Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2014

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2014
Table summary
This table displays seasonally adjusted data on the total number of dwelling units authorized by Canadian municipalities and the estimated value of building construction for Canada's census metropolitan area. The row headers provide information for the current and preceding reference month as well as cumulative totals for the current and preceding reference year for each of Canada's census metropolitan areas. The column headers provide information on the number of dwellings for single, multiples, total dwellings and the estimated value of building construction, in thousands of dollars, for the residential sector and the industrial, commercial as well as institutional and governmental non-residential sub-sectors followed by the non-residential sector and the two sector total.
  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  
July r 29 31 60 14,523 1,018 5,889 2,100 9,007 23,530
August p 16 18 34 5,114 7,134 752 3,390 11,276 16,390
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 132 256 388 72,894 29,821 18,522 20,538 68,881 141,775
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 116 344 460 72,485 10,163 9,945 22,328 42,436 114,921
Barrie, Ontario  
July r 23 18 41 15,262 3,485 37,169 328 40,982 56,244
August p 45 61 106 26,739 577 30,103 190 30,870 57,609
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 414 136 550 157,446 22,328 96,744 17,461 136,533 293,979
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 446 218 664 166,103 10,092 38,058 18,119 66,269 232,372
Brantford, Ontario  
July r 18 19 37 7,329 2,030 1,203 161 3,394 10,723
August p 18 10 28 5,234 6,368 477 619 7,464 12,698
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 172 87 259 52,682 14,178 6,649 5,408 26,235 78,917
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 152 125 277 49,530 48,690 20,976 10,725 80,391 129,921
Calgary, Alberta  
July r 529 966 1,495 405,664 4,109 243,666 78,996 326,771 732,435
August p 484 1,271 1,755 473,043 18,130 276,391 35,686 330,207 803,250
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 4,400 6,146 10,546 2,961,132 94,481 1,676,982 306,372 2,077,835 5,038,967
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 4,340 5,886 10,226 2,574,139 150,784 1,713,633 196,977 2,061,394 4,635,533
Edmonton, Alberta  
July r 646 728 1,374 337,127 72,887 178,138 27,962 278,987 616,114
August p 543 1,051 1,594 364,725 4,366 122,009 44,250 170,625 535,350
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 4,292 7,055 11,347 2,679,196 190,483 977,718 195,746 1,363,947 4,043,143
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 3,961 5,125 9,086 2,293,898 152,450 680,677 563,277 1,396,404 3,690,302
Greater Sudbury , Ontario  
July r 24 38 62 12,966 47 7,122 12,614 19,783 32,749
August p 18 78 96 19,458 2,491 1,058 342 3,891 23,349
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 122 152 274 70,139 38,935 30,161 48,461 117,557 187,696
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 145 159 304 75,429 25,194 84,694 30,814 140,702 216,131
Guelph, Ontario  
July r 20 23 43 17,984 758 14,168 761 15,687 33,671
August p 19 195 214 42,055 1,762 2,850 25 4,637 46,692
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 166 509 675 150,178 14,913 49,871 20,561 85,345 235,523
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 134 678 812 150,603 24,774 89,060 26,526 140,360 290,963
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
July r 62 150 212 39,922 1,383 4,659 860 6,902 46,824
August p 32 34 66 19,751 14,001 10,930 266 25,197 44,948
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 321 1,201 1,522 276,519 25,753 91,142 31,715 148,610 425,129
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 482 1,302 1,784 330,722 28,011 114,964 37,347 180,322 511,044
Hamilton, Ontario  
July r 109 243 352 106,285 10,158 18,670 70,485 99,313 205,598
August p 83 146 229 76,294 2,649 10,012 15,293 27,954 104,248
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 816 1,211 2,027 615,913 46,568 179,303 152,618 378,489 994,402
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 830 826 1,656 504,561 40,240 210,501 160,870 411,611 916,172
Kelowna, British Columbia  
July r 34 48 82 22,688 1,049 6,611 1,326 8,986 31,674
August p 47 60 107 31,205 1,154 5,384 5,964 12,502 43,707
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 317 335 652 198,831 8,938 41,696 24,133 74,767 273,598
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 248 271 519 149,102 11,370 41,765 95,527 148,662 297,764
