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Table 6: Dwelling Units, Value of Residential and Non-residential Building Permits, Census Metropolitan Areas, Seasonally Adjusted, 2002

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
Abbotsford, British Columbia                  
    Februaryr
 69 113 182 15,837 1,195 81 2,231 3,507 19,344
    Marchp
 65 0 65 8,663 2,751 2,767 521 6,039 14,702
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 185 113 298 31,933 4,977 3,807 3,422 12,206 44,139
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 91 0 91 14,006 12,687 6,636 11,506 30,829 44,835
Calgary, Alberta                  
    Februaryr
 936 300 1,236 150,419 6,325 52,720 3,224 62,269 212,688
    Marchp
 952 421 1,373 172,312 5,120 36,544 8,969 50,633 222,945
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 2,800 917 3,717 468,576 13,201 126,263 19,588 159,052 627,628
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 1,826 871 2,697 318,656 27,985 147,176 19,191 194,352 513,008
Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 11 5 16 2,192 51 1,844 1,914 3,809 6,001
    Marchp
 15 7 22 3,443 131 3,299 10,266 13,696 17,139
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 44 36 80 10,312 256 5,767 12,196 18,219 28,531
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 36 31 67 8,540 4,937 18,215 19,273 42,425 50,965
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Februaryr
 565 213 778 79,668 15,709 17,591 7,133 40,433 120,101
    Marchp
 652 489 1,141 110,778 617 20,579 3,606 24,802 135,580
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 1,782 1,204 2,986 288,561 60,061 70,557 14,954 145,572 434,133
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 1,106 641 1,747 164,093 18,206 88,608 32,212 139,026 303,119
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Februaryr
 162 63 225 32,208 304 6,818 350 7,472 39,680
    Marchp
 148 41 189 28,028 10 2,026 70 2,106 30,134
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 494 226 720 95,691 314 13,048 1,240 14,602 110,293
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 284 34 318 47,954 1,119 10,616 82 11,817 59,771
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 162 384 546 54,376 44,618 9,867 10,031 64,516 118,892
    Marchp
 167 113 280 41,861 5,551 55,164 27,666 88,381 130,242
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 557 611 1,168 146,356 51,493 76,836 46,224 174,553 320,909
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 462 460 922 114,386 21,569 41,460 49,854 112,883 227,269
Hull, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 64 56 120 16,165 889 3,997 5,310 10,196 26,361
    Marchp
 109 94 203 23,638 62 1,510 6,428 8,000 31,638
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 246 209 455 54,390 951 48,585 12,302 61,838 116,228
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 183 59 242 34,718 4,631 63,813 4,559 73,003 107,721
Kingston, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 62 0 62 8,629 262 974 107 1,343 9,972
    Marchp
 49 6 55 7,110 80 435 127 642 7,752
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 141 6 147 19,320 708 4,266 7,729 12,703 32,023
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 94 55 149 19,273 1,134 11,712 3,327 16,173 35,446
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 273 104 377 52,932 14,071 33,319 4,918 52,308 105,240
    Marchp
 255 86 341 48,824 12,417 8,966 5,616 26,999 75,823
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 810 233 1,043 146,674 28,004 54,988 22,658 105,650 252,324
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 495 142 637 87,535 15,059 47,340 9,734 72,133 159,668
London, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 157 32 189 26,506 528 1,653 20,147 22,328 48,834
    Marchp
 150 32 182 26,634 709 16,359 2,069 19,137 45,771
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 496 95 591 81,459 2,658 22,737 46,406 71,801 153,260
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 300 90 390 51,085 11,389 33,379 49,018 93,786 144,871
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 994 927 1,921 236,295 40,026 59,697 13,894 113,617 349,912
    Marchp
 917 873 1,790 244,757 28,785 87,197 13,751 129,733 374,490
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 2,901 2,715 5,616 733,916 101,694 324,185 42,837 468,716 1,202,632
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 1,880 1,931 3,811 504,246 197,158 367,143 62,852 627,153 1,131,399
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 343 127 470 63,402 615 3,452 737 4,804 68,206
    Marchp
 211 31 242 39,019 3,157 4,412 1,325 8,894 47,913
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 716 164 880 127,923 4,344 11,322 9,058 24,724 152,647
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 495 201 696 91,723 16,549 8,043 5,538 30,130 121,853
Ottawa, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 340 428 768 87,474 464 15,621 28,350 44,435 131,909
    Marchp
 306 289 595 77,672 797 9,747 16,349 26,893 104,565
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 844 911 1,755 217,377 1,995 47,333 46,046 95,374 312,751
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 1,240 601 1,841 234,167 50,313 161,660 18,273 230,246 464,413
Québec, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 209 162 371 41,846 827 7,161 3,860 11,848 53,694
    Marchp
 248 161 409 47,819 1,743 12,464 9,452 23,659 71,478
