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Table 5
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2010

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, provinces and territories, seasonally adjusted, 2010
  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  
January r 9,238 9,544 18,782 3,991,040 258,341 988,840 441,333 1,688,514 5,679,554
February p 9,145 6,962 16,107 3,691,220 263,733 1,255,972 439,705 1,959,410 5,650,630
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 18,383 16,506 34,889 7,682,260 522,074 2,244,812 881,038 3,647,924 11,330,184
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 11,199 10,174 21,373 4,096,880 417,423 2,161,202 1,204,974 3,783,599 7,880,479
Newfoundland and Labrador  
January r 281 33 314 73,850 504 9,395 2,511 12,410 86,260
February p 288 23 311 77,517 340 13,072 7,598 21,010 98,527
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 569 56 625 151,367 844 22,467 10,109 33,420 184,787
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 377 29 406 92,264 2,810 8,093 1,693 12,596 104,860
Prince Edward Island  
January r 17 59 76 9,004 602 671 510 1,783 10,787
February p 48 14 62 9,994 653 4,332 238 5,223 15,217
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 65 73 138 18,998 1,255 5,003 748 7,006 26,004
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 55 13 68 13,084 5,856 6,136 182 12,174 25,258
Nova Scotia  
January r 313 237 550 105,213 1,372 22,467 5,668 29,507 134,720
February p 215 63 278 61,232 11,488 11,470 15,720 38,678 99,910
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 528 300 828 166,445 12,860 33,937 21,388 68,185 234,630
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 309 291 600 111,018 5,648 21,108 29,696 56,452 167,470
New Brunswick  
January r 172 36 208 35,336 4,472 9,187 8,524 22,183 57,519
February p 246 62 308 49,949 766 8,340 4,007 13,113 63,062
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 418 98 516 85,285 5,238 17,527 12,531 35,296 120,581
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 366 84 450 70,124 1,083 24,885 86,063 112,031 182,155
Quebec  
January r 1,897 4,109 6,006 989,381 27,341 179,291 33,274 239,906 1,229,287
February p 1,893 3,473 5,366 938,645 26,258 237,752 154,888 418,898 1,357,543
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 3,790 7,582 11,372 1,928,026 53,599 417,043 188,162 658,804 2,586,830
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 2,954 3,673 6,627 1,141,157 44,264 306,919 165,624 516,807 1,657,964
Ontario  
January r 2,927 3,505 6,432 1,456,552 146,860 486,380 242,032 875,272 2,331,824
February p 2,903 1,738 4,641 1,203,214 104,866 641,022 152,073 897,961 2,101,175
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 5,830 5,243 11,073 2,659,766 251,726 1,127,402 394,105 1,773,233 4,432,999
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 3,362 4,119 7,481 1,450,755 212,790 912,165 601,280 1,726,235 3,176,990
Manitoba  
January r 378 82 460 103,214 2,042 16,715 2,450 21,207 124,421
February p 347 72 419 86,350 3,007 15,348 8,863 27,218 113,568
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 725 154 879 189,564 5,049 32,063 11,313 48,425 237,989
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 534 109 643 131,363 6,345 60,553 24,089 90,987 222,350
Saskatchewan  
January r 361 91 452 78,089 7,467 27,689 7,414 42,570 120,659
February p 313 46 359 73,613 7,974 27,437 14,151 49,562 123,175
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 674 137 811 151,702 15,441 55,126 21,565 92,132 243,834
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 410 295 705 139,061 39,741 56,894 33,340 129,975 269,036
Alberta  
January r 1,774 377 2,151 613,656 55,745 128,106 94,672 278,523 892,179
February p 1,837 561 2,398 690,201 87,758 186,250 45,406 319,414 1,009,615
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 3,611 938 4,549 1,303,857 143,503 314,356 140,078 597,937 1,901,794
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 1,982 447 2,429 457,322 56,177 416,387 183,490 656,054 1,113,376
British Columbia  
January r 1,118 1,015 2,133 523,737 11,808 99,668 44,278 155,754 679,491
February p 1,041 910 1,951 494,500 19,414 106,955 36,747 163,116 657,616
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 2,159 1,925 4,084 1,018,237 31,222 206,623 81,025 318,870 1,337,107
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 845 1,109 1,954 483,009 40,938 345,716 75,561 462,215 945,224
Yukon  
January r 0 0 0 2,832 8 408 0 416 3,248
February p 14 0 14 5,365 1,064 359 1 1,424 6,789
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 14 0 14 8,197 1,072 767 1 1,840 10,037
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 0 5 5 6,068 52 1,390 1,915 3,357 9,425
Northwest Territories  
January r 0 0 0 176 0 863 0 863 1,039
February p 0 0 0 607 25 3,375 13 3,413 4,020
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 0 0 0 783 25 4,238 13 4,276 5,059
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 2 0 2 680 1,719 956 2,041 4,716 5,396
Nunavut  
January r 0 0 0 0 120 8,000 0 8,120 8,120
February p 0 0 0 33 120 260 0 380 413
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2010 0 0 0 33 240 8,260 0 8,500 8,533
Cumulative Jan. to Feb. 2009 3 0 3 975 0 0 0 0 975
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.