Kingston, Ontario  
July r 45 20 65 14,165 863 2,598 2,584 6,045 20,210
August p 29 7 36 10,096 479 1,163 641 2,283 12,379
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 242 186 428 87,883 5,437 68,292 264,068 337,797 425,680
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 236 511 747 114,109 32,804 33,231 21,856 87,891 202,000
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario  
July r 96 822 918 176,962 1,687 31,644 12,426 45,757 222,719
August p 63 80 143 42,243 13,592 26,491 3,301 43,384 85,627
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 595 2,003 2,598 581,262 68,547 152,423 222,036 443,006 1,024,268
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 511 1,235 1,746 395,568 45,157 130,988 78,866 255,011 650,579
London, Ontario  
July r 101 91 192 64,147 1,618 10,022 9,389 21,029 85,176
August p 134 96 230 71,192 2,090 15,127 4,986 22,203 93,395
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 790 688 1,478 442,411 30,178 79,390 87,443 197,011 639,422
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 789 840 1,629 446,418 49,896 101,989 76,032 227,917 674,335
Moncton, New Brunswick  
July r 18 203 221 19,436 1,203 8,272 934 10,409 29,845
August p 29 8 37 8,900 910 3,752 429 5,091 13,991
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 165 497 662 84,271 5,783 53,909 4,582 64,274 148,545
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 229 530 759 90,203 6,169 76,688 47,121 129,978 220,181
Montréal, Quebec  
July r 223 982 1,205 280,301 60,411 133,092 933,846 1,127,349 1,407,650
August p 251 1,171 1,422 314,463 20,640 171,654 33,304 225,598 540,061
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 1,900 10,681 12,581 2,669,388 481,836 1,051,805 2,100,196 3,633,837 6,303,225
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 2,310 10,428 12,738 2,798,631 331,714 1,270,381 431,198 2,033,293 4,831,924
Oshawa, Ontario  
July r 69 75 144 47,343 14,555 13,068 5,928 33,551 80,894
August p 95 191 286 67,999 9,990 32,567 7,329 49,886 117,885
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 717 626 1,343 421,778 39,078 223,657 59,382 322,117 743,895
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 526 803 1,329 371,239 17,461 46,763 37,885 102,109 473,348
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
July r 149 397 546 128,425 350 126,128 7,972 134,450 262,875
August p 139 481 620 148,787 490 53,499 31,910 85,899 234,686
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 1,251 3,131 4,382 1,022,173 11,993 536,002 109,953 657,948 1,680,121
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 1,102 2,524 3,626 773,609 17,744 494,076 124,464 636,284 1,409,893
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
July r 50 82 132 29,293 10,052 13,580 9,250 32,882 62,175
August p 68 71 139 29,523 1,119 12,523 3,754 17,396 46,919
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 330 1,381 1,711 288,903 14,026 100,256 69,252 183,534 472,437
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 311 882 1,193 215,973 2,773 100,142 26,579 129,494 345,467
Peterborough, Ontario  
July r 39 0 39 11,097 29,351 544 163 30,058 41,155
August p 51 0 51 10,162 7,962 4,117 112 12,191 22,353
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 180 40 220 54,656 46,737 15,541 5,437 67,715 122,371
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 205 137 342 87,508 1,777 12,148 10,973 24,898 112,406
Québec, Quebec  
July r 65 629 694 105,411 2,987 35,689 9,114 47,790 153,201
August p 77 431 508 86,452 379 8,867 23,736 32,982 119,434
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 677 3,463 4,140 730,933 35,571 225,315 79,263 340,149 1,071,082
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 688 2,472 3,160 601,477 58,577 326,265 90,395 475,237 1,076,714
Regina, Saskatchewan  
July r 68 71 139 32,954 2,537 38,868 4,820 46,225 79,179
August p 59 243 302 45,522 704 33,702 4,578 38,984 84,506
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 542 1,101 1,643 262,631 8,280 172,340 35,416 216,036 478,667
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 888 1,105 1,993 348,697 18,460 98,169 85,695 202,324 551,021
Saguenay, Quebec  
July r 27 23 50 12,477 432 1,317 1,226 2,975 15,452
August p 33 48 81 17,879 198 3,066 602 3,866 21,745
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 296 291 587 133,263 5,424 24,247 32,273 61,944 195,207
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 360 276 636 136,428 17,308 24,952 15,084 57,344 193,772
Saint John, New Brunswick  
July r 14 4 18 4,709 1,385 797 3,714 5,896 10,605
August p 14 1 15 6,016 284 1,676 804 2,764 8,780
