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Building Permits

December 2007

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Highlights

  1. The value of building permits hit another record high in 2007, thanks to strong gains spread across Canada and in both the residential and non-residential sectors. Municipalities issued $74.3 billion worth of building permits in 2007, up 12.1% from a year earlier.