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
  March
2019
January
2020r
February
2020r
March
2020p
February to March 2020 March 2019 to March 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 8,354.1 9,308.2 8,524.2 7,399.9 -13.2 -11.4
Residential 4,771.0 5,853.0 5,318.2 4,621.9 -13.1 -3.1
Single1 2,077.3 2,346.5 2,539.2 2,151.8 -15.3 3.6
Multiple 2,693.8 3,506.6 2,779.0 2,470.1 -11.1 -8.3
Non-residential 3,583.1 3,455.1 3,206.0 2,778.0 -13.3 -22.5
Industrial 605.0 695.8 507.5 583.1 14.9 -3.6
Commercial 2,062.9 2,023.2 1,984.0 1,592.7 -19.7 -22.8
Institutional 915.1 736.2 714.5 602.2 -15.7 -34.2
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 17,625 22,412 20,838 18,185 -12.7 3.2
Single1 4,680 5,359 6,468 4,776 -26.2 2.1
Multiple 12,945 17,052 14,370 13,409 -6.7 3.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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