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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                  
    Marchr
 73 10 83 11,348 617 12,566 0 13,183 24,531
    Aprilp
 70 6 76 9,561 876 80 0 956 10,517
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 278 104 382 43,318 3,534 14,184 2,623 20,341 63,659
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 244 84 328 37,519 5,154 3,900 3,574 12,628 50,147
Calgary, Alberta                  
    Marchr
 730 331 1,061 135,004 2,802 68,445 2,407 73,654 208,658
    Aprilp
 702 726 1,428 143,731 12,513 47,566 3,219 63,298 207,029
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 3,215 1,669 4,884 615,898 64,419 250,967 74,212 389,598 1,005,496
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 3,529 1,931 5,460 653,909 19,342 170,557 36,603 226,502 880,411
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Marchr
 517 508 1,025 96,621 3,774 34,613 5,857 44,244 140,865
    Aprilp
 504 388 892 82,774 941 26,084 8,798 35,823 118,597
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 2,066 1,794 3,860 373,323 15,362 116,140 58,426 189,928 563,251
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 2,322 1,587 3,909 374,342 62,691 85,862 16,823 165,376 539,718
Gatineau, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 83 62 145 20,155 325 8,583 859 9,767 29,922
    Aprilp
 118 117 235 28,095 333 5,104 14,750 20,187 48,282
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 402 362 764 92,212 1,893 40,513 17,816 60,222 152,434
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 346 272 618 73,726 1,480 44,969 30,716 77,165 150,891
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Marchr
 114 22 136 19,783 19,283 9,956 203 29,442 49,225
    Aprilp
 87 105 192 23,652 0 7,535 35 7,570 31,222
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 446 363 809 103,113 19,380 27,946 1,928 49,254 152,367
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 637 256 893 111,729 630 18,494 2,478 21,602 133,331
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 104 69 173 28,664 14,903 6,150 2,241 23,294 51,958
    Aprilp
 115 56 171 29,217 764 11,332 31,214 43,310 72,527
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 564 402 966 148,479 19,451 49,469 203,512 272,432 420,911
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 750 718 1,468 193,562 50,349 88,807 57,436 196,592 390,154
Kingston, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 53 8 61 8,229 7 2,200 120 2,327 10,556
    Aprilp
 72 2 74 9,900 68 940 3,362 4,370 14,270
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 189 15 204 27,295 1,388 15,731 13,991 31,110 58,405
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 237 10 247 32,813 2,294 6,652 36,621 45,567 78,380
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 226 66 292 44,888 4,383 27,703 2,728 34,814 79,702
    Aprilp
 203 100 303 41,858 8,039 13,160 7,053 28,252 70,110
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 902 458 1,360 197,876 34,251 63,350 33,089 130,690 328,566
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 1,166 347 1,513 209,909 35,492 59,903 28,414 123,809 333,718
London, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 129 140 269 32,414 17,968 1,493 18,806 38,267 70,681
    Aprilp
 153 21 174 26,250 1,962 13,049 48,305 63,316 89,566
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 579 396 975 122,611 22,495 22,680 95,151 140,326 262,937
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 704 141 845 113,776 21,101 35,698 53,668 110,467 224,243
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 723 1,065 1,788 231,711 14,050 72,997 24,870 111,917 343,628
    Aprilp
 727 1,101 1,828 239,844 18,185 151,628 33,759 203,572 443,416
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 3,532 4,822 8,354 1,053,963 85,603 387,708 100,601 573,912 1,627,875
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 3,489 3,107 6,596 866,959 136,239 400,684 56,138 593,061 1,460,020
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 196 85 281 49,821 1,964 10,707 10,345 23,016 72,837
    Aprilp
 252 128 380 67,054 632 5,743 2,136 8,511 75,565
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 810 472 1,282 221,068 106,088 18,582 12,970 137,640 358,708
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 946 241 1,187 171,786 3,895 12,669 11,240 27,804 199,590
Ottawa, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 320 153 473 79,705 9,388 37,613 26,722 73,723 153,428
    Aprilp
 178 378 556 87,848 558 32,779 5,461 38,798 126,646
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 941 1,163 2,104 313,286 15,759 151,957 43,091 210,807 524,093
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 1,252 1,320 2,572 335,925 9,059 115,430 52,866 177,355 513,280
Québec, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 216 291 507 60,270 3,869 23,715 13,758 41,342 101,612
    Aprilp
 169 247 416 41,330 1,000 13,981 2,480 17,461 58,791
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 943 1,351 2,294 221,517 7,354 69,119 27,416 103,889 325,406
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 862 427 1,289 152,430 4,933 34,004 16,760 55,697 208,127
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Marchr
 23 41 64 5,498 30 5,792 1,064 6,886 12,384
    Aprilp
 39 350 389 27,838 300 11,588 9,950 21,838 49,676
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 160 391 551 46,279 346 47,519 12,059 59,924 106,203
