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
  May
2016
March
2017
April
2017r
May
2017p
April to May 2017 May 2016 to May 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 6,984.9 7,068.7 7,107.2 7,740.2 8.9 10.8
Residential 4,400.5 4,587.6 4,526.5 5,015.7 10.8 14.0
Single1 2,329.2 2,712.7 2,522.3 2,710.1 7.4 16.4
Multiple 2,071.3 1,874.9 2,004.2 2,305.6 15.0 11.3
Non-residential 2,584.4 2,481.0 2,580.7 2,724.5 5.6 5.4
Industrial 386.0 446.7 496.6 545.5 9.8 41.3
Commercial 1,299.7 1,321.2 1,293.6 1,460.5 12.9 12.4
Institutional 898.8 713.1 790.5 718.5 -9.1 -20.1
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 16,855 16,816 16,826 18,037 7.2 7.0
Single1 5,558 6,109 6,066 6,005 -1.0 8.0
Multiple 11,297 10,707 10,760 12,032 11.8 6.5
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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