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Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2010

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, 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
Abbotsford-Mission, British Columbia  
February r 41 13 54 9,510 537 124 0 661 10,171
March p 45 19 64 11,076 1,835 1,318 54 3,207 14,283
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 127 40 167 29,544 3,209 3,415 404 7,028 36,572
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 38 67 105 17,752 9,786 11,864 2,430 24,080 41,832
Barrie, Ontario  
February r 26 1 27 7,734 664 877 216 1,757 9,491
March p 31 2 33 11,996 318 2,968 660 3,946 15,942
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 78 3 81 29,768 1,059 9,572 1,020 11,651 41,419
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 36 1 37 12,169 2,566 15,475 220,556 238,597 250,766
Brantford, Ontario  
February r 26 7 33 4,498 95 4,621 52 4,768 9,266
March p 35 39 74 10,810 480 1,431 183 2,094 12,904
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 89 67 156 25,550 849 7,944 235 9,028 34,578
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 49 51 100 9,550 1,270 30,630 16,242 48,142 57,692
Calgary, Alberta  
February r 631 126 757 229,328 1,740 40,497 11,231 53,468 282,796
March p 585 321 906 213,167 54,036 89,657 52,456 196,149 409,316
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,816 610 2,426 659,365 56,717 161,525 100,825 319,067 978,432
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 887 167 1,054 253,865 10,546 265,015 85,311 360,872 614,737
Edmonton, Alberta  
February r 606 323 929 294,955 5,558 78,810 14,395 98,763 393,718
March p 575 164 739 224,456 5,612 27,035 1,190 33,837 258,293
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,748 663 2,411 769,056 15,479 132,762 46,107 194,348 963,404
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 665 541 1,206 302,659 46,054 274,302 65,628 385,984 688,643
Greater Sudbury , Ontario  
February r 3 0 3 2,057 1,270 652 752 2,674 4,731
March p 6 0 6 3,596 643 1,128 2,163 3,934 7,530
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 13 0 13 8,622 2,869 3,661 4,094 10,624 19,246
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 14 103 117 21,329 9,241 5,743 3,811 18,795 40,124
Guelph, Ontario  
February r 52 16 68 16,337 183 1,256 18,773 20,212 36,549
March p 50 95 145 25,938 27,887 97 15,012 42,996 68,934
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 150 143 293 59,742 28,070 5,401 34,435 67,906 127,648
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 87 97 184 28,173 3,286 3,860 8,430 15,576 43,749
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
February r 82 52 134 26,406 10,658 3,709 23 14,390 40,796
March p 123 83 206 41,207 2,438 6,513 5,838 14,789 55,996
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 349 348 697 133,350 13,335 15,036 11,179 39,550 172,900
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 212 291 503 85,336 1,529 19,600 1,145 22,274 107,610
Hamilton, Ontario  
February r 212 115 327 87,077 1,032 14,061 4,245 19,338 106,415
March p 211 84 295 63,730 5,060 32,297 9,331 46,688 110,418
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 578 294 872 209,559 6,810 62,287 25,213 94,310 303,869
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 184 230 414 66,103 17,314 58,453 70,877 146,644 212,747
Kelowna, British Columbia  
February r 44 177 221 47,226 581 6,316 151 7,048 54,274
March p 66 121 187 44,240 181 3,355 10,045 13,581 57,821
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 146 324 470 110,959 1,100 17,212 13,657 31,969 142,928
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 61 18 79 31,463 487 42,716 25,997 69,200 100,663
Kingston, Ontario  
February r 44 0 44 8,564 170 4,043 289 4,502 13,066
March p 60 4 64 11,690 383 637 60 1,080 12,770
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 134 6 140 26,002 2,853 5,603 1,665 10,121 36,123
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 54 6 60 10,268 664 19,255 4,094 24,013 34,281
Kitchener, Ontario  
February r 96 117 213 45,144 948 90,568 40,855 132,371 177,515
March p 103 185 288 55,486 34,910 26,522 26,305 87,737 143,223
