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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                  
    Novemberr
 60 0 60 8,505 1,994 1,542 2,350 5,886 14,391
    Decemberp
 50 14 64 8,534 2,944 608 3,210 6,762 15,296
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 776 173 949 119,667 18,930 22,507 14,620 56,057 175,724
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 655 408 1,063 126,589 19,733 19,567 19,038 58,338 184,927
Calgary, Alberta                  
    Novemberr
 751 323 1,074 168,746 1,610 47,724 21,344 70,678 239,424
    Decemberp
 802 442 1,244 173,014 2,902 44,213 11,942 59,057 232,071
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 8,763 5,346 14,109 1,840,117 87,937 555,124 384,162 1,027,223 2,867,340
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 9,735 6,336 16,071 1,996,625 51,703 511,789 153,463 716,955 2,713,580
Edmonton, Alberta                  
    Novemberr
 509 592 1,101 107,119 5,126 36,238 526 41,890 149,009
    Decemberp
 560 563 1,123 105,494 2,073 36,671 27,886 66,630 172,124
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 6,385 5,793 12,178 1,201,601 55,730 365,728 167,227 588,685 1,790,286
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 7,502 5,189 12,691 1,241,886 115,893 347,087 92,451 555,431 1,797,317
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 153 111 264 32,261 152 1,518 875 2,545 34,806
    Decemberp
 138 147 285 36,262 0 1,829 1,655 3,484 39,746
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,642 1,736 3,378 390,023 4,702 79,079 36,559 120,340 510,363
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,664 1,041 2,705 315,078 6,614 107,556 47,760 161,930 477,008
Halifax, Nova Scotia                  
    Novemberr
 117 218 335 47,057 0 11,696 86 11,782 58,839
    Decemberp
 137 51 188 28,474 2,500 4,447 0 6,947 35,421
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,517 1,599 3,116 394,419 30,781 115,785 26,607 173,173 567,592
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,856 1,305 3,161 386,856 9,372 67,465 5,514 82,351 469,207
Hamilton, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 136 111 247 39,953 1,924 10,570 36,011 48,505 88,458
    Decemberp
 162 163 325 56,620 1,135 35,423 13,874 50,432 107,052
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,663 1,596 3,259 495,992 91,204 165,066 364,863 621,133 1,117,125
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 2,289 1,810 4,099 573,023 87,359 212,930 210,490 510,779 1,083,802
Kingston, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 45 99 144 10,958 77 2,234 23 2,334 13,292
    Decemberp
 37 3 40 6,116 583 4,321 250 5,154 11,270
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 687 395 1,082 121,619 5,804 47,814 29,378 82,996 204,615
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 820 45 865 114,073 7,371 62,746 95,704 165,821 279,894
Kitchener, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 185 101 286 38,242 4,205 10,627 1,814 16,646 54,888
    Decemberp
 335 88 423 60,914 19,944 13,041 8,199 41,184 102,098
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 2,750 1,730 4,480 613,697 85,308 175,670 90,958 351,936 965,633
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 3,088 1,393 4,481 598,311 96,651 157,713 116,116 370,480 968,791
London, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 127 18 145 20,224 493 11,100 1,313 12,906 33,130
    Decemberp
 180 45 225 33,772 2,165 2,598 12,551 17,314 51,086
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,850 961 2,811 367,274 57,701 129,148 168,731 355,580 722,854
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,887 699 2,586 332,699 61,704 91,880 221,642 375,226 707,925
Montréal, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 1,126 1,321 2,447 361,943 23,969 68,624 34,457 127,050 488,993
    Decemberp
 1,222 1,521 2,743 411,403 14,336 105,549 18,014 137,899 549,302
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 11,430 16,111 27,541 3,558,345 248,018 1,092,688 481,999 1,822,705 5,381,050
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 10,420 10,872 21,292 2,731,274 327,494 1,008,579 537,009 1,873,082 4,604,356
Oshawa, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 124 47 171 34,430 8,262 2,378 6,908 17,548 51,978
    Decemberp
 173 56 229 41,185 230 5,151 7,725 13,106 54,291
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 2,501 1,470 3,971 682,695 123,181 100,716 184,324 408,221 1,090,916
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 2,400 993 3,393 480,875 66,463 81,908 140,257 288,628 769,503
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 242 276 518 71,135 398 32,480 5,632 38,510 109,645
    Decemberp
 200 267 467 69,264 2,883 20,554 13,681 37,118 106,382
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 3,104 3,879 6,983 1,023,362 29,574 472,193 148,373 650,140 1,673,502
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 3,708 3,890 7,598 993,409 44,412 387,096 222,833 654,341 1,647,750
Québec, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 220 162 382 46,427 1,170 10,960 3,665 15,795 62,222
    Decemberp
 206 119 325 41,267 1,633 23,660 2,319 27,612 68,879
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 2,817 3,367 6,184 672,147 36,539 257,629 67,510 361,678 1,033,825
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 2,355 2,325 4,680 516,013 58,594 166,722 72,003 297,319 813,332
Regina, Saskatchewan                  
    Novemberr
 49 0 49 6,928 64 2,713 6,997 9,774 16,702
    Decemberp
 77 1 78 12,920 2,790 3,640 1,035 7,465 20,385
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 569 611 1,180 118,427 5,233 97,746 59,258 162,237 280,664
