Canadian building permit value rose 8.8% in August
The total value of permits reached C$13.6 billion month over month.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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Statistics Canada’s preliminary data show that the seasonally adjusted value of building permits issued in August 2026 rose C$1.1 billion, or 8.8%, to C$13.6 billion. Residential permits increased 15.3% to C$8.5 billion, while non-residential permits edged down 0.6% to C$5.1 billion.
The residential gain came from multi-unit projects: permit value rose 23.8% to C$5.8 billion, while single-family permits were nearly unchanged at C$2.6 billion. Permit values measure authorized construction intentions; they do not represent completed work or housing starts. The source uses current-dollar values unless otherwise stated.
Data
Canadian building permit values
Seasonally adjusted permit values for August 2026; current C$ millions.
| Total | 13571.7 |
| Residential | 8468.7 |
| Non-residential | 5103 |
| Multiple-unit residential | 5840.5 |
| Single-family residential | 2628.2 |
Methodology
Values are current C$ millions and represent permitted construction intentions.
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