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Table 5: Dwelling Units, Value of Residential and Non-residential Building Permits, Provinces and Territories, Seasonally Adjusted, 2001

Month Number of dwelling units Estimated value of construction
Singles1 Multiples Total dwellings Residential Non-residential Total
Industrial Commercial Institutional and governmental Total
units units units thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars thousands of dollars
Canada                  
    DecemberR
 7,298 5,427 12,725 1,633,537 405,968 697,219 386,166 1,489,353 3,122,890
    JanuaryP
 8,573 5,195 13,768 1,992,759 415,574 1,023,101 361,579 1,800,254 3,793,013
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 8,573 5,195 13,768 1,992,759 415,574 1,023,101 361,579 1,800,254 3,793,013
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 8,392 4,828 13,220 1,760,089 235,934 947,222 274,356 1,457,512 3,217,601
Newfoundland                  
    DecemberR
 69 10 79 10,470 45 6,156 4,194 10,395 20,865
    JanuaryP
 144 16 160 19,522 1 3,958 55 4,014 23,536
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 144 16 160 19,522 1 3,958 55 4,014 23,536
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 107 8 115 15,357 285 4,618 600 5,503 20,860
Prince Edward Island                  
    DecemberR
 35 - 35 4,149 607 833 30 1,470 5,619
    JanuaryP
 70 - 70 5,248 40 5,623 410 6,073 11,321
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 70 - 70 5,248 40 5,623 410 6,073 11,321
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 39 10 49 5,053 52 1,080 652 1,784 6,837
Nova Scotia                  
    DecemberR
 226 68 294 34,366 4,737 18,994 1,868 25,599 59,965
    JanuaryP
 231 17 248 33,697 3,517 16,540 1,998 22,055 55,752
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 231 17 248 33,697 3,517 16,540 1,998 22,055 55,752
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 251 193 444 43,001 1,033 9,872 1,232 12,137 55,138
New Brunswick                  
    DecemberR
 126 100 226 21,808 1,088 4,385 971 6,444 28,252
    JanuaryP
 208 25 233 22,724 3,114 7,506 2,149 12,769 35,493
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 208 25 233 22,724 3,114 7,506 2,149 12,769 35,493
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 272 21 293 28,458 3,877 3,228 1,348 8,453 36,911
Québec                  
    DecemberR
 1,090 1,036 2,126 286,865 32,579 103,265 59,510 195,354 482,219
    JanuaryP
 1,512 1,155 2,667 379,234 160,594 262,315 63,377 486,286 865,520
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 1,512 1,155 2,667 379,234 160,594 262,315 63,377 486,286 865,520
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 1,382 761 2,143 275,713 75,054 126,361 26,985 228,400 504,113
Ontario                  
    DecemberR
 3,586 1,944 5,530 759,707 306,250 311,107 251,529 868,886 1,628,593
    JanuaryP
 3,767 2,285 6,052 987,589 182,066 463,362 208,521 853,949 1,841,538
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 3,767 2,285 6,052 987,589 182,066 463,362 208,521 853,949 1,841,538
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 3,690 1,861 5,551 859,019 92,598 321,181 102,541 516,320 1,375,339
Manitoba                  
    DecemberR
 172 - 172 24,877 2,137 21,256 3,842 27,235 52,112
    JanuaryP
 206 18 224 30,177 3,490 20,308 2,488 26,286 56,463
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 206 18 224 30,177 3,490 20,308 2,488 26,286 56,463
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 215 17 232 35,210 4,392 45,913 6,054 56,359 91,569
Saskatchewan                  
    DecemberR
 75 47 122 15,425 1,673 11,411 2,941 16,025 31,450
    JanuaryP
 149 8 157 17,583 13,575 24,341 19,110 57,026 74,609
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 149 8 157 17,583 13,575 24,341 19,110 57,026 74,609
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 164 15 179 23,774 5,152 22,492 19,066 46,710 70,484
Alberta                  
    DecemberR
 1,307 907 2,214 229,976 24,266 115,850 31,750 171,866 401,842
    JanuaryP
 1,586 1,124 2,710 242,454 33,193 115,443 23,021 171,657 414,111
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 1,586 1,124 2,710 242,454 33,193 115,443 23,021 171,657 414,111
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 1,592 1,137 2,729 273,877 25,961 122,731 67,971 216,663 490,540
British Columbia                  
    DecemberR
 608 1,315 1,923 245,084 32,586 102,774 29,441 164,801 409,885
    JanuaryP
 672 547 1,219 250,560 15,634 102,944 40,440 159,018 409,578
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 672 547 1,219 250,560 15,634 102,944 40,440 159,018 409,578
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 671 781 1,452 196,443 27,472 287,256 47,510 362,238 558,681
Yukon                  
    DecemberR
 4 - 4 793 - 1,145 90 1,235 2,028
    JanuaryP
 27 - 27 3,340 16 447 10 473 3,813
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 27 - 27 3,340 16 447 10 473 3,813
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 9 - 9 1,553 58 52 397 507 2,060
Northwest Territories                  
    DecemberR
 - - - 17 - 43 - 43 60
    JanuaryP
 - - - 481 334 314 - 648 1,129
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 - - - 481 334 314 - 648 1,129
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 - 4 4 151 - 938 - 938 1,089
Nunavut                  
    DecemberR
 - - - - - - - - -
    JanuaryP
 1 - 1 150 - - - - 150
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 1 - 1 150 - - - - 150
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 - 20 20 2,480 - 1,500 - 1,500 3,980

1 Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.