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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, Alberta                  
    Novemberr
 707 493 1,200 157,205 34,184 79,410 20,628 134,222 291,427
    Decemberp
 738 343 1,081 138,393 639 63,751 13,204 77,594 215,987
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 7,780 4,275 12,055 1,471,765 106,986 567,938 179,228 854,152 2,325,917
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 6,492 4,242 10,734 1,310,970 145,317 627,106 203,256 975,679 2,286,649
Chicoutimi-Jonquière, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 20 6 26 3,928 2,200 768 25 2,993 6,921
    Decemberp
 12 25 37 3,913 228 776 20 1,024 4,937
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 226 184 410 53,324 33,083 51,733 26,668 111,484 164,808
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 223 117 340 48,015 35,287 24,718 11,967 71,972 119,987
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Novemberr
 500 349 849 77,861 7,240 59,383 17,335 83,958 161,819
    Decemberp
 445 661 1,106 84,581 5,607 26,667 47,938 80,212 164,793
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 5,272 3,185 8,457 796,027 131,400 384,124 179,027 694,551 1,490,578
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 4,289 2,820 7,109 669,222 93,394 402,764 83,730 579,888 1,249,110
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Novemberr
 137 17 154 18,194 0 712 1,290 2,002 20,196
    Decemberp
 213 170 383 39,554 0 1,506 1,100 2,606 42,160
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,435 757 2,192 253,479 3,347 64,740 9,878 77,965 331,444
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,377 1,504 2,881 282,825 15,265 133,329 62,045 210,639 493,464
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 151 105 256 36,222 9,475 25,917 3,020 38,412 74,634
    Decemberp
 103 141 244 26,895 1,769 8,804 16,309 26,882 53,777
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,827 1,691 3,518 456,435 79,003 162,264 141,048 382,315 838,750
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,986 1,152 3,138 412,559 80,287 118,649 138,102 337,038 749,597
Hull, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 81 32 113 13,449 8 4,115 1,084 5,207 18,656
    Decemberp
 102 18 120 17,727 15 2,576 643 3,234 20,961
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,180 655 1,835 205,373 9,288 114,747 17,332 141,367 346,740
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 765 416 1,181 135,435 6,024 139,984 21,505 167,513 302,948
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 165 32 197 25,683 56,221 9,465 13,373 79,059 104,742
    Decemberp
 293 111 404 51,427 1,829 6,404 28,203 36,436 87,863
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 2,305 1,504 3,809 454,287 125,968 221,172 202,925 550,065 1,004,352
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 2,193 1,103 3,296 392,911 106,129 172,379 111,612 390,120 783,031
London, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 84 379 463 31,746 1,499 12,559 21,938 35,996 67,742
    Decemberp
 136 12 148 19,519 2,302 3,100 26,312 31,714 51,233
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,414 875 2,289 261,106 43,070 145,457 245,834 434,361 695,467
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,285 552 1,837 220,546 32,209 105,031 71,795 209,035 429,581
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 746 805 1,551 188,182 22,776 111,602 89,477 223,855 412,037
    Decemberp
 804 672 1,476 196,898 11,268 173,923 29,849 215,040 411,938
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 7,702 7,250 14,952 1,922,072 608,606 1,513,407 357,129 2,479,142 4,401,214
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 7,107 5,969 13,076 1,637,949 494,489 784,165 323,262 1,601,916 3,239,865
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 252 124 376 46,928 0 1,388 36 1,424 48,352
    Decemberp
 135 199 334 35,117 10,633 2,572 656 13,861 48,978
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 2,074 1,010 3,084 407,265 45,507 52,753 73,984 172,244 579,509
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 2,106 1,220 3,326 403,179 60,468 71,284 112,569 244,321 647,500
Ottawa, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 221 86 307 45,921 5,545 23,268 40,169 68,982 114,903
    Decemberp
 282 162 444 54,016 721 38,949 33,477 73,147 127,163
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 3,489 2,789 6,278 783,445 50,202 403,740 216,719 670,661 1,454,106
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 3,712 2,330 6,042 801,223 45,891 549,812 110,523 706,226 1,507,449
Québec, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 123 99 222 25,467 4,316 15,064 12,278 31,658 57,125
    Decemberp
 201 169 370 49,936 1,428 44,906 13,761 60,095 110,031
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,677 1,155 2,832 371,526 38,175 213,856 116,084 368,115 739,641
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,319 1,010 2,329 264,556 28,404 173,463 74,728 276,595 541,151
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Novemberr
 39 41 80 7,338 0 2,262 8,198 10,460 17,798
    Decemberp
 52 45 97 8,145 165 5,220 22 5,407 13,552
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 387 236 623 65,330 4,270 62,358 82,389 149,017 214,347
