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Table 6: Dwelling Units, Value of Residential and Non-residential Building Permits, Census Metropolitan Areas, Seasonally Adjusted, 2003

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
 70 87 157 12,639 725 870 4 1,599 14,238
    Marchp
 74 10 84 11,517 617 12,640 0 13,257 24,774
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 209 98 307 33,926 2,658 14,178 2,623 19,459 53,385
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 179 84 263 28,899 3,266 3,719 3,422 10,407 39,306
Calgary, Alberta                  
    Februaryr
 838 408 1,246 166,727 2,044 62,686 66,925 131,655 298,382
    Marchp
 732 313 1,045 131,839 2,802 70,757 2,992 76,551 208,390
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 2,515 925 3,440 469,002 51,906 205,713 71,578 329,197 798,199
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 2,719 879 3,598 459,080 13,201 122,340 21,198 156,739 615,819
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Februaryr
 501 504 1,005 86,361 1,872 27,535 8,355 37,762 124,123
    Marchp
 519 480 999 94,735 3,774 35,783 7,281 46,838 141,573
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 1,564 1,378 2,942 288,663 14,421 91,226 51,052 156,699 445,362
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 1,726 1,183 2,909 281,766 60,061 67,314 14,836 142,211 423,977
Gatineau, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 74 42 116 17,827 854 2,828 1,785 5,467 23,294
    Marchp
 82 62 144 20,476 322 8,469 867 9,658 30,134
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 283 245 528 64,438 1,557 35,295 3,074 39,926 104,364
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 249 234 483 55,343 1,161 42,850 30,345 74,356 129,699
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Februaryr
 124 143 267 33,478 97 6,669 1,618 8,384 41,862
    Marchp
 116 22 138 19,833 19,283 9,956 203 29,442 49,275
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 361 258 619 79,511 19,380 20,411 1,893 41,684 121,195
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 472 226 698 84,861 314 13,048 1,240 14,602 99,463
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 150 172 322 38,394 1,245 12,889 120,498 134,632 173,026
    Marchp
 108 68 176 28,567 15,823 6,195 2,247 24,265 52,832
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 453 345 798 119,165 19,607 38,182 172,304 230,093 349,258
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 553 565 1,118 143,416 47,310 77,993 50,627 175,930 319,346
Kingston, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 28 3 31 3,408 1,268 649 4,057 5,974 9,382
    Marchp
 54 8 62 8,178 8 2,216 120 2,344 10,522
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 118 13 131 17,344 1,321 14,807 10,629 26,757 44,101
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 151 6 157 20,349 736 4,818 7,534 13,088 33,437
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 245 98 343 49,318 2,748 6,815 23,168 32,731 82,049
    Marchp
 233 66 299 44,597 4,654 27,905 2,736 35,295 79,892
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 706 358 1,064 155,727 26,483 50,392 26,044 102,919 258,646
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 828 238 1,066 147,647 27,242 53,851 23,886 104,979 252,626
London, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 156 47 203 26,920 1,304 2,942 23,934 28,180 55,100
    Marchp
 133 139 272 32,380 19,077 1,504 18,861 39,442 71,822
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 430 374 804 96,327 21,642 9,642 46,901 78,185 174,512
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 514 94 608 83,251 2,882 23,872 49,925 76,679 159,930
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 1,033 998 2,031 279,757 27,523 83,086 33,486 144,095 423,852
    Marchp
 662 1,035 1,697 223,925 14,875 68,948 24,733 108,556 332,481
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 2,744 3,691 6,435 806,333 68,243 232,031 66,705 366,979 1,173,312
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 2,762 2,547 5,309 679,602 98,210 304,915 44,100 447,225 1,126,827
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 227 150 377 62,325 101,253 1,199 410 102,862 165,187
    Marchp
 202 84 286 49,601 2,085 10,785 10,375 23,245 72,846
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 564 343 907 153,794 105,577 12,917 10,864 129,358 283,152
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 753 176 929 133,547 3,283 11,541 10,869 25,693 159,240
Ottawa, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 248 348 596 76,119 5,115 40,195 10,754 56,064 132,183
    Marchp
 322 149 471 78,021 10,969 37,829 26,800 75,598 153,619
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 765 781 1,546 223,754 16,782 119,394 37,708 173,884 397,638
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 906 916 1,822 226,085 2,249 51,756 43,396 97,401 323,486
Québec, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 239 173 412 48,083 553 6,341 1,893 8,787 56,870
    Marchp
 196 290 486 58,586 3,832 23,399 13,891 41,122 99,708
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 754 1,103 1,857 178,503 6,317 54,822 25,069 86,208 264,711
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 626 358 984 111,938 3,790 25,461 14,867 44,118 156,056
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Februaryr
 44 0 44 6,070 0 21,173 909 22,082 28,152
    Marchp
 24 41 65 5,519 30 5,904 1,064 6,998 12,517
