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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                  
    Octoberr
 41 61 102 21,473 3,109 48 3,335 6,492 27,965
    Novemberp
 58 12 70 9,092 155 5,849 150 6,154 15,246
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 586 560 1,146 127,229 19,016 19,991 18,713 57,720 184,949
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 373 26 399 56,348 32,597 19,226 72,539 124,362 180,710
Calgary, Alberta                  
    Octoberr
 776 550 1,326 164,066 4,898 29,952 9,916 44,766 208,832
    Novemberp
 803 251 1,054 157,667 5,806 43,765 14,203 63,774 221,441
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 8,958 5,178 14,136 1,801,356 47,383 480,734 134,588 662,705 2,464,061
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 7,035 3,914 10,949 1,334,023 106,347 473,272 178,327 757,946 2,091,969
Saguenay, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 16 9 25 3,928 1,668 2,402 8,305 12,375 16,303
    Novemberp
 11 13 24 3,806 1,844 2,950 3,472 8,266 12,072
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 248 302 550 71,946 7,566 30,081 46,119 83,766 155,712
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 238 167 405 54,250 38,216 45,802 27,347 111,365 165,615
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Octoberr
 804 397 1,201 118,998 5,128 18,453 14,567 38,148 157,146
    Novemberp
 646 582 1,228 121,177 11,216 43,343 15,542 70,101 191,278
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 6,779 4,595 11,374 1,131,545 112,233 327,451 90,159 529,843 1,661,388
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 4,877 2,461 7,338 711,364 125,793 335,438 125,130 586,361 1,297,725
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Octoberr
 179 28 207 27,658 0 9,069 0 9,069 36,727
    Novemberp
 170 384 554 44,470 13 6,175 300 6,488 50,958
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,727 1,164 2,891 338,502 9,372 66,044 5,255 80,671 419,173
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,180 587 1,767 204,344 3,347 57,873 8,778 69,998 274,342
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 163 58 221 36,713 7,334 12,531 14,739 34,604 71,317
    Novemberp
 123 34 157 26,375 5,864 23,917 26,731 56,512 82,887
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 2,163 1,611 3,774 525,915 84,987 204,764 199,820 489,571 1,015,486
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,735 1,457 3,192 426,440 77,371 154,409 120,705 352,485 778,925
Gatineau, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 151 128 279 30,156 9 7,196 2,993 10,198 40,354
    Novemberp
 134 51 185 22,643 159 5,970 5,060 11,189 33,832
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,596 993 2,589 294,311 6,111 116,921 24,527 147,559 441,870
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,045 639 1,684 185,907 7,186 91,940 16,676 115,802 301,709
Kingston, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 74 4 78 8,769 1,193 715 7,234 9,142 17,911
    Novemberp
 52 3 55 7,058 186 6,700 18,992 25,878 32,936
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 777 40 817 107,550 6,445 60,834 92,380 159,659 267,209
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 601 222 823 100,228 4,322 21,544 26,410 52,276 152,504
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 256 70 326 45,694 10,144 9,783 11,193 31,120 76,814
    Novemberp
 222 59 281 39,623 3,208 11,841 6,937 21,986 61,609
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 2,823 1,389 4,212 558,328 88,657 146,954 110,647 346,258 904,586
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,966 1,335 3,301 396,033 126,641 207,068 178,457 512,166 908,199
London, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 141 84 225 27,881 1,233 5,362 11,067 17,662 45,543
    Novemberp
 105 21 126 17,415 1,879 4,170 62,348 68,397 85,812
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,756 512 2,268 299,048 57,913 87,586 204,168 349,667 648,715
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,285 917 2,202 246,900 43,284 136,329 216,860 396,473 643,373
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 985 828 1,813 243,457 35,407 76,362 12,510 124,279 367,736
    Novemberp
 916 1,576 2,492 262,174 34,720 92,612 78,347 205,679 467,853
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 9,862 10,920 20,782 2,623,523 334,835 1,005,592 315,395 1,655,822 4,279,345
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 6,654 6,634 13,288 1,688,846 466,351 1,317,349 324,862 2,108,562 3,797,408
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 155 63 218 29,562 1,077 17,959 29,670 48,706 78,268
    Novemberp
 172 82 254 36,542 14,116 9,060 38,256 61,432 97,974
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 2,200 837 3,037 435,031 61,637 77,910 136,191 275,738 710,769
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,851 779 2,630 368,555 33,207 50,389 107,498 191,094 559,649
Ottawa, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 327 234 561 76,112 3,836 71,926 1,301 77,063 153,175
    Novemberp
 225 192 417 60,255 2,573 33,560 1,732 37,865 98,120
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 3,542 3,794 7,336 951,241 44,130 366,641 166,736 577,507 1,528,748
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 3,262 2,537 5,799 735,980 88,824 387,364 176,435 652,623 1,388,603
Québec, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 237 305 542 54,923 7,426 11,122 6,052 24,600 79,523
    Novemberp
 182 161 343 36,008 2,108 7,433 8,924 18,465 54,473
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 2,116 2,156 4,272 472,758 50,883 138,673 64,916 254,472 727,230
