Table 6
Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2015

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Dwelling units, value of residential and non-residential building permits, census metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted, 2015
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  
October r 44 76 120 18,650 3,915 720 629 5,264 23,914
November p 34 58 92 13,884 680 715 0 1,395 15,279
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 339 542 881 145,417 19,784 38,526 16,346 74,656 220,073
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 188 295 483 91,546 35,127 25,243 21,036 81,406 172,952
Barrie, Ontario  
October r 93 6 99 36,325 4,146 5,787 274 10,207 46,532
November p 106 17 123 37,866 10,839 3,996 29 14,864 52,730
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 518 175 693 205,375 21,120 90,594 19,826 131,540 336,915
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 604 588 1,192 331,505 48,603 123,425 47,608 219,636 551,141
Brantford, Ontario  
October r 12 29 41 8,832 1,953 1,574 92 3,619 12,451
November p 8 158 166 23,002 588 684 5 1,277 24,279
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 281 558 839 175,052 38,372 16,630 6,944 61,946 236,998
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 298 143 441 105,560 27,836 10,055 8,565 46,456 152,016
Calgary, Alberta  
October r 401 3,640 4,041 909,678 14,246 304,763 167,359 486,368 1,396,046
November p 254 145 399 148,819 2,427 108,727 21,700 132,854 281,673
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 3,556 10,957 14,513 3,953,291 182,524 1,508,701 920,332 2,611,557 6,564,848
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 5,931 8,942 14,873 4,205,542 177,566 2,013,450 365,637 2,556,653 6,762,195
Edmonton, Alberta  
October r 386 1,236 1,622 283,404 16,325 86,323 53,346 155,994 439,398
November p 346 1,116 1,462 299,481 17,909 79,607 18,191 115,707 415,188
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 5,033 11,151 16,184 3,720,261 172,659 1,383,408 378,943 1,935,010 5,655,271
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 6,158 9,207 15,365 3,728,297 265,271 1,439,901 242,409 1,947,581 5,675,878
Greater Sudbury, Ontario  
October r 19 32 51 12,308 6,204 15,360 3,690 25,254 37,562
November p 15 7 22 6,987 715 4,415 4,279 9,409 16,396
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 145 135 280 81,512 33,181 56,227 29,273 118,681 200,193
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 184 187 371 97,003 83,224 56,087 88,040 227,351 324,354
Guelph, Ontario  
October r 24 33 57 17,292 718 4,818 248 5,784 23,076
November p 17 177 194 34,899 3,055 5,418 7,755 16,228 51,127
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 335 1,061 1,396 310,415 49,117 67,156 20,549 136,822 447,237
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 197 704 901 197,972 31,506 63,192 71,517 166,215 364,187
Halifax, Nova Scotia  
October r 39 72 111 21,962 4,792 16,283 2,434 23,509 45,471
November p 39 10 49 16,969 2,713 5,416 311 8,440 25,409
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 385 2,267 2,652 465,019 16,284 154,170 23,963 194,417 659,436
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 444 1,601 2,045 390,515 29,193 166,977 34,758 230,928 621,443
Hamilton, Ontario  
October r 60 178 238 80,183 3,034 7,728 30,201 40,963 121,146
November p 42 367 409 115,972 796 14,244 3,570 18,610 134,582
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 1,132 1,948 3,080 952,669 89,718 189,454 346,288 625,460 1,578,129
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 1,059 1,440 2,499 794,818 62,630 237,965 182,024 482,619 1,277,437
Kelowna, British Columbia  
October r 47 116 163 46,676 814 5,902 31,495 38,211 84,887
November p 43 27 70 27,962 864 7,667 15,390 23,921 51,883
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 437 678 1,115 340,663 13,103 124,176 87,867 225,146 565,809
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 463 554 1,017 305,840 10,431 58,753 39,948 109,132 414,972
Kingston, Ontario  
October r 32 11 43 11,557 443 1,645 2,349 4,437 15,994
November p 19 6 25 6,877 1,135 2,277 617 4,029 10,906
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 265 470 735 131,558 5,869 32,590 30,146 68,605 200,163
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 343 358 701 135,921 7,380 74,028 265,725 347,133 483,054
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ontario  
