Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2016

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2016
Table summary
This table displays seasonally adjusted data on the total number of dwelling units authorized by Canadian municipalities and the estimated value of building construction for Canada's census metropolitan area. The row headers provide information for the current and preceding reference month as well as cumulative totals for the current and preceding reference year for each of Canada's census metropolitan areas. The column headers provide information on the number of dwellings for single, multiples, total dwellings and the estimated value of building construction, in thousands of dollars, for the residential sector and the industrial, commercial as well as institutional and governmental non-residential sub-sectors followed by the non-residential sector and the two sector total.
  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-Mission, British Columbia  
January r 22 50 72 13,501 8,011 1,947 0 9,958 23,459
February p 24 50 74 9,622 619 2,840 262 3,721 13,343
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 46 100 146 23,123 8,630 4,787 262 13,679 36,802
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 43 95 138 18,893 949 348 9,373 10,670 29,563
Barrie, Ontario  
January r 27 31 58 20,311 232 3,434 919 4,585 24,896
February p 39 27 66 17,001 20,083 5,091 432 25,606 42,607
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 66 58 124 37,312 20,315 8,525 1,351 30,191 67,503
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 48 0 48 15,231 312 11,454 1,822 13,588 28,819
Brantford, Ontario  
January r 123 1 124 39,177 653 7,856 213 8,722 47,899
February p 16 7 23 3,751 2,772 1,274 8 4,054 7,805
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 139 8 147 42,928 3,425 9,130 221 12,776 55,704
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 99 191 290 59,056 5,161 4,619 13 9,793 68,849
Calgary, Alberta  
January r 288 220 508 162,297 8,056 115,999 15,156 139,211 301,508
February p 255 218 473 159,396 10,053 84,974 21,891 116,918 276,314
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 543 438 981 321,693 18,109 200,973 37,047 256,129 577,822
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 854 867 1,721 536,022 14,195 248,911 85,576 348,682 884,704
Edmonton, Alberta  
January r 424 980 1,404 338,174 11,003 130,506 45,009 186,518 524,692
February p 352 1,360 1,712 356,119 12,156 656,479 97,980 766,615 1,122,734
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 776 2,340 3,116 694,293 23,159 786,985 142,989 953,133 1,647,426
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 1,159 2,452 3,611 908,336 51,422 246,498 19,289 317,209 1,225,545
Greater Sudbury, Ontario  
January r 1 2 3 1,655 291 20,376 645 21,312 22,967
February p 2 2 4 6,846 220 5,755 1,250 7,225 14,071
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 3 4 7 8,501 511 26,131 1,895 28,537 37,038
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 3 17 20 5,010 927 4,444 15,504 20,875 25,885
Guelph, Ontario  
January r 18 17 35 9,666 702 1,215 185 2,102 11,768
February p 29 92 121 24,984 1,036 1,137 756 2,929 27,913
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 47 109 156 34,650 1,738 2,352 941 5,031 39,681
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 60 267 327 93,018 7,370 3,225 453 11,048 104,066
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
January r 40 331 371 46,327 275 14,378 3,580 18,233 64,560
February p 57 67 124 23,771 500 10,999 783 12,282 36,053
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 97 398 495 70,098 775 25,377 4,363 30,515 100,613
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 69 390 459 91,686 1,354 27,501 319 29,174 120,860
Hamilton, Ontario  
January r 78 64 142 51,842 1,472 7,107 18,555 27,134 78,976
February p 89 333 422 108,990 2,056 19,737 33,798 55,591 164,581
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 167 397 564 160,832 3,528 26,844 52,353 82,725 243,557
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 352 174 526 173,662 65,166 49,218 27,456 141,840 315,502
Kelowna, British Columbia  
January r 46 138 184 47,732 460 34,237 36,116 70,813 118,545
February p 33 54 87 32,610 1,066 9,843 946 11,855 44,465
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 79 192 271 80,342 1,526 44,080 37,062 82,668 163,010
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 60 105 165 51,206 806 11,334 21,766 33,906 85,112
