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
2022
March
2023r
April
2023r
May
2023p
April to May 2023 May 2022 to May 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 12,158.5 12,041.0 9,518.3 10,516.6 10.5 -13.5
Residential 7,962.1 6,581.8 6,254.4 6,788.8 8.5 -14.7
Single1 3,842.4 2,547.7 2,470.5 2,438.2 -1.3 -36.5
Multiple 4,119.7 4,034.1 3,783.9 4,350.6 15.0 5.6
Non-residential 4,196.4 5,459.2 3,263.9 3,727.8 14.2 -11.2
Industrial 935.0 1,432.3 648.2 660.0 1.8 -29.4
Commercial 2,067.3 2,930.3 1,535.2 2,238.6 45.8 8.3
Institutional 1,194.0 1,096.6 1,080.4 829.2 -23.3 -30.6
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 24,551 21,354 19,636 21,568 9.8 -12.2
Single1 6,920 3,972 4,007 3,827 -4.5 -44.7
Multiple 17,631 17,382 15,629 17,740 13.5 0.6
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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