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Table 5
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2008

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2008
  Number of dwelling units Estimated value of construction
Singles 1 Multiples Total dwellings Residential Non-residential Total
Industrial Commercial Institutional and governmental Total
  units thousands of dollars
Canada  
September r 7,603 8,424 16,027 3,263,493 664,520 1,498,890 1,010,665 3,174,075 6,437,568
October p 7,078 7,376 14,454 3,010,323 388,480 1,297,780 730,783 2,417,043 5,427,366
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 81,974 95,514 177,488 35,398,431 4,413,018 14,427,692 6,633,183 25,473,893 60,872,324
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 97,655 101,586 199,241 37,874,211 4,170,153 14,562,380 5,711,454 24,443,987 62,318,198
Newfoundland and Labrador  
September r 224 44 268 46,959 2,128 15,214 3,950 21,292 68,251
October p 194 40 234 46,206 1,009 25,501 2,183 28,693 74,899
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 2,190 483 2,673 477,808 24,417 129,457 45,660 199,534 677,342
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,633 496 2,129 349,955 23,520 80,867 45,759 150,146 500,101
Prince Edward Island  
September r 44 24 68 10,952 482 3,100 8,421 12,003 22,955
October p 38 13 51 8,913 645 5,777 2,203 8,625 17,538
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 412 170 582 94,679 6,639 37,231 43,642 87,512 182,191
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 522 118 640 94,282 10,146 26,272 5,136 41,554 135,836
Nova Scotia  
September r 235 74 309 61,751 5,702 33,419 40,628 79,749 141,500
October p 224 105 329 59,971 5,162 23,282 15,557 44,001 103,972
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 2,649 1,172 3,821 705,393 43,598 215,826 165,398 424,822 1,130,215
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 2,574 1,878 4,452 724,140 58,394 248,400 71,107 377,901 1,102,041
New Brunswick  
September r 252 315 567 66,128 26,828 17,696 2,502 47,026 113,154
October p 207 126 333 45,647 5,713 32,410 18,854 56,977 102,624
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 2,174 1,617 3,791 494,286 118,705 199,237 112,497 430,439 924,725
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 2,228 1,246 3,474 470,676 106,507 197,171 55,040 358,718 829,394
Quebec  
September r 1,781 2,603 4,384 780,760 81,094 231,432 124,450 436,976 1,217,736
October p 1,672 2,579 4,251 758,853 172,912 207,084 182,495 562,491 1,321,344
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 17,668 25,800 43,468 7,339,486 853,549 2,229,542 959,315 4,042,406 11,381,892
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 19,043 23,948 42,991 6,975,404 724,206 2,078,480 1,090,884 3,893,570 10,868,974
Ontario  
September r 2,383 2,653 5,036 1,061,255 278,621 528,350 532,831 1,339,802 2,401,057
October p 2,381 2,479 4,860 1,041,615 116,546 417,521 230,896 764,963 1,806,578
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 27,639 33,300 60,939 12,610,205 1,648,684 4,858,839 3,109,820 9,617,343 22,227,548
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 32,816 27,346 60,162 12,708,548 2,037,895 4,717,289 2,661,515 9,416,699 22,125,247
Manitoba  
September r 346 392 738 116,503 10,124 47,260 5,356 62,740 179,243
October p 386 81 467 92,410 7,005 25,988 15,400 48,393 140,803
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 3,695 1,425 5,120 951,668 76,528 307,438 82,810 466,776 1,418,444
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 3,264 1,757 5,021 806,836 53,775 237,603 174,055 465,433 1,272,269
Saskatchewan  
September r 295 84 379 85,354 65,535 59,421 124,885 249,841 335,195
October p 234 228 462 88,717 9,952 28,406 11,276 49,634 138,351
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 3,370 1,780 5,150 958,897 258,712 386,982 288,903 934,597 1,893,494
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 2,767 1,577 4,344 700,674 75,389 426,463 110,640 612,492 1,313,166
Alberta  
September r 1,230 502 1,732 433,923 171,044 326,710 91,749 589,503 1,023,426
October p 1,046 691 1,737 429,814 41,107 221,467 151,693 414,267 844,081
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 12,509 10,934 23,443 5,307,871 1,125,914 3,746,701 1,134,163 6,006,778 11,314,649
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 21,903 18,334 40,237 7,683,743 798,139 4,222,266 685,518 5,705,923 13,389,666
British Columbia  
September r 794 1,688 2,482 583,151 22,639 235,335 69,796 327,770 910,921
October p 670 1,016 1,686 428,072 27,479 307,713 100,170 435,362 863,434
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 9,498 18,635 28,133 6,377,313 250,721 2,276,721 679,254 3,206,696 9,584,009
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 10,719 24,645 35,364 7,260,898 265,754 2,288,967 778,232 3,332,953 10,593,851
Yukon  
September r 14 10 24 4,623 323 623 312 1,258 5,881
October p 11 0 11 1,625 950 691 56 1,697 3,322
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 118 68 186 33,662 3,931 7,244 4,529 15,704 49,366
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 120 51 171 32,015 13,546 7,047 14,950 35,543 67,558
Northwest Territories  
September r 2 0 2 796 0 0 4,500 4,500 5,296
October p 12 2 14 3,869 0 1,849 0 1,849 5,718
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 30 11 41 12,107 568 21,983 4,565 27,116 39,223
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 51 4 55 17,310 2,861 27,689 12,772 43,322 60,632
Nunavut  
September r 3 35 38 11,338 0 330 1,285 1,615 12,953
October p 3 16 19 4,611 0 91 0 91 4,702
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 22 119 141 35,056 1,052 10,491 2,627 14,170 49,226
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 15 186 201 49,730 21 3,866 5,846 9,733 59,463
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Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
Date Modified: 2008-12-05

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