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Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2008

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, 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
Abbotsford, British Columbia  
September r 21 4 25 5,120 311 926 0 1,237 6,357
October p 22 8 30 7,079 1,736 7,360 170 9,266 16,345
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 312 836 1,148 169,600 18,192 106,509 29,576 154,277 323,877
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 490 431 921 154,063 19,492 58,330 11,041 88,863 242,926
Barrie, Ontario  
September r 57 0 57 13,579 179 3,360 90 3,629 17,208
October p 25 1 26 8,319 923 8,498 574 9,995 18,314
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 943 357 1,300 305,666 133,696 140,589 44,654 318,939 624,605
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 678 225 903 199,605 13,385 79,187 32,615 125,187 324,792
Brantford, Ontario  
September r 20 17 37 5,016 25,704 791 233 26,728 31,744
October p 15 14 29 4,334 1,825 5,933 779 8,537 12,871
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 243 246 489 64,779 35,740 21,426 18,307 75,473 140,252
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 446 129 575 83,600 11,569 44,272 19,686 75,527 159,127
Calgary, Alberta  
September r 344 95 439 115,222 21,522 109,461 25,714 156,697 271,919
October p 311 45 356 115,934 17,144 84,373 102,517 204,034 319,968
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 3,564 3,893 7,457 1,776,713 189,947 1,662,458 422,322 2,274,727 4,051,440
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 6,217 7,008 13,225 2,720,863 91,831 2,577,687 286,515 2,956,033 5,676,896
Edmonton, Alberta  
September r 251 187 438 125,854 55,071 149,931 18,400 223,402 349,256
October p 287 373 660 167,839 11,620 88,112 5,109 104,841 272,680
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 2,246 3,671 5,917 1,402,257 303,911 1,023,800 341,132 1,668,843 3,071,100
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 6,228 6,341 12,569 2,339,310 130,979 725,653 104,306 960,938 3,300,248
Greater Sudbury , Ontario  
September r 41 4 45 14,442 8,560 6,989 244 15,793 30,235
October p 34 31 65 13,458 4,035 5,284 417 9,736 23,194
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 427 83 510 124,286 43,968 41,828 34,119 119,915 244,201
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 474 60 534 126,079 35,546 49,860 119,491 204,897 330,976
Guelph, Ontario  
September r 27 95 122 15,368 534 1,012 197 1,743 17,111
October p 21 63 84 12,773 521 24,803 44,695 70,019 82,792
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 378 512 890 129,487 17,030 55,557 72,240 144,827 274,314
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 484 445 929 146,681 30,155 53,965 31,510 115,630 262,311
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
September r 93 22 115 27,285 117 11,401 31,887 43,405 70,690
October p 89 56 145 28,711 730 15,739 10,707 27,176 55,887
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,121 709 1,830 350,637 10,485 125,907 116,440 252,832 603,469
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,091 1,422 2,513 383,435 13,604 143,868 30,783 188,255 571,690
Hamilton, Ontario  
September r 79 174 253 42,511 28,348 38,466 199 67,013 109,524
October p 77 74 151 32,726 23,275 13,390 1,939 38,604 71,330
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,459 1,889 3,348 653,672 75,617 242,960 204,282 522,859 1,176,531
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,593 1,302 2,895 574,946 46,348 140,100 176,447 362,895 937,841
Kelowna, British Columbia  
September r 39 12 51 20,245 612 3,192 46,075 49,879 70,124
October p 34 7 41 18,395 315 5,356 10,935 16,606 35,001
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 594 1,278 1,872 457,780 6,649 70,979 90,138 167,766 625,546
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 899 1,440 2,339 521,635 17,372 147,783 25,898 191,053 712,688
Kingston, Ontario  
September r 33 41 74 10,234 3,571 689 658 4,918 15,152
October p 42 21 63 9,278 359 4,902 679 5,940 15,218
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 475 103 578 100,364 14,901 45,950 116,300 177,151 277,515
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 548 220 768 117,106 6,589 36,905 144,830 188,324 305,430
Kitchener, Ontario  
September r 165 65 230 42,649 3,351 10,854 1,759 15,964 58,613
October p 177 67 244 49,563 5,644 21,673 2,315 29,632 79,195
