Building Permits, Housing Starts & Sales

BC Stats Release Building Permits (BPER) 

• View BC Stats Release Building Permits (BPER) on the BC Data Catalogue

Building Permits

Building Permits Reports

• View Building Permits Highlights on the BC Data Catalogue: A high-level review of year-to-date changes in the latest building permits release.

• View Building Permits Summary on the BC Data Catalogue: British Columbia building permits report for development regions and regional districts by type 2014 to present.

• View Building Permits Detail on the BC Data Catalogue: British Columbia building permits report for development regions, regional districts, and communities by type from 2014 to present.

Building Permits Monthly Data

Monthly building permit data, separated by type, in CSV (comma-separated values) format unless otherwise noted:

• View Monthly Building Permits (XLSX) on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Total Building Permits on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Industrial Building Permits on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Commercial Building Permits on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Institutional/Government Building Permits on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Residential Building Permits on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Residential Units Total on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Residential Units Single on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Residential Units Row Dwellings on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Residential Units Apartments on the BC Data Catalogue

Housing Starts

• Housing Starts, Urban Areas and Communities (PDF)
• Housing Starts, Urban Areas and Communities (XLSX)

Major Projects Inventory

Find summary information on major projects in B.C. that are over $15 million (Cdn.) capital cost, or $20 million in the Lower Mainland–Vancouver

• View the major projects inventory

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