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
  February
2016
December
2016
January
2017r
February
2017p
January to February 2017 February 2016 to February 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 7,167.5 7,226.0 7,642.2 7,450.0 -2.5 3.9
Residential 4,199.8 4,937.3 5,093.0 5,014.8 -1.5 19.4
Single1 2,409.1 2,722.5 2,759.6 2,610.9 -5.4 8.4
Multiple 1,790.6 2,214.7 2,333.4 2,403.9 3.0 34.3
Non-residential 2,967.7 2,288.8 2,549.2 2,435.3 -4.5 -17.9
Industrial 472.7 369.5 406.1 395.2 -2.7 -16.4
Commercial 1,813.3 1,304.0 1,416.1 1,430.9 1.0 -21.1
Institutional 681.7 615.3 726.9 609.1 -16.2 -10.6
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 16,013 19,823 19,350 19,903 2.9 24.3
Single1 6,059 7,004 7,044 6,458 -8.3 6.6
Multiple 9,954 12,819 12,306 13,445 9.3 35.1
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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