Building permits, residential dwelling units authorized (new dwellings), Canada, monthly, unadjusted data tables
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Building permits, residential dwelling units authorized (new dwellings), Canada, monthly, unadjusted
Canada · monthly · dwelling units per month · Not seasonally adjusted
Published issuer series; native reference periods are retained. Missing observations remain missing. Starts and completions are gross dwelling flows; under construction is a stock. Permits authorize work, not completed homes. Monthly completions cover centres with at least 10,000 people; quarterly all-area counts have different coverage. Exact issuer dimensions: Geography: Canada; Type of building: Total residential; Type of work: New dwelling units total; Variables: Number of dwelling-units created; Seasonal adjustment, value type: Unadjusted, current.
Countability page snapshot: 2026-11-11. Issuer observations retain their published precision after conversion to the stated base units; no interpolation or missing-value replacement.
Published Countability table. Adapted from Statistics Canada — Building permits, by type of structure and type of work (34-10-0292-01); reference periods 2018-08 to 2026-08. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Statistics Canada — Building permits, by type of structure and type of work. Input captured: 2026-10-15. Table release: 2026-10-14.
Archived table metadata captured with the data; not a per-observation revision date.
| Reference period | Value (dwelling units per month) |
|---|---|
| 2018-08 | 18097.0 |
| 2018-09 | 19397.0 |
| 2018-10 | 22514.0 |
| 2018-11 | 18980.0 |
| 2018-12 | 18934.0 |
| 2019-01 | 17640.0 |
| 2019-02 | 13566.0 |
| 2019-03 | 16868.0 |
| 2019-04 | 22117.0 |
| 2019-05 | 24210.0 |
| 2019-06 | 21209.0 |
| 2019-07 | 21682.0 |
| 2019-08 | 20931.0 |
| 2019-09 | 19503.0 |
| 2019-10 | 21343.0 |
| 2019-11 | 17049.0 |
| 2019-12 | 18063.0 |
| 2020-01 | 18446.0 |
| 2020-02 | 15038.0 |
| 2020-03 | 17342.0 |
| 2020-04 | 15823.0 |
| 2020-05 | 22683.0 |
| 2020-06 | 23851.0 |
| 2020-07 | 21411.0 |
| 2020-08 | 23788.0 |
| 2020-09 | 25788.0 |
| 2020-10 | 24669.0 |
| 2020-11 | 23087.0 |
| 2020-12 | 22303.0 |
| 2021-01 | 21430.0 |
| 2021-02 | 17505.0 |
| 2021-03 | 30200.0 |
| 2021-04 | 26590.0 |
| 2021-05 | 25661.0 |
| 2021-06 | 29542.0 |
| 2021-07 | 27810.0 |
| 2021-08 | 23379.0 |
| 2021-09 | 27076.0 |
| 2021-10 | 24692.0 |
| 2021-11 | 26868.0 |
| 2021-12 | 24379.0 |
| 2022-01 | 16890.0 |
| 2022-02 | 18311.0 |
| 2022-03 | 25411.0 |
| 2022-04 | 23843.0 |
| 2022-05 | 27678.0 |
| 2022-06 | 32345.0 |
| 2022-07 | 23249.0 |
| 2022-08 | 27054.0 |
| 2022-09 | 21963.0 |
| 2022-10 | 18484.0 |
| 2022-11 | 23740.0 |
| 2022-12 | 18627.0 |
| 2023-01 | 14323.0 |
| 2023-02 | 17665.0 |
| 2023-03 | 24972.0 |
| 2023-04 | 18102.0 |
| 2023-05 | 26154.0 |
| 2023-06 | 32132.0 |
| 2023-07 | 23683.0 |
| 2023-08 | 21230.0 |
| 2023-09 | 24565.0 |
| 2023-10 | 21744.0 |
| 2023-11 | 24541.0 |
| 2023-12 | 13875.0 |
| 2024-01 | 13165.0 |
| 2024-02 | 17984.0 |
| 2024-03 | 21494.0 |
| 2024-04 | 30485.0 |
| 2024-05 | 28789.0 |
| 2024-06 | 25913.0 |
| 2024-07 | 26689.0 |
| 2024-08 | 24419.0 |
| 2024-09 | 26200.0 |
| 2024-10 | 25990.0 |
| 2024-11 | 23519.0 |
| 2024-12 | 24931.0 |
| 2025-01 | 19609.0 |
| 2025-02 | 19780.0 |
| 2025-03 | 31563.0 |
| 2025-04 | 26552.0 |
| 2025-05 | 28362.0 |
| 2025-06 | 27329.0 |
| 2025-07 | 29940.0 |
| 2025-08 | 21774.0 |
| 2025-09 | 26749.0 |
| 2025-10 | 30260.0 |
| 2025-11 | 22711.0 |
| 2025-12 | 23112.0 |
| 2026-01 | 17460.0 |
| 2026-02 | 19988.0 |
| 2026-03 | 31089.0 |
| 2026-04 | 25595.0 |
| 2026-05 | 25466.0 |
| 2026-06 | 28862.0 |
| 2026-07 | 23470.0 |
| 2026-08 | 24705.0 |