October r 98 201 299 72,409 2,609 16,116 490 19,215 91,624
November p 114 99 213 56,487 7,419 21,890 13,416 42,725 99,212
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 964 2,265 3,229 702,495 124,574 225,425 115,921 465,920 1,168,415
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 769 2,676 3,445 772,938 90,563 189,143 253,589 533,295 1,306,233
London, Ontario  
October r 78 137 215 66,647 5,531 10,825 2,705 19,061 85,708
November p 80 20 100 36,916 4,860 5,411 25,581 35,852 72,768
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 957 755 1,712 543,510 55,885 143,539 187,892 387,316 930,826
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 973 1,085 2,058 612,394 44,314 118,714 92,763 255,791 868,185
Moncton, New Brunswick  
October r 37 22 59 10,683 970 19,792 1,179 21,941 32,624
November p 27 4 31 8,192 936 3,770 55 4,761 12,953
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 270 252 522 100,540 23,844 70,295 47,395 141,534 242,074
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 266 602 868 120,184 9,964 81,533 13,376 104,873 225,057
Montréal, Quebec  
October r 206 1,293 1,499 306,468 31,972 147,341 109,071 288,384 594,852
November p 243 716 959 247,280 34,806 95,657 29,075 159,538 406,818
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 2,459 14,275 16,734 3,657,339 362,887 1,609,079 859,736 2,831,702 6,489,041
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 2,544 15,299 17,843 3,748,316 602,592 1,467,337 2,501,870 4,571,799 8,320,115
Oshawa, Ontario  
October r 60 57 117 39,553 2,253 7,752 1,320 11,325 50,878
November p 69 94 163 49,950 29,300 3,492 993 33,785 83,735
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 1,206 1,331 2,537 762,648 81,243 71,871 34,374 187,488 950,136
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 878 731 1,609 515,539 55,659 268,248 66,330 390,237 905,776
Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec  
October r 137 238 375 102,216 4,260 60,727 15,763 80,750 182,966
November p 154 318 472 125,448 6,180 52,031 15,546 73,757 199,205
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 1,575 2,728 4,303 1,142,094 42,468 614,239 208,841 865,548 2,007,642
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 2,041 4,921 6,962 1,670,920 32,983 626,712 242,045 901,740 2,572,660
Ottawa-Gatineau, Quebec part, Ontario/Quebec  
October r 28 75 103 19,321 231 10,370 1,359 11,960 31,281
November p 17 32 49 15,995 37 6,553 5,905 12,495 28,490
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 416 1,255 1,671 306,822 58,194 94,705 19,713 172,612 479,434
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 428 1,576 2,004 344,888 14,292 134,306 60,812 209,410 554,298
Peterborough, Ontario  
October r 22 6 28 9,627 473 892 0 1,365 10,992
November p 27 9 36 11,584 510 788 1,193 2,491 14,075
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 260 140 400 116,117 10,970 16,482 18,399 45,851 161,968
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 305 252 557 114,454 65,015 23,226 6,370 94,611 209,065
Québec, Quebec  
October r 68 374 442 76,232 19,609 8,164 13,885 41,658 117,890
November p 62 434 496 88,871 7,402 46,521 17,719 71,642 160,513
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 768 4,233 5,001 845,785 58,274 246,624 119,701 424,599 1,270,384
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 862 4,154 5,016 943,240 44,760 311,450 96,939 453,149 1,396,389
Regina, Saskatchewan  
October r 46 56 102 22,457 831 16,406 4,953 22,190 44,647
November p 32 37 69 16,591 0 10,448 0 10,448 27,039
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 476 1,043 1,519 265,276 79,479 283,558 91,884 454,921 720,197
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 666 1,490 2,156 355,211 39,447 209,746 44,066 293,259 648,470
Saguenay, Quebec  
October r 9 19 28 8,042 922 2,086 555 3,563 11,605
November p 10 9 19 4,988 476 2,727 608 3,811 8,799
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 265 216 481 123,459 26,997 44,914 45,532 117,443 240,902
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 389 344 733 177,127 20,040 32,078 35,629 87,747 264,874
Saint John, New Brunswick  
October r 16 4 20 4,802 883 5,511 20 6,414 11,216
November p 17 0 17 4,257 36 1,600 0 1,636 5,893
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 174 61 235 66,931 5,698 25,128 5,759 36,585 103,516
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 189 114 303 61,784 18,097 43,034 8,369 69,500 131,284
