# Canadian building permit value rose 8.8% in August > The total value of permits reached C$13.6 billion month over month. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Economy - Country: Canada - Published: 2026-10-15T17:36:41+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-15T17:36:41+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-08 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026.md) 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. Methodology: Values are current C$ millions and represent permitted construction intentions. | Measure | million CAD | |---|---| | Total | 13571.7 | | Residential | 8468.7 | | Non-residential | 5103.0 | | Multiple-unit residential | 5840.5 | | Single-family residential | 2628.2 | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026/data/reported-values?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/canada-building-permits-rise-in-august-2026/data/reported-values?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Statistics Canada]() (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-14) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)