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,176 1,104 2,280 425,658 57,043 191,996 223,608 472,647 898,305
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 967 1,386 2,353 393,030 73,041 134,150 110,365 317,556 710,586
London, Ontario  
September r 90 185 275 45,523 4,491 16,172 9,838 30,501 76,024
October p 67 17 84 22,716 1,738 7,844 19,710 29,292 52,008
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,122 1,706 2,828 465,281 56,220 99,735 280,243 436,198 901,479
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,572 956 2,528 429,974 52,826 157,207 125,713 335,746 765,720
Moncton, New Brunswick  
September r 63 149 212 22,989 285 2,770 304 3,359 26,348
October p 51 34 85 10,982 487 10,659 1,532 12,678 23,660
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 426 713 1,139 130,295 12,430 64,533 27,209 104,172 234,467
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 604 659 1,263 145,320 10,928 66,835 14,218 91,981 237,301
Montréal, Quebec  
September r 608 1,130 1,738 346,661 25,136 143,247 50,932 219,315 565,976
October p 583 1,351 1,934 352,697 18,369 120,192 100,880 239,441 592,138
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 6,144 13,646 19,790 3,424,898 281,675 1,182,630 389,737 1,854,042 5,278,940
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 7,285 13,085 20,370 3,344,736 337,252 1,181,136 623,168 2,141,556 5,486,292
Oshawa, Ontario  
September r 163 44 207 49,226 964 8,100 1,367 10,431 59,657
October p 39 0 39 11,996 545 1,271 995 2,811 14,807
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,207 586 1,793 402,639 45,976 114,314 65,688 225,978 628,617
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,282 425 1,707 390,771 103,846 64,578 58,692 227,116 617,887
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
September r 262 441 703 102,426 8,561 19,860 60,376 88,797 191,223
October p 314 186 500 86,713 1,997 90,016 49,456 141,469 228,182
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 2,604 3,768 6,372 990,893 24,054 406,261 215,549 645,864 1,636,757
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 2,581 3,296 5,877 947,058 46,294 424,729 223,256 694,279 1,641,337
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
September r 96 139 235 35,254 1,099 2,488 17,092 20,679 55,933
October p 129 145 274 38,391 154 11,691 2,105 13,950 52,341
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 854 1,385 2,239 312,715 4,449 104,556 59,374 168,379 481,094
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 912 1,862 2,774 370,145 12,401 76,893 49,683 138,977 509,122
Peterborough, Ontario  
September r 19 46 65 10,404 335 375 1 711 11,115
October p 26 26 52 11,576 251 3,240 3,000 6,491 18,067
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 257 163 420 90,037 3,697 37,874 18,558 60,129 150,166
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 296 310 606 106,448 4,064 40,779 902 45,745 152,193
Québec, Quebec  
September r 176 376 552 88,848 10,155 25,047 25,497 60,699 149,547
October p 134 264 398 69,536 13,582 25,684 11,950 51,216 120,752
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,843 3,223 5,066 782,303 121,355 344,871 129,305 595,531 1,377,834
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,975 3,136 5,111 726,190 80,072 287,696 151,860 519,628 1,245,818
Regina, Saskatchewan  
September r 70 4 74 16,195 5,010 8,612 368 13,990 30,185
October p 61 90 151 24,726 392 11,116 393 11,901 36,627
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 798 429 1,227 221,606 28,385 70,645 52,275 151,305 372,911
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 663 356 1,019 158,437 17,768 153,276 25,018 196,062 354,499
Saguenay, Quebec  
September r 45 238 283 28,440 2,155 1,796 2,445 6,396 34,836
October p 28 30 58 10,989 54,295 1,992 310 56,597 67,586
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 367 537 904 134,630 79,023 36,221 21,748 136,992 271,622
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 380 366 746 123,392 12,588 26,802 30,391 69,781 193,173
Saint John, New Brunswick  
September r 65 60 125 10,917 15,165 1,914 21 17,100 28,017
October p 48 23 71 11,141 743 11,876 142 12,761 23,902
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 603 242 845 114,526 69,413 47,144 3,174 119,731 234,257
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 463 173 636 97,079 44,079 35,235 2,735 82,049 179,128
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