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan  
October r 76 92 168 41,827 3,224 28,836 170,782 202,842 244,669
November p 83 32 115 34,059 1,066 10,483 15,215 26,764 60,823
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 987 1,666 2,653 552,950 49,036 308,096 267,103 624,235 1,177,185
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 1,393 1,997 3,390 725,397 38,198 213,718 75,831 327,747 1,053,144
Sherbrooke, Quebec  
October r 44 44 88 15,992 1,263 4,353 1,921 7,537 23,529
November p 22 53 75 15,740 8,342 4,257 861 13,460 29,200
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 401 785 1,186 234,523 24,283 56,855 56,176 137,314 371,837
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 432 892 1,324 235,778 16,116 58,453 50,170 124,739 360,517
St. Catharines-Niagara, Ontario  
October r 129 60 189 57,212 5,819 6,525 6,629 18,973 76,185
November p 112 73 185 42,142 1,070 32,495 1,292 34,857 76,999
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 1,111 709 1,820 488,243 31,149 108,143 47,181 186,473 674,716
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 813 651 1,464 393,765 50,043 78,485 56,349 184,877 578,642
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador  
October r 65 38 103 26,519 0 7,204 5 7,209 33,728
November p 57 25 82 19,216 9 4,364 2,506 6,879 26,095
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 568 271 839 232,970 38,251 104,775 24,060 167,086 400,056
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 676 663 1,339 294,802 48,562 237,844 32,097 318,503 613,305
Thunder Bay, Ontario  
October r 12 0 12 3,235 380 2,343 17,894 20,617 23,852
November p 9 1 10 2,505 339 4,411 1,556 6,306 8,811
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 172 88 260 58,960 1,644 44,229 65,141 111,014 169,974
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 183 120 303 68,260 6,533 28,786 16,557 51,876 120,136
Toronto, Ontario  
October r 973 1,864 2,837 951,491 91,403 192,971 144,345 428,719 1,380,210
November p 874 1,567 2,441 888,126 80,821 190,969 161,162 432,952 1,321,078
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 10,891 23,793 34,684 10,511,703 1,012,920 3,486,527 1,725,696 6,225,143 16,736,846
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 8,234 23,396 31,630 8,808,434 747,599 3,384,210 1,054,611 5,186,420 13,994,854
Trois-Rivières, Quebec  
October r 18 43 61 13,772 1,045 4,215 4,677 9,937 23,709
November p 15 24 39 10,064 308 2,052 31,822 34,182 44,246
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 177 356 533 139,306 16,697 42,709 54,179 113,585 252,891
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 230 753 983 207,428 21,992 49,208 16,128 87,328 294,756
Vancouver, British Columbia  
October r 273 1,713 1,986 525,600 35,287 121,403 16,248 172,938 698,538
November p 259 2,230 2,489 579,305 37,454 109,385 35,807 182,646 761,951
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 2,794 20,198 22,992 5,815,161 217,775 1,447,433 458,146 2,123,354 7,938,515
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 2,648 15,076 17,724 4,408,468 122,732 1,386,237 613,000 2,121,969 6,530,437
Victoria, British Columbia  
October r 40 98 138 34,871 367 7,698 1,130 9,195 44,066
November p 47 87 134 39,162 597 15,130 5,721 21,448 60,610
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 566 1,605 2,171 516,567 14,320 108,860 52,515 175,695 692,262
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 481 1,085 1,566 389,735 9,194 105,389 94,235 208,818 598,553
Windsor, Ontario  
October r 67 25 92 28,920 117 8,184 16,677 24,978 53,898
November p 63 21 84 26,063 5,945 2,731 4,290 12,966 39,029
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 678 363 1,041 310,380 45,431 65,005 80,820 191,256 501,636
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 542 220 762 238,148 28,673 54,556 53,126 136,355 374,503
Winnipeg, Manitoba  
October r 137 213 350 79,670 5,102 60,165 12,271 77,538 157,208
November p 159 145 304 61,150 1,264 33,569 16,339 51,172 112,322
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2015 1,490 2,204 3,694 876,317 38,210 323,248 178,334 539,792 1,416,109
Cumulative Jan. to Nov. 2014 1,801 3,060 4,861 990,356 61,538 532,701 198,247 792,486 1,782,842
Included in this category are the following types of dwellings: single-detached, mobile home and cottage.
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