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 145 96 241 53,669 17,728 36,863 7,375 61,966 115,635
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 175 166 341 57,924 3,558 15,274 15,918 34,750 92,674
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
July r 130 136 266 62,162 2,099 17,440 24,618 44,157 106,319
August p 91 197 288 65,513 1,600 14,687 7,114 23,401 88,914
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 1,083 1,473 2,556 550,505 21,384 169,118 57,752 248,254 798,759
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 1,150 1,546 2,696 553,289 85,233 181,829 124,904 391,966 945,255
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
July r 28 17 45 14,933 4,453 5,311 10,564 20,328 35,261
August p 39 57 96 19,103 804 2,333 1,044 4,181 23,284
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 334 485 819 160,099 11,226 34,550 40,215 85,991 246,090
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 460 486 946 177,610 31,359 60,582 63,401 155,342 332,952
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
July r 74 66 140 38,121 2,161 2,075 26,018 30,254 68,375
August p 78 56 134 34,306 2,224 4,621 555 7,400 41,706
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 536 390 926 256,756 23,836 70,149 44,559 138,544 395,300
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 458 435 893 229,738 29,991 241,501 78,305 349,797 579,535
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
July r 71 76 147 36,156 3,580 14,596 206 18,382 54,538
August p 52 168 220 26,675 50 62,177 1,588 63,815 90,490
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 459 575 1,034 213,046 43,498 166,269 20,929 230,696 443,742
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 642 521 1,163 268,183 2,862 67,396 14,939 85,197 353,380
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
July r 19 5 24 6,210 530 4,361 1,668 6,559 12,769
August p 18 20 38 7,031 463 1,764 1,343 3,570 10,601
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 113 103 216 47,118 3,366 26,022 15,417 44,805 91,923
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 142 127 269 62,877 8,663 52,459 73,076 134,198 197,075
Toronto, Ontario  
July r 748 4,108 4,856 1,212,074 50,234 263,327 119,704 433,265 1,645,339
August p 594 625 1,219 537,890 64,321 267,707 59,247 391,275 929,165
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 6,413 16,267 22,680 6,396,919 425,035 2,489,286 515,342 3,429,663 9,826,582
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 5,603 21,045 26,648 6,215,738 571,923 2,368,616 890,353 3,830,892 10,046,630
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
July r 20 79 99 19,119 1,209 4,754 1,524 7,487 26,606
August p 37 95 132 25,148 324 8,495 1,968 10,787 35,935
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 165 591 756 151,552 17,022 39,716 11,721 68,459 220,011
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 151 414 565 133,232 12,432 44,405 14,552 71,389 204,621
Vancouver, British Columbia  
July r 209 2,001 2,210 529,420 22,023 139,682 29,404 191,109 720,529
August p 251 1,405 1,656 399,414 8,284 67,222 8,563 84,069 483,483
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 1,837 10,711 12,548 3,085,764 104,048 896,750 215,942 1,216,740 4,302,504
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 1,881 11,877 13,758 3,250,636 133,330 770,398 218,269 1,121,997 4,372,633
Victoria, British Columbia  
July r 41 81 122 38,743 524 8,867 4,799 14,190 52,933
August p 53 71 124 33,956 3,338 6,228 11,047 20,613 54,569
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 362 637 999 255,648 7,511 71,075 87,844 166,430 422,078
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 360 748 1,108 253,139 11,526 68,267 91,639 171,432 424,571
Windsor, Ontario  
July r 58 21 79 24,957 3,254 6,085 3,311 12,650 37,607
August p 66 22 88 26,439 5,614 4,088 1,339 11,041 37,480
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 402 157 559 172,535 21,021 45,459 38,795 105,275 277,810
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 406 106 512 157,354 16,659 31,781 31,846 80,286 237,640
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
July r 157 192 349 81,272 9,651 53,585 70,107 133,343 214,615
August p 150 357 507 91,651 2,384 54,745 6,395 63,524 155,175
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2014 1,316 1,904 3,220 673,344 31,628 437,012 128,411 597,051 1,270,395
Cumulative Jan. to Aug. 2013 1,359 1,729 3,088 662,413 42,781 286,875 288,432 618,088 1,280,501
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
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