September r 89 18 107 22,252 7,443 25,633 124,476 157,552 179,804
October p 88 91 179 33,395 6,493 11,642 3,062 21,197 54,592
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,223 884 2,107 348,615 134,732 168,084 181,756 484,572 833,187
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,293 929 2,222 313,011 42,339 144,983 47,767 235,089 548,100
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
September r 56 73 129 20,984 1,301 3,362 2,034 6,697 27,681
October p 55 55 110 18,609 1,041 2,025 10,379 13,445 32,054
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 589 955 1,544 222,112 11,467 59,341 41,662 112,470 334,582
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 656 523 1,179 191,624 16,336 29,662 20,479 66,477 258,101
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
September r 85 23 108 26,210 749 28,227 328 29,304 55,514
October p 68 2 70 17,416 726 3,534 765 5,025 22,441
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 658 489 1,147 241,349 15,926 82,296 21,949 120,171 361,520
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 679 307 986 217,334 36,230 132,630 20,195 189,055 406,389
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
September r 135 36 171 30,770 580 8,898 716 10,194 40,964
October p 127 33 160 32,134 113 19,907 67 20,087 52,221
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,445 288 1,733 317,308 15,750 95,087 29,073 139,910 457,218
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,054 398 1,452 239,331 4,152 53,096 29,087 86,335 325,666
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
September r 13 1 14 2,932 724 2,601 1,091 4,416 7,348
October p 17 2 19 3,764 1,763 943 1,355 4,061 7,825
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 169 39 208 37,441 5,388 33,268 54,377 93,033 130,474
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 177 25 202 38,063 1,600 17,399 24,635 43,634 81,697
Toronto, Ontario  
September r 610 1,077 1,687 431,806 151,989 329,633 134,360 615,982 1,047,788
October p 785 1,740 2,525 541,569 34,683 164,387 90,115 289,185 830,754
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 8,657 19,591 28,248 6,070,230 682,301 2,673,502 1,092,906 4,448,709 10,518,939
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 12,416 15,915 28,331 6,425,772 789,911 2,720,831 1,023,993 4,534,735 10,960,507
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
September r 31 67 98 14,076 2,940 9,048 4,896 16,884 30,960
October p 33 115 148 17,846 1,013 5,243 12,782 19,038 36,884
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 314 673 987 143,645 18,488 44,963 39,987 103,438 247,083
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 340 605 945 138,220 30,105 55,263 31,233 116,601 254,821
Vancouver, British Columbia  
September r 327 1,221 1,548 332,592 11,229 121,454 9,573 142,256 474,848
October p 266 506 772 194,208 15,812 204,128 39,235 259,175 453,383
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 3,368 10,471 13,839 3,110,372 110,058 1,466,662 335,277 1,911,997 5,022,369
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 3,458 16,676 20,134 4,049,515 92,901 1,504,173 342,552 1,939,626 5,989,141
Victoria, British Columbia  
September r 49 46 95 32,204 4,258 35,178 5,720 45,156 77,360
October p 62 23 85 31,078 371 24,081 5,569 30,021 61,099
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 711 1,316 2,027 513,783 16,277 146,894 79,229 242,400 756,183
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 788 1,875 2,663 594,701 10,281 76,954 138,859 226,094 820,795
Windsor, Ontario  
September r 31 12 43 9,670 799 4,630 1,192 6,621 16,291
October p 28 7 35 7,097 693 1,714 1,033 3,440 10,537
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 297 99 396 89,941 17,050 54,820 23,920 95,790 185,731
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 376 187 563 119,752 24,806 58,658 56,337 139,801 259,553
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
September r 185 331 516 78,049 4,630 38,419 802 43,851 121,900
October p 207 30 237 48,296 1,599 19,740 14,328 35,667 83,963
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2008 1,928 1,061 2,989 576,740 28,410 228,531 57,644 314,585 891,325
Cumulative Jan. to Oct. 2007 1,822 1,395 3,217 500,672 9,832 163,401 95,576 268,809 769,481
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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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