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 286 394 680 144,109 39,401 241,086 143,011 423,498 567,607
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 194 171 365 74,979 26,706 102,870 26,417 155,993 230,972
London, Ontario  
February r 191 35 226 53,784 2,283 16,737 184 19,204 72,988
March p 131 99 230 46,745 883 47,561 12,859 61,303 108,048
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 537 164 701 159,392 3,751 68,118 34,011 105,880 265,272
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 184 149 333 64,606 6,053 17,636 31,539 55,228 119,834
Moncton, New Brunswick  
February r 52 29 81 13,446 67 1,927 850 2,844 16,290
March p 35 59 94 13,567 8,847 840 341 10,028 23,595
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 114 100 214 31,702 10,636 4,290 1,400 16,326 48,028
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 78 124 202 25,780 1,792 16,717 50,740 69,249 95,029
Montréal, Quebec  
February r 615 1,234 1,849 355,494 17,476 121,516 37,492 176,484 531,978
March p 565 1,380 1,945 380,189 4,827 87,603 61,495 153,925 534,114
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,844 4,981 6,825 1,246,251 29,345 310,404 109,220 448,969 1,695,220
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,251 2,937 4,188 776,796 34,220 228,338 135,997 398,555 1,175,351
Oshawa, Ontario  
February r 173 10 183 63,363 508 7,680 12,773 20,961 84,324
March p 139 28 167 52,195 1,803 4,166 543 6,512 58,707
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 473 40 513 172,428 2,972 15,392 30,364 48,728 221,156
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 112 9 121 37,470 1,030 24,918 92,053 118,001 155,471
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
February r 160 219 379 64,464 1,183 42,938 6,074 50,195 114,659
March p 236 576 812 128,924 283 18,187 17,827 36,297 165,221
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 691 938 1,629 278,104 1,646 97,349 29,794 128,789 406,893
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 582 1,028 1,610 213,510 44,744 91,743 36,277 172,764 386,274
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
February r 69 206 275 35,663 15 14,337 527 14,879 50,542
March p 65 124 189 29,945 871 5,396 4,230 10,497 40,442
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 313 584 897 118,656 3,107 24,612 5,456 33,175 151,831
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 215 628 843 99,983 2,246 23,173 6,247 31,666 131,649
Peterborough, Ontario  
February r 20 0 20 7,246 0 1,755 232 1,987 9,233
March p 38 15 53 9,798 419 691 16,002 17,112 26,910
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 72 17 89 22,248 539 3,700 16,234 20,473 42,721
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 37 30 67 14,072 405 2,072 3,784 6,261 20,333
Québec, Quebec  
February r 209 520 729 111,054 1,328 35,943 1,693 38,964 150,018
March p 254 499 753 132,725 6,793 37,122 14,948 58,863 191,588
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 625 1,701 2,326 370,372 10,477 93,508 17,246 121,231 491,603
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 491 796 1,287 227,644 6,827 105,213 24,161 136,201 363,845
Regina, Saskatchewan  
February r 67 0 67 16,099 940 14,562 414 15,916 32,015
March p 52 26 78 17,572 6,683 30,392 4,514 41,589 59,161
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 171 82 253 54,689 11,622 55,265 5,641 72,528 127,217
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 167 194 361 60,696 31,996 34,304 13,158 79,458 140,154
Saguenay, Quebec  
February r 20 13 33 5,722 610 2,429 394 3,433 9,155
March p 64 69 133 22,001 1,217 383 3,035 4,635 26,636
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 100 113 213 34,347 1,842 3,617 3,504 8,963 43,310
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 48 53 101 18,729 332 5,225 9,324 14,881 33,610
Saint John, New Brunswick  
February r 46 18 64 8,801 83 3,479 471 4,033 12,834
March p 58 93 151 16,895 27 4,493 265 4,785 21,680
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 138 114 252 31,448 2,001 9,604 927 12,532 43,980
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 117 61 178 27,609 660 7,909 9,290 17,859 45,468