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 519 137 656 72,626 6,933 70,679 11,222 88,834 161,460
Saguenay, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 15 0 15 2,843 5,103 706 781 6,590 9,433
    Decemberp
 3 1 4 765 42 1,267 292 1,601 2,366
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 226 188 414 57,098 12,203 36,234 21,233 69,670 126,768
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 283 295 578 78,862 8,907 32,372 54,470 95,749 174,611
Saint John, New Brunswick                  
    Novemberr
 35 2 37 6,030 350 2,321 50 2,721 8,751
    Decemberp
 26 16 42 4,167 7 1,323 954 2,284 6,451
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 457 164 621 70,130 4,799 35,764 7,943 48,506 118,636
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 383 74 457 58,655 8,636 26,084 4,872 39,592 98,247
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan                  
    Novemberr
 61 53 114 14,704 1,894 4,435 388 6,717 21,421
    Decemberp
 53 2 55 7,490 2,571 3,682 2,044 8,297 15,787
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 691 998 1,689 157,708 14,053 52,809 31,852 98,714 256,422
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 674 692 1,366 128,389 11,127 72,201 75,637 158,965 287,354
Sherbrooke, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 45 104 149 12,944 1,859 947 2,643 5,449 18,393
    Decemberp
 30 19 49 6,538 1,294 823 9,218 11,335 17,873
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 610 611 1,221 140,795 13,467 30,955 39,922 84,344 225,139
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 476 544 1,020 112,181 11,417 22,682 35,709 69,808 181,989
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 110 18 128 24,066 1,158 5,669 12,738 19,565 43,631
    Decemberp
 141 32 173 29,531 3,697 4,831 2,026 10,554 40,085
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,235 306 1,541 259,909 23,821 133,373 89,711 246,905 506,814
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,122 352 1,474 224,890 25,443 381,211 92,492 499,146 724,036
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador                  
    Novemberr
 144 17 161 22,775 800 5,888 269 6,957 29,732
    Decemberp
 137 58 195 25,016 0 5,409 2,280 7,689 32,705
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,264 364 1,628 215,909 4,232 57,131 16,696 78,059 293,968
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,149 269 1,418 166,358 12,963 57,505 12,806 83,274 249,632
Sudbury, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 2 0 2 888 406 538 67 1,011 1,899
    Decemberp
 22 3 25 3,600 418 732 130 1,280 4,880
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 297 14 311 53,094 4,290 19,244 18,672 42,206 95,300
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 280 6 286 51,704 24,172 24,480 67,389 116,041 167,745
Thunder Bay, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 14 0 14 2,282 217 534 7,667 8,418 10,700
    Decemberp
 6 0 6 827 6 1,119 64 1,189 2,016
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 219 13 232 35,921 18,579 28,166 27,060 73,805 109,726
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 205 39 244 38,367 22,375 12,239 127,362 161,976 200,343
Toronto, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 1,520 3,011 4,531 694,363 50,338 126,916 110,647 287,901 982,264
    Decemberp
 1,926 1,137 3,063 570,475 124,240 249,387 203,655 577,282 1,147,757
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 19,769 24,691 44,460 7,315,506 998,232 1,958,417 1,396,433 4,353,082 11,668,588
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 23,021 22,975 45,996 7,271,968 568,312 1,506,890 1,202,012 3,277,214 10,549,182
Trois-Rivières, Quebec                  
    Novemberr
 45 23 68 10,738 1,196 1,995 2,090 5,281 16,019
    Decemberp
 40 27 67 8,702 325 1,769 117 2,211 10,913
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 352 414 766 101,052 33,393 34,724 30,010 98,127 199,179
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 283 258 541 69,569 21,326 40,898 38,953 101,177 170,746
Vancouver, British Columbia                  
    Novemberr
 502 466 968 188,537 9,467 66,013 5,719 81,199 269,736
    Decemberp
 593 949 1,542 289,779 3,975 70,143 18,145 92,263 382,042
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 5,517 9,419 14,936 2,772,742 90,094 620,615 227,758 938,467 3,711,209
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 5,194 9,708 14,902 2,490,547 129,291 746,219 219,235 1,094,745 3,585,292
Victoria, British Columbia                  
    Novemberr
 111 69 180 27,925 181 23,450 11,802 35,433 63,358
    Decemberp
 118 228 346 42,541 601 3,449 6,271 10,321 52,862
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,162 1,137 2,299 337,268 20,851 146,955 80,228 248,034 585,302
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 946 855 1,801 270,738 9,167 104,278 63,406 176,851 447,589
Windsor, Ontario                  
    Novemberr
 110 128 238 27,021 3,130 6,453 2,405 11,988 39,009
    Decemberp
 110 17 127 21,342 3,199 6,308 5,974 15,481 36,823
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,677 688 2,365 366,083 54,587 105,343 74,270 234,200 600,283
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,684 788 2,472 379,753 58,060 146,975 142,706 347,741 727,494
Winnipeg, Manitoba                  
    Novemberr
 149 16 165 24,314 687 21,414 2,806 24,907 49,221
    Decemberp
 206 58 264 32,711 893 22,547 2,018 25,458 58,169
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2003 1,801 982 2,783 325,126 28,869 229,155 123,002 381,026 706,152
Cumulative Jan. - Dec. 2002 1,544 206 1,750 255,636 24,690 150,234 45,296 220,220 475,856

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