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,484 955 2,439 312,213 31,386 159,057 158,917 349,360 661,573
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Octoberr
 47 50 97 8,600 2,461 6,934 1,303 10,698 19,298
    Novemberp
 45 1 46 6,145 242 8,460 0 8,702 14,847
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 460 123 583 65,328 6,963 66,072 8,277 81,312 146,640
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 308 191 499 54,160 4,055 56,113 60,804 120,972 175,132
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Octoberr
 42 5 47 5,262 1,503 3,675 890 6,068 11,330
    Novemberp
 21 5 26 3,885 2,555 718 0 3,273 7,158
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 372 72 444 56,413 8,098 25,764 4,556 38,418 94,831
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 264 31 295 36,240 3,292 20,501 14,756 38,549 74,789
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Octoberr
 51 73 124 12,771 3,645 2,977 5,886 12,508 25,279
    Novemberp
 37 23 60 5,923 965 5,918 5,930 12,813 18,736
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 607 566 1,173 115,277 10,356 75,371 73,944 159,671 274,948
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 480 374 854 84,691 69,559 61,842 53,959 185,360 270,051
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 40 62 102 10,684 477 1,449 718 2,644 13,328
    Novemberp
 28 54 82 8,092 2,023 923 118 3,064 11,156
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 435 487 922 103,435 11,107 22,591 42,066 75,764 179,199
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 307 338 645 67,510 14,425 30,208 44,752 89,385 156,895
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 98 36 134 20,016 846 11,203 13,477 25,526 45,542
    Novemberp
 74 20 94 15,647 1,243 25,646 5,456 32,345 47,992
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 981 261 1,242 192,591 17,083 356,129 76,362 449,574 642,165
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 822 255 1,077 164,277 20,385 113,977 63,329 197,691 361,968
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Octoberr
 109 10 119 13,598 10 4,360 5,601 9,971 23,569
    Novemberp
 81 8 89 11,036 6,171 1,022 768 7,961 18,997
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,036 280 1,316 148,625 12,924 55,986 12,381 81,291 229,916
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 786 137 923 106,681 1,827 48,262 7,868 57,957 164,638
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 37 0 37 5,763 253 3,459 14,466 18,178 23,941
    Novemberp
 23 0 23 3,755 47 4,066 17,290 21,403 25,158
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 279 7 286 51,218 23,545 20,688 65,995 110,228 161,446
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 202 0 202 39,531 3,955 15,812 61,627 81,394 120,925
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 20 1 21 3,444 2,163 969 895 4,027 7,471
    Novemberp
 14 0 14 2,394 6,571 705 326 7,602 9,996
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 201 42 243 37,813 15,768 9,541 107,233 132,542 170,355
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 180 10 190 29,908 6,026 25,153 30,049 61,228 91,136
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 2,425 1,298 3,723 590,116 48,431 63,443 213,006 324,880 914,996
    Novemberp
 1,704 1,906 3,610 540,909 45,820 107,758 43,458 197,036 737,945
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 21,221 18,656 39,877 6,184,374 408,606 896,987 882,812 2,188,405 8,372,779
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 16,066 17,131 33,197 5,023,438 583,263 1,286,884 727,438 2,597,585 7,621,023
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Octoberr
 26 39 65 6,891 1,039 4,944 410 6,393 13,284
    Novemberp
 36 15 51 6,701 1,335 3,402 11,660 16,397 23,098
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 244 286 530 65,824 21,871 36,676 32,882 91,429 157,253
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 235 81 316 48,741 9,937 28,628 18,610 57,175 105,916
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Octoberr
 480 1,167 1,647 250,726 5,172 79,660 21,576 106,408 357,134
    Novemberp
 495 1,081 1,576 236,542 15,270 53,180 18,664 87,114 323,656
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 4,765 9,118 13,883 2,291,671 125,643 655,054 185,910 966,607 3,258,278
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 3,334 6,068 9,402 1,629,351 96,794 697,818 327,168 1,121,780 2,751,131
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Octoberr
 92 150 242 29,533 119 3,775 2,680 6,574 36,107
    Novemberp
 79 63 142 23,306 563 8,853 6,396 15,812 39,118
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 881 873 1,754 259,819 7,743 104,356 60,945 173,044 432,863
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 643 443 1,086 178,098 21,382 74,137 52,953 148,472 326,570
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Octoberr
 164 101 265 36,381 2,784 6,452 804 10,040 46,421
    Novemberp
 95 59 154 23,842 3,589 9,742 58,631 71,962 95,804
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,571 761 2,332 354,542 56,750 142,279 136,937 335,966 690,508
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,497 508 2,005 313,914 26,134 131,273 40,881 198,288 512,202
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Octoberr
 154 57 211 29,061 3,517 15,443 5,456 24,416 53,477
    Novemberp
 138 4 142 19,862 1,668 12,885 2,311 16,864 36,726
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2002 1,422 206 1,628 237,816 18,963 142,063 35,285 196,311 434,127
Cumulative Jan. - Nov. 2001 1,132 345 1,477 188,254 18,730 143,776 38,518 201,024 389,278

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