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 499 106 605 63,288 6,197 63,912 7,544 77,653 140,941
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Novemberr
 31 6 37 4,479 27 570 663 1,260 5,739
    Decemberp
 36 0 36 4,600 1 768 12 781 5,381
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 296 31 327 40,825 3,296 21,308 14,700 39,304 80,129
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 287 39 326 40,384 9,307 32,990 11,002 53,299 93,683
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Novemberr
 52 55 107 10,570 31,078 5,482 7,940 44,500 55,070
    Decemberp
 53 0 53 6,585 670 4,668 168 5,506 12,091
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 549 374 923 93,698 70,229 69,311 57,631 197,171 290,869
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 563 425 988 93,235 35,692 78,604 35,055 149,351 242,586
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 19 12 31 4,150 2,430 2,032 3,445 7,907 12,057
    Decemberp
 32 12 44 6,034 419 667 133 1,219 7,253
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 331 390 721 75,034 14,666 26,349 21,883 62,898 137,932
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 359 220 579 72,700 18,226 25,330 11,452 55,008 127,708
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 72 7 79 13,379 1,400 3,903 86 5,389 18,768
    Decemberp
 111 3 114 17,067 5,687 2,724 928 9,339 26,406
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 957 260 1,217 181,136 25,693 121,495 63,930 211,118 392,254
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,056 269 1,325 178,863 101,215 173,107 83,013 357,335 536,198
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Novemberr
 87 20 107 13,372 0 3,300 528 3,828 17,200
    Decemberp
 82 36 118 15,144 0 1,811 0 1,811 16,955
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 851 177 1,028 121,046 1,792 51,815 11,557 65,164 186,210
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 815 99 914 112,656 3,776 31,495 24,465 59,736 172,392
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 9 0 9 1,854 264 1,503 41,622 43,389 45,243
    Decemberp
 6 0 6 1,223 540 466 94 1,100 2,323
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 191 0 191 37,546 4,318 16,879 57,942 79,139 116,685
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 156 2 158 35,032 6,229 22,097 26,885 55,211 90,243
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 11 0 11 1,620 579 813 633 2,025 3,645
    Decemberp
 5 0 5 1,002 61 3,906 11,435 15,402 16,404
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 172 10 182 28,691 6,482 29,325 44,494 80,301 108,992
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 173 56 229 34,545 7,233 30,893 23,345 61,471 96,016
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 1,550 2,493 4,043 569,775 59,487 67,426 45,826 172,739 742,514
    Decemberp
 1,389 922 2,311 334,555 11,303 67,732 137,406 216,441 550,996
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 17,790 18,494 36,284 5,426,650 590,832 1,433,534 896,184 2,920,550 8,347,200
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 17,332 17,133 34,465 5,291,577 801,588 1,853,543 592,747 3,247,878 8,539,455
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 26 10 36 4,783 2,898 2,474 58 5,430 10,213
    Decemberp
 19 2 21 3,652 904 7,373 102 8,379 12,031
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 244 86 330 51,157 10,975 37,221 16,526 64,722 115,879
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 227 131 358 51,764 6,118 33,260 22,528 61,906 113,670
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Novemberr
 316 458 774 119,530 8,114 31,654 20,847 60,615 180,145
    Decemberp
 347 631 978 175,822 7,786 20,869 18,355 47,010 222,832
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 3,686 7,063 10,749 1,807,848 115,590 733,428 345,892 1,194,910 3,002,758
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 3,193 6,121 9,314 1,489,389 147,573 868,863 231,007 1,247,443 2,736,832
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Novemberr
 56 29 85 16,237 802 2,843 612 4,257 20,494
    Decemberp
 86 9 95 15,700 458 13,278 3,978 17,714 33,414
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 738 489 1,227 194,860 25,372 89,281 56,931 171,584 366,444
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 600 402 1,002 166,886 14,762 76,833 32,461 124,056 290,942
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 127 37 164 23,287 1,446 11,660 14,305 27,411 50,698
    Decemberp
 194 72 266 36,553 8,319 9,733 4,243 22,295 58,848
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,700 597 2,297 351,934 36,587 140,272 44,493 221,352 573,286
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,652 465 2,117 313,988 113,530 75,717 47,860 237,107 551,095
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Novemberr
 131 5 136 20,567 2,646 13,981 2,989 19,616 40,183
    Decemberp
 99 0 99 13,842 1,846 9,926 870 12,642 26,484
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2001 1,220 345 1,565 200,858 19,883 161,652 39,353 220,888 421,746
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2000 1,205 135 1,340 193,531 55,097 193,576 78,456 327,129 520,660

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