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
  October
2019
August
2020r
September
2020r
October
2020p
September to October 2020 October 2019 to October 2020
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 8,450.3 8,069.4 9,569.5 8,171.3 -14.6 -3.3
Residential 5,022.5 5,662.3 6,038.5 5,681.8 -5.9 13.1
Single1 2,151.8 2,531.1 2,737.2 2,676.2 -2.2 24.4
Multiple 2,870.7 3,131.2 3,301.3 3,005.6 -9.0 4.7
Non-residential 3,427.8 2,407.1 3,531.0 2,489.5 -29.5 -27.4
Industrial 620.5 481.2 725.0 581.4 -19.8 -6.3
Commercial 2,039.8 1,308.3 2,003.1 1,184.8 -40.9 -41.9
Institutional 767.5 617.6 803.0 723.3 -9.9 -5.8
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 19,291 22,352 23,339 21,404 -8.3 11.0
Single1 4,717 5,472 5,791 5,796 0.1 22.9
Multiple 14,574 16,881 17,548 15,608 -11.1 7.1
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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