Table 1 
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted  

Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, Canada – Seasonally adjusted
  August
2014
June
2015
July
2015r
August
2015p
July to August 2015 August 2014 to August 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 6,558.4 7,788.4 7,841.9 7,548.4 -3.7 15.1
Residential 4,066.1 4,598.4 5,005.5 4,750.0 -5.1 16.8
Single1 2,340.0 2,403.8 2,492.2 2,444.4 -1.9 4.5
Multiple 1,726.1 2,194.6 2,513.4 2,305.5 -8.3 33.6
Non-residential 2,492.3 3,190.0 2,836.4 2,798.4 -1.3 12.3
Industrial 450.1 537.7 506.8 466.6 -7.9 3.7
Commercial 1,546.1 1,505.6 1,670.3 1,700.6 1.8 10.0
Institutional 496.0 1,146.7 659.3 631.2 -4.3 27.3
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 16,516 17,681 19,609 18,709 -4.6 13.3
Single1 6,147 5,887 6,181 6,034 -2.4 -1.8
Multiple 10,369 11,794 13,428 12,675 -5.6 22.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 026-0006 and 026-0010.
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