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
2020
February
2021r
March
2021r
April
2021p
March to April 2021 April 2020 to April 2021
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 6,306.6 10,377.5 11,162.4 11,107.2 -0.5 76.1
Residential 4,145.2 6,979.0 8,270.7 7,712.8 -6.7 86.1
Single1 1,377.4 3,522.4 3,847.4 3,578.9 -7.0 159.8
Multiple 2,767.8 3,456.6 4,423.3 4,134.0 -6.5 49.4
Non-residential 2,161.4 3,398.5 2,891.7 3,394.3 17.4 57.0
Industrial 380.9 560.8 682.3 592.2 -13.2 55.5
Commercial 1,210.2 1,725.3 1,470.4 1,892.4 28.7 56.4
Institutional 570.3 1,112.4 738.9 909.8 23.1 59.5
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 16,403 24,580 28,809 26,033 -9.6 58.7
Single1 3,199 7,902 7,699 7,080 -8.0 121.3
Multiple 13,204 16,678 21,110 18,953 -10.2 43.5
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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