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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  
February r 9,202 6,876 16,078 3,685,207 269,826 1,243,142 442,701 1,955,669 5,640,876
March p 9,431 10,038 19,469 4,198,491 423,383 1,186,955 522,866 2,133,204 6,331,695
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 27,871 26,458 54,329 11,874,738 951,550 3,418,937 1,406,900 5,777,387 17,652,125
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 16,008 16,707 32,715 6,311,713 605,878 3,592,892 1,927,092 6,125,862 12,437,575
Newfoundland and Labrador  
February r 274 23 297 75,692 340 13,066 7,598 21,004 96,696
March p 293 47 340 104,088 167 8,182 2,820 11,169 115,257
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 848 103 951 253,630 1,011 30,643 12,929 44,583 298,213
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 562 160 722 152,965 2,835 22,346 16,940 42,121 195,086
Prince Edward Island  
February r 44 14 58 9,366 653 4,332 238 5,223 14,589
March p 43 27 70 10,842 294 7,459 5,120 12,873 23,715
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 104 100 204 29,212 1,549 12,462 5,868 19,879 49,091
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 80 35 115 19,148 6,562 11,188 182 17,932 37,080
Nova Scotia  
February r 215 63 278 60,930 11,488 11,470 15,720 38,678 99,608
March p 263 120 383 77,315 7,910 16,778 6,175 30,863 108,178
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 791 420 1,211 243,458 20,770 50,715 27,563 99,048 342,506
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 495 335 830 156,085 7,454 31,169 32,473 71,096 227,181
New Brunswick  
February r 245 79 324 50,937 900 8,369 4,007 13,276 64,213
March p 248 201 449 64,946 9,606 8,402 3,176 21,184 86,130
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 665 316 981 151,219 14,978 25,958 15,707 56,643 207,862
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 514 255 769 110,868 3,860 32,741 95,113 131,714 242,582
Quebec  
February r 1,944 3,368 5,312 930,977 34,484 226,165 160,160 420,809 1,351,786
March p 1,971 3,065 5,036 943,756 57,165 209,372 117,347 383,884 1,327,640
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 5,812 10,542 16,354 2,864,114 118,990 614,828 310,781 1,044,599 3,908,713
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 4,151 5,781 9,932 1,755,579 80,139 511,284 306,593 898,016 2,653,595
Ontario  
February r 2,928 1,742 4,670 1,207,835 105,904 641,109 149,917 896,930 2,104,765
March p 3,070 3,829 6,899 1,532,703 167,271 501,073 206,592 874,936 2,407,639
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 8,925 9,076 18,001 4,197,090 420,035 1,628,562 598,541 2,647,138 6,844,228
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 4,865 6,800 11,665 2,213,110 278,089 1,686,666 812,604 2,777,359 4,990,469
Manitoba  
February r 353 72 425 86,896 3,007 15,310 8,863 27,180 114,076
March p 373 60 433 90,707 3,513 31,564 16,885 51,962 142,669
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,104 214 1,318 280,817 8,562 63,589 28,198 100,349 381,166
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 798 257 1,055 196,443 9,155 71,991 32,613 113,759 310,202
Saskatchewan  
February r 321 46 367 75,527 5,488 27,866 14,151 47,505 123,032
March p 331 331 662 124,087 8,794 62,388 7,804 78,986 203,073
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,013 468 1,481 277,703 21,749 117,943 29,369 169,061 446,764
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 550 423 973 192,000 48,394 84,919 60,859 194,172 386,172
Alberta  
February r 1,821 559 2,380 684,244 86,939 184,406 45,211 316,556 1,000,800
March p 1,735 599 2,334 599,730 151,027 172,480 79,440 402,947 1,002,677
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 5,330 1,535 6,865 1,897,630 293,711 484,992 219,323 998,026 2,895,656
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 2,713 976 3,689 776,980 96,205 673,347 279,729 1,049,281 1,826,261
British Columbia  
February r 1,043 910 1,953 497,396 19,414 106,955 36,747 163,116 660,512
March p 1,096 1,759 2,855 644,943 16,397 142,328 77,417 236,142 881,085
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 3,257 3,684 6,941 1,666,076 47,619 348,951 158,442 555,012 2,221,088
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,272 1,648 2,920 720,788 71,414 464,303 285,965 821,682 1,542,470
Yukon  
February r 14 0 14 4,771 1,064 459 76 1,599 6,370
March p 3 0 3 4,098 509 18,561 38 19,108 23,206
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 17 0 17 11,701 1,581 19,428 114 21,123 32,824
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 0 9 9 9,083 52 1,420 1,979 3,451 12,534
Northwest Territories  
February r 0 0 0 607 25 3,375 13 3,413 4,020
March p 4 0 4 860 320 4,262 52 4,634 5,494
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 4 0 4 1,643 345 8,500 65 8,910 10,553
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 5 0 5 1,659 1,719 1,518 2,041 5,278 6,937
Nunavut  
February r 0 0 0 29 120 260 0 380 409
March p 1 0 1 416 410 4,106 0 4,516 4,932
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1 0 1 445 650 12,366 0 13,016 13,461
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 3 28 31 7,005 0 0 1 1 7,006
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.