 37,441 109,114
Peterborough, Ontario  
February r 13 0 13 4,124 64 328 396 788 4,912
March p 13 30 43 8,112 206 535 247 988 9,100
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 30 30 60 14,069 405 2,020 3,784 6,209 20,278
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 36 16 52 11,272 1,481 732 5,351 7,564 18,836
Québec, Quebec  
February r 176 128 304 58,850 727 19,772 5,526 26,025 84,875
March p 136 285 421 81,002 2,254 51,018 11,292 64,564 145,566
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 472 791 1,263 225,566 7,027 105,706 21,161 133,894 359,460
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 532 1,024 1,556 226,335 38,990 114,694 9,737 163,421 389,756
Regina, Saskatchewan  
February r 46 24 70 13,034 130 21,322 3,699 25,151 38,185
March p 52 0 52 12,225 4,716 6,578 8,359 19,653 31,878
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 191 194 385 63,914 31,996 34,304 13,158 79,458 143,372
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 255 77 332 64,792 1,374 15,678 20,192 37,244 102,036
Saguenay, Quebec  
February r 15 9 24 5,515 310 364 582 1,256 6,771
March p 21 20 41 8,024 19 4,216 1,269 5,504 13,528
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 43 53 96 17,697 332 4,886 9,324 14,542 32,239
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 72 98 170 25,228 1,933 10,065 1,233 13,231 38,459
Saint John, New Brunswick  
February r 28 34 62 11,189 483 4,441 5,700 10,624 21,813
March p 45 10 55 8,640 119 2,976 3,572 6,667 15,307
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 123 61 184 29,426 660 7,909 9,290 17,859 47,285
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 214 14 228 33,180 87 9,785 457 10,329 43,509
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
February r 37 40 77 14,307 2,153 9,520 108 11,781 26,088
March p 51 121 172 23,048 2,991 6,215 5,065 14,271 37,319
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 134 209 343 60,654 11,947 26,855 17,813 56,615 117,269
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 433 125 558 90,363 7,078 25,204 14,674 46,956 137,319
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
February r 42 64 106 14,696 177 1,367 34 1,578 16,274
March p 50 169 219 28,929 672 1,766 1,910 4,348 33,277
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 139 305 444 60,592 1,034 4,430 3,256 8,720 69,312
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 183 285 468 67,476 419 21,705 15,078 37,202 104,678
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
February r 20 52 72 10,127 2,560 24,653 171 27,384 37,511
March p 32 22 54 14,294 465 16,191 11,603 28,259 42,553
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 66 111 177 33,502 3,412 44,313 11,796 59,521 93,023
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 163 156 319 69,622 6,419 21,523 3,391 31,333 100,955
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
February r 149 12 161 34,028 532 5,938 1,013 7,483 41,511
March p 124 130 254 46,935 15 14,055 15,017 29,087 76,022
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 413 148 561 106,300 562 21,349 16,535 38,446 144,746
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 357 38 395 70,879 2,413 8,195 2,361 12,969 83,848
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
February r 0 0 0 295 100 3,445 1,357 4,902 5,197
March p 6 0 6 1,942 112 138 755 1,005 2,947
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 9 0 9 2,960 468 8,316 2,112 10,896 13,856
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 14 34 48 6,231 47 2,786 8,424 11,257 17,488
Toronto, Ontario  
February r 447 1,114 1,561 374,251 11,579 151,037 32,882 195,498 569,749
March p 506 1,155 1,661 312,315 46,411 509,527 49,014 604,952 917,267
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,451 4,118 5,569 1,147,783 125,672 1,049,595 124,859 1,300,126 2,447,909
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 3,208 4,906 8,114 1,727,858 227,176 855,012 351,299 1,433,487 3,161,345
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
February r 25 19 44 7,376 954 4,773 199 5,926 13,302
March p 34 51 85 14,578 4,112 818 0 4,930 19,508
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 81 107 188 30,065 5,489 8,307 440 14,236 44,301
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 85 220 305 39,151 6,426 7,716 3,359 17,501 56,652
Vancouver, British Columbia  
February r 175 760 935 207,593 6,870 72,811 44,001 123,682 331,275
March p 144 191 335 100,706 9,494 60,703 21,324 91,521 192,227
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 490 1,037 1,527 376,755 26,616 186,834 72,806 286,256 663,011
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 1,056 3,200 4,256 992,025 39,707 270,812 50,297 360,816 1,352,841
Victoria, British Columbia  
February r 43 10 53 17,965 944 97,980 2,817 101,741 119,706
March p 39 24 63 20,331 2,827 3,915 132,592 139,334 159,665
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 138 57 195 61,444 5,042 105,204 141,494 251,740 313,184
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 215 380 595 143,333 2,151 31,899 25,777 59,827 203,160
Windsor, Ontario  
February r 20 4 24 4,641 2,959 1,846 703 5,508 10,149
March p 19 7 26 6,987 119 824 591 1,534 8,521
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 45 18 63 14,333 3,278 5,735 19,117 28,130 42,463
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 77 13 90 20,779 1,394 10,942 3,796 16,132 36,911
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
February r 142 0 142 33,025 2,035 3,642 11,355 17,032 50,057
March p 150 143 293 41,192 880 9,749 3,045 13,674 54,866
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 447 189 636 114,946 5,293 31,227 15,202 51,722 166,668
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2008 584 238 822 161,117 6,173 34,514 11,126 51,813 212,930
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Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
Date Modified: 2009-05-07

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