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Table 6: Dwelling Units, Value of Residential and Non-residential Building Permits, Census Metropolitan Areas, 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
Calgary                  
    DecemberR
 528 353 881 107,943 378 53,803 4,304 58,485 166,428
    JanuaryP
 620 180 800 103,683 4,550 47,676 2,549 54,775 158,458
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 620 180 800 103,683 4,550 47,676 2,549 54,775 158,458
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 696 304 1,000 128,005 1,671 61,831 60,030 123,532 251,537
Chicoutimi-Jonquière                  
    DecemberR
 13 7 20 2,992 30 1,559 83 1,672 4,664
    JanuaryP
 4 9 13 1,991 1,724 1,829 518 4,071 6,062
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 4 9 13 1,991 1,724 1,829 518 4,071 6,062
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 22 30 52 5,058 15,281 780 186 16,247 21,305
Edmonton                  
    DecemberR
 327 276 603 52,834 8,158 38,371 5,446 51,975 104,809
    JanuaryP
 342 66 408 43,136 10,028 36,517 10,072 56,617 99,753
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 342 66 408 43,136 10,028 36,517 10,072 56,617 99,753
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 360 410 770 59,406 10,088 28,705 3,399 42,192 101,598
Halifax                  
    DecemberR
 99 51 150 16,240 - 14,399 - 14,399 30,639
    JanuaryP
 127 9 136 17,653 155 3,349 82 3,586 21,239
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 127 9 136 17,653 155 3,349 82 3,586 21,239
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 123 154 277 23,589 15 5,158 747 5,920 29,509
Hamilton                  
    DecemberR
 149 110 259 32,054 19,477 3,587 26,392 49,456 81,510
    JanuaryP
 160 165 325 43,899 3,638 21,126 34,378 59,142 103,041
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 160 165 325 43,899 3,638 21,126 34,378 59,142 103,041
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 122 117 239 37,746 4,598 5,363 5,043 15,004 52,750
Hull                  
    DecemberR
 59 27 86 11,501 133 2,316 82 2,531 14,032
    JanuaryP
 98 13 111 14,800 - 8,184 2,657 10,841 25,641
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 98 13 111 14,800 - 8,184 2,657 10,841 25,641
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 32 32 64 7,095 3 2,079 952 3,034 10,129
Kitchener                  
    DecemberR
 193 29 222 31,285 3,723 11,010 21,766 36,499 67,784
    JanuaryP
 164 44 208 30,730 3,545 18,729 2,323 24,597 55,327
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 164 44 208 30,730 3,545 18,729 2,323 24,597 55,327
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 169 359 528 46,882 13,121 11,231 5,748 30,100 76,982
London                  
    DecemberR
 76 7 83 12,016 304 8,476 7,495 16,275 28,291
    JanuaryP
 82 2 84 12,359 539 25,464 19,274 45,277 57,636
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 82 2 84 12,359 539 25,464 19,274 45,277 57,636
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 105 145 250 28,476 1,977 6,498 2,961 11,436 39,912
Montréal                  
    DecemberR
 633 753 1,386 176,583 14,502 36,613 45,991 97,106 273,689
    JanuaryP
 793 815 1,608 224,293 103,196 200,032 45,598 348,826 573,119
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 793 815 1,608 224,293 103,196 200,032 45,598 348,826 573,119
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 750 468 1,218 156,798 32,965 79,572 19,095 131,632 288,430
Oshawa                  
    DecemberR
 184 41 225 30,563 544 3,971 1,946 6,461 37,024
    JanuaryP
 73 17 90 13,043 3,663 4,559 1,142 9,364 22,407
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 73 17 90 13,043 3,663 4,559 1,142 9,364 22,407
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 192 15 207 30,321 515 11,097 1,142 12,754 43,075
Ottawa                  
    DecemberR
 327 399 726 73,451 787 55,534 8,416 64,737 138,188
    JanuaryP
 258 213 471 70,415 2,701 65,079 5,197 72,977 143,392
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 258 213 471 70,415 2,701 65,079 5,197 72,977 143,392
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 148 78 226 36,071 790 26,479 10,152 37,421 73,492
Québec                  
    DecemberR
 99 9 108 14,701 452 24,058 4,066 28,576 43,277
    JanuaryP
 98 199 297 47,125 2,736 15,784 4,033 22,553 69,678
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 98 199 297 47,125 2,736 15,784 4,033 22,553 69,678
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 64 76 140 17,964 879 8,014 3,575 12,468 30,432
Regina                  
    DecemberR
 29 - 29 3,395 774 4,524 76 5,374 8,769
    JanuaryP
 45 - 45 4,599 450 8,070 14,572 23,092 27,691
