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
  April
2019
February
2020r
March
2020r
April
2020p
March to April 2020 April 2019 to April 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 9,596.0 8,414.8 7,288.9 6,046.1 -17.1 -37.0
Residential 6,030.9 5,276.4 4,564.5 3,918.2 -14.2 -35.0
Single1 2,207.5 2,519.7 2,129.7 1,365.5 -35.9 -38.1
Multiple 3,823.4 2,756.7 2,434.8 2,552.8 4.8 -33.2
Non-residential 3,565.1 3,138.4 2,724.4 2,127.8 -21.9 -40.3
Industrial 906.2 496.1 576.3 376.6 -34.7 -58.4
Commercial 1,988.4 1,953.7 1,552.4 1,218.2 -21.5 -38.7
Institutional 670.5 688.6 595.7 533.1 -10.5 -20.5
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 23,204 20,649 18,047 16,244 -10.0 -30.0
Single1 4,653 6,403 4,713 3,283 -30.3 -29.4
Multiple 18,551 14,246 13,333 12,961 -2.8 -30.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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