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 122 41 163 18,462 46 36,043 2,109 38,198 56,660
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 106 66 172 18,498 846 14,860 419 16,125 34,623
Saguenay, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 7 33 40 3,188 0 3,495 77 3,572 6,760
    Marchp
 27 15 42 6,333 1,778 840 0 2,618 8,951
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 38 60 98 11,342 1,836 7,833 77 9,746 21,088
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 45 33 78 10,228 287 5,859 13,161 19,307 29,535
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Februaryr
 21 50 71 4,174 1,394 1,304 25 2,723 6,897
    Marchp
 27 4 31 4,537 5 1,137 73 1,215 5,752
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 121 54 175 17,016 1,399 3,105 128 4,632 21,648
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 111 6 117 14,741 1,266 3,538 6 4,810 19,551
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Februaryr
 62 164 226 16,290 265 5,638 58 5,961 22,251
    Marchp
 45 7 52 6,244 311 878 2,158 3,347 9,591
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 184 355 539 45,851 702 17,020 10,843 28,565 74,416
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 161 166 327 31,278 1,226 26,659 30,045 57,930 89,208
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 57 25 82 11,910 104 1,264 0 1,368 13,278
    Marchp
 53 64 117 12,748 1,873 1,703 412 3,988 16,736
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 168 99 267 35,781 2,872 6,249 1,319 10,440 46,221
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 135 155 290 29,625 1,589 4,074 22,466 28,129 57,754
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 83 14 97 15,990 6,012 20,731 788 27,531 43,521
    Marchp
 79 14 93 15,193 248 8,638 6,757 15,643 30,836
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 264 88 352 53,298 7,852 68,800 8,411 85,063 138,361
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 209 47 256 41,244 5,131 113,687 14,416 133,234 174,478
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Februaryr
 87 14 101 14,385 77 3,468 1,100 4,645 19,030
    Marchp
 58 6 64 8,831 0 4,793 313 5,106 13,937
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 248 32 280 40,300 333 11,470 2,949 14,752 55,052
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 265 97 362 40,618 2,178 8,308 1,645 12,131 52,749
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 18 0 18 3,001 0 1,878 504 2,382 5,383
    Marchp
 9 0 9 1,757 26 3,224 6,808 10,058 11,815
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 30 0 30 5,262 71 5,922 7,451 13,444 18,706
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 29 0 29 5,200 45 4,564 2,140 6,749 11,949
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 7 0 7 1,506 117 7,719 164 8,000 9,506
    Marchp
 7 0 7 1,306 225 4,759 1,861 6,845 8,151
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 15 0 15 3,407 781 13,821 2,107 16,709 20,116
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 18 41 59 8,235 1,440 1,100 63,431 65,971 74,206
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 1,381 1,070 2,451 431,502 61,700 78,511 120,172 260,383 691,885
    Marchp
 1,790 903 2,693 503,221 45,607 66,429 26,556 138,592 641,813
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 5,115 4,041 9,156 1,601,882 145,576 326,708 213,905 686,189 2,288,071
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 5,814 4,016 9,830 1,610,891 73,938 209,586 218,827 502,351 2,113,242
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Februaryr
 23 38 61 7,577 502 1,934 818 3,254 10,831
    Marchp
 21 16 37 5,315 1,310 3,760 471 5,541 10,856
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 57 102 159 18,856 1,837 8,512 2,399 12,748 31,604
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 43 39 82 13,005 10,674 3,633 4,111 18,418 31,423
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Februaryr
 442 354 796 154,280 4,608 30,570 18,830 54,008 208,288
    Marchp
 441 1,124 1,565 280,749 6,217 34,164 12,776 53,157 333,906
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 1,398 1,825 3,223 638,145 23,812 152,780 43,049 219,641 857,786
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 1,237 1,638 2,875 525,847 12,710 168,696 29,360 210,766 736,613
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Februaryr
 83 80 163 24,558 576 10,932 10,521 22,029 46,587
    Marchp
 81 85 166 21,004 211 6,475 681 7,367 28,371
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 268 178 446 69,483 1,003 38,790 20,518 60,311 129,794
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 250 230 480 64,392 2,091 23,106 28,127 53,324 117,716
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Februaryr
 152 32 184 28,604 8,464 8,543 18,917 35,924 64,528
    Marchp
 133 31 164 26,906 10,143 5,323 2,252 17,718 44,624
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 440 176 616 93,049 29,770 21,257 22,783 73,810 166,859
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 441 73 514 85,516 18,517 58,016 31,805 108,338 193,854
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Februaryr
 122 8 130 22,971 2,015 22,086 3,938 28,039 51,010
    Marchp
 122 48 170 22,020 471 41,164 1,792 43,427 65,447
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2003 431 58 489 70,477 4,281 77,797 7,707 89,785 160,262
Cumulative Jan. - Mar. 2002 366 0 366 56,481 5,488 47,220 6,834 59,542 116,023

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