Archived - Building permits, by type of structure, area and geography, seasonally adjusted data, dollars and units, percentage change (x 1,000)^{1, 2, 3, 4}

The Building permits survey covers all Canadian municipalities that issue permits. The number of Canadian municipalities currently surveyed is approximately 2,400, representing all the provinces and territories. They account for 95% of the Canadian population. Historically, the data are not strictly comparable due to the continuing improvement in coverage and the modifications to the geographical areas required to reflect the most recent census definitions.

Seasonally adjusted data for the total number of housing units as well as for the aggregate value of building permits are obtained indirectly, for example, by adding their seasonally adjusted components. The total number of dwelling units is obtained by summing the seasonally adjusted data for single- and multiple-family units; the total value of building permits is obtained by summing the following elements: residential, industrial, commercial and institutional. Some series contain no apparent seasonality. In these cases, unadjusted values have been tabulated and aggregated to the adjusted values of the other series. At the end of the year, the chronological series adjusted for seasonality are revised to take into account the most recent seasonal fluctuations.

The methodology to seasonally adjust the building permits data has been changed to better measure the Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA) seasonally adjusted data. The updated seasonally adjusted data from January 2011 onward can be found in CANSIM 026-0021.

This CANSIM table has been archived. Starting reference month of January 2018, the data can be found in the new CANSIM table 026-0021.