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Building Permits

(BUILDING_PERMITS)
Observations
Jul 2026: 12190901
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:15:42 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted, current dollars
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey
Series ID
BUILDING_PERMITS
Table 34-10-0292-01
CREDBuilding Permits
COVID-19 recession6000000700000080000009000000100000001100000012000000130000001400000015000000201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2018-01-01: 83325842018-02-01: 83521472018-03-01: 84201932018-04-01: 81016012018-05-01: 83548802018-06-01: 84338152018-07-01: 82754012018-08-01: 79121062018-09-01: 81645602018-10-01: 82805142018-11-01: 84615282018-12-01: 86835032019-01-01: 80655322019-02-01: 79160532019-03-01: 84291732019-04-01: 93958242019-05-01: 87316682019-06-01: 82152142019-07-01: 87110962019-08-01: 92627022019-09-01: 84364492019-10-01: 86410902019-11-01: 81173232019-12-01: 89414422020-01-01: 89768552020-02-01: 83222522020-03-01: 71812642020-04-01: 59470942020-05-01: 79088552020-06-01: 80937442020-07-01: 82495882020-08-01: 83096032020-09-01: 99038182020-10-01: 91724362020-11-01: 96056982020-12-01: 93573722021-01-01: 106120482021-02-01: 102652202021-03-01: 107478242021-04-01: 113039982021-05-01: 98120052021-06-01: 99515482021-07-01: 101822142021-08-01: 96874602021-09-01: 105898042021-10-01: 113292192021-11-01: 112336742021-12-01: 116562342022-01-01: 108009792022-02-01: 121463132022-03-01: 115823752022-04-01: 122808982022-05-01: 121361122022-06-01: 117818032022-07-01: 111154982022-08-01: 121373282022-09-01: 100807732022-10-01: 99363892022-11-01: 113963612022-12-01: 112234632023-01-01: 106059592023-02-01: 104469152023-03-01: 119693652023-04-01: 97557442023-05-01: 111181642023-06-01: 133666702023-07-01: 115799062023-08-01: 116581882023-09-01: 116056542023-10-01: 111835482023-11-01: 116241322023-12-01: 98765442024-01-01: 107773972024-02-01: 118477212024-03-01: 110546092024-04-01: 138286362024-05-01: 121308192024-06-01: 109506352024-07-01: 125454902024-08-01: 121582472024-09-01: 133071312024-10-01: 122889132024-11-01: 123865742024-12-01: 131003862025-01-01: 124833792025-02-01: 132131032025-03-01: 124297512025-04-01: 117784762025-05-01: 129636012025-06-01: 121606162025-07-01: 120789012025-08-01: 117200692025-09-01: 121793482025-10-01: 134180792025-11-01: 123341392025-12-01: 127800272026-01-01: 132537622026-02-01: 122239152026-03-01: 134792522026-04-01: 129425442026-05-01: 124720972026-06-01: 147483722026-07-01: 12190901
Source: Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Building Permits Survey

Units: Thousands of dollars, Seasonally adjusted, current dollars

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: The value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities for residential and non-residential construction, in thousands of current dollars. Permits are filed before ground breaks, so this series leads actual construction activity by several months. Seasonally adjusted; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Building Permits BUILDING_PERMITS, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/BUILDING_PERMITS, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
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