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 45 - 45 4,599 450 8,070 14,572 23,092 27,691
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 40 - 40 4,877 2 2,882 996 3,880 8,757
Saint John                  
    DecemberR
 24 2 26 2,805 - 352 383 735 3,540
    JanuaryP
 17 2 19 2,610 352 1,878 148 2,378 4,988
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 17 2 19 2,610 352 1,878 148 2,378 4,988
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 22 - 22 3,629 343 646 247 1,236 4,865
Saskatoon                  
    DecemberR
 31 24 55 5,612 634 5,470 6 6,110 11,722
    JanuaryP
 54 8 62 6,492 12,868 7,753 475 21,096 27,588
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 54 8 62 6,492 12,868 7,753 475 21,096 27,588
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 59 10 69 9,076 4,859 8,149 14,222 27,230 36,306
Sherbrooke                  
    DecemberR
 11 6 17 2,372 46 2,726 2,788 5,560 7,932
    JanuaryP
 25 15 40 4,962 740 1,798 192 2,730 7,692
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 25 15 40 4,962 740 1,798 192 2,730 7,692
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 26 18 44 4,631 266 617 199 1,082 5,713
St. Catharines-Niagara                  
    DecemberR
 117 9 126 13,821 1,977 8,357 46,799 57,133 70,954
    JanuaryP
 54 16 70 10,984 2,608 14,988 3,682 21,278 32,262
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 54 16 70 10,984 2,608 14,988 3,682 21,278 32,262
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 122 26 148 17,377 4,029 11,888 339 16,256 33,633
St. John's                  
    DecemberR
 34 10 44 5,525 30 1,536 4,194 5,760 11,285
    JanuaryP
 87 16 103 11,297 1 2,513 29 2,543 13,840
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 87 16 103 11,297 1 2,513 29 2,543 13,840
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 78 8 86 12,189 285 2,296 300 2,881 15,070
Sudbury                  
    DecemberR
 9 - 9 2,084 1,557 1,000 13,499 16,056 18,140
    JanuaryP
 4 - 4 986 118 2,436 527 3,081 4,067
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 4 - 4 986 118 2,436 527 3,081 4,067
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 6 - 6 496 50 580 148 778 1,274
Thunder Bay                  
    DecemberR
 3 6 9 1,055 - 1,507 6,203 7,710 8,765
    JanuaryP
 4 - 4 958 230 6,289 1,241 7,760 8,718
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 4 - 4 958 230 6,289 1,241 7,760 8,718
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 6 10 16 2,509 869 5,801 604 7,274 9,783
Toronto                  
    DecemberR
 1,553 963 2,516 380,065 198,022 183,332 84,358 465,712 845,777
    JanuaryP
 1,878 1,459 3,337 588,177 76,031 248,738 77,828 402,597 990,774
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 1,878 1,459 3,337 588,177 76,031 248,738 77,828 402,597 990,774
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 1,590 881 2,471 449,692 42,055 164,725 60,775 267,555 717,247
Trois-Rivières                  
    DecemberR
 8 14 22 2,505 149 884 13 1,046 3,551
    JanuaryP
 2 8 10 2,281 645 2,025 10 2,680 4,961
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 2 8 10 2,281 645 2,025 10 2,680 4,961
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 11 22 33 4,719 596 477 - 1,073 5,792
Vancouver                  
    DecemberR
 277 1,053 1,330 169,268 23,090 79,853 12,182 115,125 284,393
    JanuaryP
 263 238 501 142,894 8,758 67,004 16,381 92,143 235,037
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 263 238 501 142,894 8,758 67,004 16,381 92,143 235,037
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 249 668 917 121,670 12,053 246,370 32,898 291,321 412,991
Victoria                  
    DecemberR
 37 63 100 13,779 6,242 3,166 3,877 13,285 27,064
    JanuaryP
 79 6 85 15,322 1,735 8,940 6,942 17,617 32,939
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 79 6 85 15,322 1,735 8,940 6,942 17,617 32,939
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 64 5 69 11,225 650 7,764 604 9,018 20,243
Windsor                  
    DecemberR
 70 22 92 13,204 42,186 8,286 218 50,690 63,894
    JanuaryP
 86 17 103 16,691 1,753 12,343 12,709 26,805 43,496
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 86 17 103 16,691 1,753 12,343 12,709 26,805 43,496
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 155 42 197 28,989 2,089 5,914 8,713 16,716 45,705
Winnipeg                  
    DecemberR
 117 - 117 15,654 1,306 14,061 1,018 16,385 32,039
    JanuaryP
 102 15 117 15,109 2,259 16,843 516 19,618 34,727
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2001 102 15 117 15,109 2,259 16,843 516 19,618 34,727
Cumulative Jan. - Jan. 2000 100 11 111 19,113 3,708 24,389 5,978 34,075 53,188

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