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
  May
2021
March
2022r
April
2022r
May
2022p
April to May 2022 May 2021 to May 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 9,964.4 11,912.4 11,788.5 12,063.9 2.3 21.1
Residential 6,754.0 8,076.4 7,777.7 7,770.7 -0.1 15.1
Single1 3,302.2 3,616.7 3,513.8 3,759.9 7.0 13.9
Multiple 3,451.8 4,459.7 4,264.0 4,010.8 -5.9 16.2
Non-residential 3,210.4 3,836.0 4,010.8 4,293.2 7.0 33.7
Industrial 526.0 718.2 969.9 910.7 -6.1 73.2
Commercial 1,724.0 2,043.4 1,876.7 2,168.7 15.6 25.8
Institutional 960.5 1,074.4 1,164.1 1,213.8 4.3 26.4
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 23,153 23,478 23,840 23,035 -3.4 -0.5
Single1 6,540 6,309 6,066 6,391 5.4 -2.3
Multiple 16,613 17,169 17,774 16,644 -6.4 0.2
r
revised
p
preliminary
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Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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