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
  August
2022
June
2023r
July
2023r
August
2023p
July to August 2023 August 2022 to August 2023
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 12,601.4 11,921.1 11,472.2 11,860.6 3.4 -5.9
Residential 8,337.2 6,989.0 7,094.6 6,833.9 -3.7 -18.0
Single1 3,432.7 2,598.1 2,756.4 2,907.1 5.5 -15.3
Multiple 4,904.5 4,390.9 4,338.2 3,926.9 -9.5 -19.9
Non-residential 4,264.3 4,932.1 4,377.6 5,026.6 14.8 17.9
Industrial 855.6 1,087.6 1,054.8 907.9 -13.9 6.1
Commercial 2,120.6 2,159.8 1,929.4 2,095.1 8.6 -1.2
Institutional 1,288.0 1,684.7 1,393.4 2,023.6 45.2 57.1
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 25,562 22,317 22,193 20,408 -8.0 -20.2
Single1 6,075 4,124 4,512 4,620 2.4 -24.0
Multiple 19,487 18,193 17,681 15,788 -10.7 -19.0
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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