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
February r 124 8 132 21,936 2,597 5,034 8,805 16,436 38,372
March p 148 134 282 49,636 371 10,259 1,777 12,407 62,043
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 395 161 556 94,923 5,790 26,598 13,731 46,119 141,042
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 125 209 334 60,854 10,133 26,319 17,798 54,250 115,104
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
February r 159 152 311 35,222 9 5,734 1,781 7,524 42,746
March p 100 180 280 41,988 171 5,005 2,823 7,999 49,987
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 343 414 757 99,710 205 16,372 10,425 27,002 126,712
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 148 303 451 62,302 1,034 4,488 3,256 8,778 71,080
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
February r 75 51 126 26,737 28 3,637 183 3,848 30,585
March p 60 19 79 19,997 3,637 31,028 164 34,829 54,826
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 179 126 305 68,031 3,869 45,585 802 50,256 118,287
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 81 111 192 33,333 3,412 46,904 11,796 62,112 95,445
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
February r 152 8 160 44,937 140 12,264 7,397 19,801 64,738
March p 155 30 185 56,661 50 5,237 2,020 7,307 63,968
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 484 64 548 156,607 690 25,171 11,477 37,338 193,945
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 355 148 503 106,887 562 21,349 16,535 38,446 145,333
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
February r 2 0 2 988 76 1,363 1,176 2,615 3,603
March p 8 2 10 2,389 162 17,322 2,593 20,077 22,466
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 11 2 13 4,061 478 18,905 3,922 23,305 27,366
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 12 0 12 3,250 468 7,678 2,112 10,258 13,508
Toronto, Ontario  
February r 891 963 1,854 518,973 18,284 345,482 45,419 409,185 928,158
March p 963 2,409 3,372 769,382 47,160 167,548 82,012 296,720 1,066,102
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 2,820 6,233 9,053 2,105,804 149,647 750,730 177,031 1,077,408 3,183,212
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 1,827 4,208 6,035 1,111,212 95,672 1,047,734 125,109 1,268,515 2,379,727
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
February r 27 410 437 52,196 8,242 1,979 216 10,437 62,633
March p 41 68 109 18,920 245 3,896 6,442 10,583 29,503
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 82 605 687 86,134 9,090 7,865 7,539 24,494 110,628
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 89 110 199 31,032 5,489 8,444 440 14,373 45,405
Vancouver, British Columbia  
February r 381 547 928 242,629 2,783 67,324 18,834 88,941 331,570
March p 413 1,254 1,667 359,434 3,814 91,448 37,993 133,255 492,689
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 1,248 2,307 3,555 873,613 10,312 216,889 89,035 316,236 1,189,849
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 497 1,170 1,667 390,973 26,328 186,387 71,604 284,319 675,292
Victoria, British Columbia  
February r 98 25 123 43,971 1,103 5,801 3,052 9,956 53,927
March p 90 54 144 46,290 480 15,196 4,063 19,739 66,029
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 290 285 575 146,934 2,044 25,802 8,865 36,711 183,645
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 139 57 196 61,786 5,042 105,204 141,494 251,740 313,526
Windsor, Ontario  
February r 46 3 49 12,256 30,658 33,900 253 64,811 77,067
March p 34 27 61 11,439 1,241 2,289 14 3,544 14,983
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 106 42 148 31,881 32,361 39,165 2,797 74,323 106,204
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 55 18 73 14,586 3,278 5,789 19,117 28,184 42,770
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
February r 216 25 241 51,781 2,662 14,600 5,705 22,967 74,748
March p 206 42 248 54,445 2,013 23,709 16,692 42,414 96,859
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2010 627 95 722 164,245 4,915 46,180 24,022 75,117 239,362
Cumulative Jan. to Mar. 2009 440 189 629 113,798 5,293 31,227 15,202 51,722 165,520
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.