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 614 371 985 115,538 3,340 25,347 14,437 43,124 158,662
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 380 353 733 96,552 12,856 43,080 23,366 79,302 175,854
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Februaryr
 27 36 63 4,860 437 4,660 32 5,129 9,989
    Marchp
 36 30 66 6,823 32 899 147 1,078 7,901
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 104 66 170 17,866 846 14,841 419 16,106 33,972
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 100 2 102 11,747 2,841 16,529 9,306 28,676 40,423
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Februaryr
 36 0 36 5,050 1,200 128 0 1,328 6,378
    Marchp
 36 0 36 4,841 66 1,505 5 1,576 6,417
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 120 6 126 15,778 1,266 3,538 6 4,810 20,588
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 59 2 61 7,730 718 4,894 2,211 7,823 15,553
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Februaryr
 56 20 76 9,336 506 9,951 27,870 38,327 47,663
    Marchp
 60 0 60 7,698 52 10,596 728 11,376 19,074
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 161 166 327 31,137 1,226 28,551 30,045 59,822 90,959
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 146 27 173 19,016 15,614 21,370 10,921 47,905 66,921
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 33 43 76 9,178 1,288 1,533 16,922 19,743 28,921
    Marchp
 60 63 123 12,684 109 1,623 3,667 5,399 18,083
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 131 150 281 29,778 1,609 4,205 27,027 32,841 62,619
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 93 59 152 17,750 2,556 12,736 1,315 16,607 34,357
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 60 28 88 13,912 1,285 10,041 4,746 16,072 29,984
    Marchp
 70 8 78 14,037 1,778 85,258 1,138 88,174 102,211
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 202 50 252 40,806 5,569 108,051 14,513 128,133 168,939
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 162 72 234 32,719 5,946 44,115 4,911 54,972 87,691
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Februaryr
 60 23 83 10,583 956 3,534 683 5,173 15,756
    Marchp
 80 78 158 15,009 595 3,616 0 4,211 19,220
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 255 106 361 38,645 2,178 8,208 1,645 12,031 50,676
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 188 28 216 24,758 1 7,794 1,085 8,880 33,638
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 9 0 9 1,886 2 1,465 532 1,999 3,885
    Marchp
 10 0 10 1,711 37 2,159 1,323 3,519 5,230
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 25 0 25 4,671 39 4,406 1,895 6,340 11,011
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 22 0 22 3,942 333 4,653 3,689 8,675 12,617
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 5 2 7 925 0 331 45,757 46,088 47,013
    Marchp
 10 29 39 5,217 275 287 20,938 21,500 26,717
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 16 34 50 6,784 1,456 1,020 70,101 72,577 79,361
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 12 0 12 2,691 4,322 7,758 9,416 21,496 24,187
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 1,585 963 2,548 441,823 35,663 60,015 45,831 141,509 583,332
    Marchp
 1,601 1,817 3,418 515,581 23,578 61,581 64,239 149,398 664,979
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 5,749 3,949 9,698 1,597,867 77,381 189,612 214,305 481,298 2,079,165
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 5,068 5,933 11,001 1,579,978 191,950 496,074 209,146 897,170 2,477,148
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 17 4 21 3,355 339 1,487 0 1,826 5,181
    Marchp
 18 6 24 4,272 10,182 1,184 89 11,455 15,727
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 43 48 91 14,542 10,749 3,280 4,001 18,030 32,572
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 39 16 55 8,844 2,227 5,443 3,628 11,298 20,142
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Februaryr
 436 1,026 1,462 224,953 6,919 33,603 13,586 54,108 279,061
    Marchp
 436 648 1,084 235,118 5,179 46,691 10,891 62,761 297,879
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 1,271 1,800 3,071 576,833 18,801 153,627 29,360 201,788 778,621
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 790 1,299 2,089 437,439 40,668 200,627 57,205 298,500 735,939
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Februaryr
 85 174 259 32,564 1,527 10,835 5,557 17,919 50,483
    Marchp
 76 55 131 20,473 605 3,887 20,703 25,195 45,668
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 258 250 508 70,665 3,058 22,874 28,127 54,059 124,724
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 149 77 226 41,981 12,084 27,432 11,170 50,686 92,667
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 140 41 181 29,925 14,887 29,914 11,393 56,194 86,119
    Marchp
 167 14 181 31,993 1,378 12,694 14,209 28,281 60,274
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 423 71 494 83,418 17,582 58,321 29,611 105,514 188,932
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 362 77 439 65,594 12,920 31,711 15,285 59,916 125,510
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Februaryr
 127 0 127 19,084 1,751 17,649 2,135 21,535 40,619
    Marchp
 109 0 109 19,632 1,701 12,059 1,118 14,878 34,510
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 373 0 373 58,759 5,481 45,727 6,834 58,042 116,801
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2001 324 21 345 48,544 6,722 46,443 5,155 58,320 106,864

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