Table 2
Value of building permits, by province and territory – Seasonally adjusted
| May 2019 |
March 2020r |
April 2020r |
May 2020p |
April to May 2020 | May 2019 to May 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | % change | % change | |
| Canada | 8,570.8 | 7,284.1 | 6,163.8 | 7,406.1 | 20.2 | -13.6 |
| Residential | 5,143.4 | 4,574.4 | 4,047.1 | 4,804.6 | 18.7 | -6.6 |
| Non-residential | 3,427.4 | 2,709.7 | 2,116.7 | 2,601.5 | 22.9 | -24.1 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 40.9 | 16.7 | 47.9 | 37.0 | -22.8 | -9.4 |
| Residential | 17.1 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 68.9 | -28.4 |
| Non-residential | 23.8 | 3.9 | 40.7 | 24.8 | -39.1 | 4.3 |
| Prince Edward Island | 58.5 | 31.2 | 3.9 | 43.5 | ... | -25.6 |
| Residential | 48.7 | 27.6 | 3.2 | 28.8 | 807.6 | -40.9 |
| Non-residential | 9.8 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 14.7 | ... | 50.1 |
| Nova Scotia | 138.6 | 181.9 | 103.5 | 105.7 | 2.2 | -23.7 |
| Residential | 93.3 | 109.4 | 75.2 | 74.2 | -1.3 | -20.5 |
| Non-residential | 45.3 | 72.5 | 28.3 | 31.6 | 11.4 | -30.3 |
| New Brunswick | 125.7 | 73.0 | 61.7 | 53.1 | -14.0 | -57.8 |
| Residential | 68.6 | 52.8 | 43.5 | 38.9 | -10.6 | -43.2 |
| Non-residential | 57.2 | 20.3 | 18.2 | 14.1 | -22.3 | -75.3 |
| Quebec | 1,731.2 | 1,318.9 | 858.4 | 1,476.5 | 72.0 | -14.7 |
| Residential | 1,010.0 | 846.4 | 601.0 | 922.1 | 53.4 | -8.7 |
| Non-residential | 721.2 | 472.5 | 257.4 | 554.4 | 115.4 | -23.1 |
| Ontario | 3,433.4 | 3,400.4 | 2,756.6 | 3,417.9 | 24.0 | -0.5 |
| Residential | 2,218.4 | 2,147.0 | 1,794.7 | 2,101.2 | 17.1 | -5.3 |
| Non-residential | 1,215.0 | 1,253.4 | 961.9 | 1,316.6 | 36.9 | 8.4 |
| Manitoba | 370.1 | 288.1 | 235.2 | 195.4 | -16.9 | -47.2 |
| Residential | 185.6 | 155.6 | 109.6 | 109.8 | 0.1 | -40.9 |
| Non-residential | 184.5 | 132.5 | 125.5 | 85.7 | -31.8 | -53.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 132.0 | 127.9 | 85.0 | 77.2 | -9.2 | -41.5 |
| Residential | 54.1 | 53.4 | 51.5 | 47.5 | -7.9 | -12.2 |
| Non-residential | 77.9 | 74.5 | 33.5 | 29.7 | -11.2 | -61.8 |
| Alberta | 1,051.5 | 870.4 | 785.6 | 718.7 | -8.5 | -31.6 |
| Residential | 595.8 | 563.5 | 459.8 | 454.7 | -1.1 | -23.7 |
| Non-residential | 455.6 | 306.9 | 325.8 | 264.0 | -19.0 | -42.1 |
| British Columbia | 1,438.8 | 967.1 | 1,214.2 | 1,267.6 | 4.4 | -11.9 |
| Residential | 842.7 | 599.4 | 895.2 | 1,005.6 | 12.3 | 19.3 |
| Non-residential | 596.1 | 367.6 | 319.0 | 262.0 | -17.9 | -56.0 |
| Yukon | 30.7 | 3.5 | 10.1 | 7.9 | -22.4 | -74.3 |
| Residential | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 26.2 | 102.9 |
| Non-residential | 27.3 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.0 | -78.6 | -96.3 |
| Northwest Territories | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 241.4 | -20.5 |
| Residential | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 285.3 | 9.3 |
| Non-residential | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 208.2 | -36.9 |
| Nunavut | 12.4 | 2.8 | F | F | F | F |
| Residential | 3.2 | 2.8 | F | F | F | F |
| Non-residential | 9.2 | 0.0 | F | F | F | F |
r
revised
p
preliminary
...
not applicable
F
too unreliable to be published
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Source(s):
Table 34-10-0066-01.
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