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
2023
March
2024r
April
2024r
May
2024p
April to May 2024 May 2023 to May 2024
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars % change% change
Total 11,435.3 10,830.3 13,363.1 11,736.1 -12.2 2.6
Residential 7,155.8 6,694.0 8,501.3 7,117.6 -16.3 -0.5
Single1 2,602.0 2,556.2 2,598.5 2,528.3 -2.7 -2.8
Multiple 4,553.8 4,137.8 5,902.8 4,589.3 -22.3 0.8
Non-residential 4,279.4 4,136.4 4,861.7 4,618.5 -5.0 7.9
Industrial 963.8 754.5 908.0 1,095.2 20.6 13.6
Commercial 2,243.3 2,286.7 2,638.9 2,444.9 -7.4 9.0
Institutional 1,072.4 1,095.1 1,314.8 1,078.5 -18.0 0.6
  number of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of unitsnumber of units % change% change
Total dwellings 23,353 21,332 27,304 22,745 -16.7 -2.6
Single1 4,174 4,169 4,308 4,085 -5.2 -2.1
Multiple 19,179 17,163 22,996 18,660 -18.9 -2.7
r
revised
p
preliminary
Note(s):
Data may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
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