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 153 67 220 24,197 1,018 20,497 719 22,234 46,431
Saguenay, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 28 15 43 6,230 1,793 852 0 2,645 8,875
    Aprilp
 34 21 55 7,233 995 2,846 9,760 13,601 20,834
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 73 81 154 18,472 2,846 10,691 9,837 23,374 41,846
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 86 46 132 18,932 357 8,625 13,175 22,157 41,089
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Marchr
 28 4 32 4,665 5 1,137 73 1,215 5,880
    Aprilp
 34 0 34 5,115 1,188 1,325 300 2,813 7,928
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 156 54 210 22,259 2,587 4,430 428 7,445 29,704
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 148 26 174 20,505 1,266 4,241 1,686 7,193 27,698
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Marchr
 45 7 52 6,204 311 861 2,158 3,330 9,534
    Aprilp
 58 92 150 12,996 886 3,195 1,991 6,072 19,068
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 242 447 689 58,807 1,588 20,198 12,834 34,620 93,427
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 205 172 377 38,082 2,202 36,529 34,061 72,792 110,874
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 57 64 121 13,452 1,889 1,726 408 4,023 17,475
    Aprilp
 40 38 78 10,141 625 2,329 6,946 9,900 20,041
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 212 137 349 46,626 3,513 8,601 8,261 20,375 67,001
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 196 225 421 43,312 3,368 5,677 23,656 32,701 76,013
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 77 15 92 15,319 233 8,576 6,737 15,546 30,865
    Aprilp
 85 15 100 16,930 1,188 5,912 2,796 9,896 26,826
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 347 104 451 70,354 9,025 74,650 11,187 94,862 165,216
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 312 69 381 61,190 6,352 146,546 16,024 168,922 230,112
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Marchr
 55 5 60 8,950 0 4,356 313 4,669 13,619
    Aprilp
 114 22 136 18,152 0 2,565 2,756 5,321 23,473
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 359 53 412 58,571 333 13,598 5,705 19,636 78,207
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 417 133 550 61,854 3,191 13,024 2,170 18,385 80,239
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 8 0 8 1,774 24 3,201 6,788 10,013 11,787
    Aprilp
 39 0 39 5,794 717 1,549 413 2,679 8,473
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 68 0 68 11,073 786 7,448 7,844 16,078 27,151
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 60 0 60 11,099 70 5,482 10,995 16,547 27,646
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 11 0 11 1,962 14,570 620 1,459 16,649 18,611
    Aprilp
 21 2 23 3,152 84 1,151 182 1,417 4,569
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 40 2 42 7,215 15,210 10,833 1,887 27,930 35,145
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 42 41 83 12,093 1,440 1,331 63,542 66,313 78,406
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 1,913 1,052 2,965 568,251 43,414 70,900 11,094 125,408 693,659
    Aprilp
 1,531 1,346 2,877 469,913 36,611 66,005 38,365 140,981 610,894
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 6,769 5,536 12,305 2,136,825 179,994 397,184 236,808 813,986 2,950,811
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 7,671 7,572 15,243 2,340,522 107,265 268,424 260,485 636,174 2,976,696
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Marchr
 21 16 37 5,234 1,321 3,810 467 5,598 10,832
    Aprilp
 36 6 42 7,718 520 1,316 5,593 7,429 15,147
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 93 108 201 26,493 2,368 9,878 7,988 20,234 46,727
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 79 52 131 19,280 11,504 15,633 4,877 32,014 51,294
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Marchr
 435 1,156 1,591 283,089 5,190 31,708 12,053 48,951 332,040
    Aprilp
 405 749 1,154 202,212 5,057 39,169 38,261 82,487 284,699
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 1,797 2,606 4,403 842,697 27,842 189,493 80,587 297,922 1,140,619
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 1,683 3,048 4,731 780,766 44,768 242,272 47,571 334,611 1,115,377
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Marchr
 80 86 166 20,735 211 6,437 681 7,329 28,064
    Aprilp
 76 66 142 23,732 865 2,917 4,369 8,151 31,883
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 343 245 588 92,946 1,868 41,669 24,887 68,424 161,370
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 356 238 594 83,549 2,267 27,608 31,936 61,811 145,360
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Marchr
 129 31 160 27,095 9,553 5,284 2,246 17,083 44,178
    Aprilp
 125 27 152 26,071 2,063 17,743 803 20,609 46,680
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 561 203 764 119,309 31,243 38,961 23,580 93,784 213,093
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 588 211 799 125,318 22,979 69,592 37,255 129,826 255,144
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Marchr
 118 48 166 21,871 471 38,643 1,792 40,906 62,777
    Aprilp
 110 43 153 23,025 1,760 39,126 84,493 125,379 148,404
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2003 537 101 638 93,353 6,041 114,402 92,200 212,643 305,996
Cumulative Jan. - Apr. 2002 493 0 493 78,534 5,958 55,994 8,580 70,532 149,066

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