Kingston, Ontario  
January r 18 1 19 4,810 560 2,417 902 3,879 8,689
February p 16 18 34 6,231 125 1,801 69 1,995 8,226
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 34 19 53 11,041 685 4,218 971 5,874 16,915
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 14 180 194 34,657 213 6,041 15,255 21,509 56,166
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario  
January r 91 85 176 47,883 6,305 29,257 1,590 37,152 85,035
February p 112 257 369 93,854 4,314 6,057 21,065 31,436 125,290
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 203 342 545 141,737 10,619 35,314 22,655 68,588 210,325
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 221 1,433 1,654 245,077 14,712 36,315 50,624 101,651 346,728
London, Ontario  
January r 84 44 128 41,961 7,941 12,440 88,841 109,222 151,183
February p 125 19 144 51,725 1,073 12,823 13,780 27,676 79,401
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 209 63 272 93,686 9,014 25,263 102,621 136,898 230,584
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 176 220 396 107,106 11,182 18,918 62,735 92,835 199,941
Moncton, New Brunswick  
January r 0 0 0 4,623 1,053 9,534 5,057 15,644 20,267
February p 28 0 28 7,032 0 10,571 5,287 15,858 22,890
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 28 0 28 11,655 1,053 20,105 10,344 31,502 43,157
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 60 89 149 19,094 952 10,933 413 12,298 31,392
Montréal, Quebec  
January r 249 1,220 1,469 332,505 17,816 105,244 14,041 137,101 469,606
February p 228 1,708 1,936 379,457 31,520 117,462 85,757 234,739 614,196
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 477 2,928 3,405 711,962 49,336 222,706 99,798 371,840 1,083,802
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 426 2,589 3,015 695,906 87,296 456,556 303,729 847,581 1,543,487
Oshawa, Ontario  
January r 20 134 154 32,306 123 4,214 42,427 46,764 79,070
February p 211 165 376 121,009 1,421 4,220 193 5,834 126,843
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 231 299 530 153,315 1,544 8,434 42,620 52,598 205,913
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 114 95 209 66,207 4,506 11,452 1,124 17,082 83,289
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
January r 96 140 236 57,865 22,915 31,797 53,107 107,819 165,684
February p 211 535 746 172,379 2,886 96,692 2,953 102,531 274,910
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 307 675 982 230,244 25,801 128,489 56,060 210,350 440,594
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 218 239 457 123,550 4,834 116,781 100,244 221,859 345,409
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
January r 32 81 113 23,089 57 2,689 926 3,672 26,761
February p 31 184 215 33,118 290 4,622 1,338 6,250 39,368
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 63 265 328 56,207 347 7,311 2,264 9,922 66,129
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 68 170 238 51,231 309 8,333 1,862 10,504 61,735
Peterborough, Ontario  
January r 3 0 3 1,813 699 773 434 1,906 3,719
February p 4 14 18 3,093 0 492 334 826 3,919
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 7 14 21 4,906 699 1,265 768 2,732 7,638
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 25 3 28 7,874 646 3,650 1,666 5,962 13,836
Québec, Quebec  
January r 74 351 425 87,712 73 10,983 2,122 13,178 100,890
February p 56 178 234 47,267 24,485 12,694 282 37,461 84,728
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 130 529 659 134,979 24,558 23,677 2,404 50,639 185,618
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 162 937 1,099 171,633 13,848 47,768 33,832 95,448 267,081
Regina, Saskatchewan  
January r 115 53 168 41,338 352 10,012 4,181 14,545 55,883
February p 69 48 117 26,333 2,175 14,781 43,102 60,058 86,391
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 184 101 285 67,671 2,527 24,793 47,283 74,603 142,274
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 110 291 401 64,750 14,413 40,258 33,342 88,013 152,763
Saguenay, Quebec  
January r 9 57 66 10,338 219 2,862 0 3,081 13,419
February p 16 13 29 7,419 43 2,263 1,281 3,587 11,006
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 25 70 95 17,757 262 5,125 1,281 6,668 24,425
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 41 32 73 17,879 7,564 2,997 9,358 19,919 37,798
Saint John, New Brunswick  
January r 8 30 38 8,823 541 2,145 0 2,686 11,509
February p 6 27 33 6,687 717 767 269 1,753 8,440
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 14 57 71 15,510 1,258 2,912 269 4,439 19,949
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 20 0 20 12,954 1,537 1,612 627 3,776 16,730
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
January r 78 145 223 39,172 5,754 19,665 12,670 38,089 77,261
February p 71 77 148 37,878 7,377 8,075 3,083 18,535 56,413
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 149 222 371 77,050 13,131 27,740 15,753 56,624 133,674
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 168 493 661 129,155 7,617 48,313 1,436 57,366 186,521
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
January r 41 44 85 12,441 10,524 2,426 9 12,959 25,400
February p 40 88 128 22,669 828 24,085 4,438 29,351 52,020
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 81 132 213 35,110 11,352 26,511 4,447 42,310 77,420
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 74 170 244 46,857 405 11,067 24,388 35,860 82,717
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
January r 85 144 229 56,485 1,040 1,030 5,011 7,081 63,566
February p 103 42 145 37,027 499 8,517 1,205 10,221 47,248
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 188 186 374 93,512 1,539 9,547 6,216 17,302 110,814
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 239 76 315 81,656 862 33,263 6,674 40,799 122,455
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
January r 35 2 37 17,940 0 2,694 28 2,722 20,662
February p 37 16 53 22,644 10 7,435 72 7,517 30,161
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 72 18 90 40,584 10 10,129 100 10,239 50,823
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 98 10 108 44,089 3,788 17,686 9,284 30,758 74,847
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
January r 4 0 4 1,070 38 154 50 242 1,312
February p 0 2 2 227 0 2,035 151 2,186 2,413
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 4 2 6 1,297 38 2,189 201 2,428 3,725
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 4 4 8 2,571 59 15,313 449 15,821 18,392
Toronto, Ontario  
January r 633 2,527 3,160 804,635 116,948 302,046 82,624 501,618 1,306,253
February p 962 995 1,957 781,865 140,510 398,007 113,441 651,958 1,433,823
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 1,595 3,522 5,117 1,586,500 257,458 700,053 196,065 1,153,576 2,740,076
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 2,001 3,326 5,327 1,548,666 190,853 593,406 131,481 915,740 2,464,406
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
January r 2 53 55 10,541 203 2,228 1,219 3,650 14,191
February p 16 7 23 6,331 2,231 3,005 638 5,874 12,205
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 18 60 78 16,872 2,434 5,233 1,857 9,524 26,396
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 19 51 70 12,440 12,463 3,095 2,110 17,668 30,108
Vancouver, British Columbia  
January r 301 1,766 2,067 566,440 11,561 151,302 19,586 182,449 748,889
February p 325 1,377 1,702 470,044 27,980 177,479 32,220 237,679 707,723
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 626 3,143 3,769 1,036,484 39,541 328,781 51,806 420,128 1,456,612
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 538 2,795 3,333 928,138 25,566 197,360 46,232 269,158 1,197,296
Victoria, British Columbia  
January r 70 82 152 52,700 6,269 5,241 1,941 13,451 66,151
February p 61 356 417 81,730 2,133 42,767 1,885 46,785 128,515
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 131 438 569 134,430 8,402 48,008 3,826 60,236 194,666
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 113 248 361 87,690 1,037 23,333 9,197 33,567 121,257
Windsor, Ontario  
January r 53 8 61 20,103 17,478 7,447 336 25,261 45,364
February p 57 25 82 25,137 2,602 1,332 18 3,952 29,089
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 110 33 143 45,240 20,080 8,779 354 29,213 74,453
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 49 78 127 32,905 11,930 18,733 5,956 36,619 69,524
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
January r 139 203 342 84,268 24,002 28,684 10,944 63,630 147,898
February p 159 224 383 76,921 33,888 29,077 13,051 76,016 152,937
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2016 298 427 725 161,189 57,890 57,761 23,995 139,646 300,835
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2015 264 350 614 164,991 6,221 70,275 39,576 116,072 281,063
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
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