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.

Building Permits Monthly Data

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

• View Building Permits Monthly Data (XLSX) on the BC Data Catalogue
• View Total Value 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

• View Housing Starts, Urban Areas and Communities on the BC Data Catalogue

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

B.C. Housing Affordability

View Building Housing Affordability estimates on the BC Data Catalogue.

View BC Stats Housing Affordability estimates on the BC Data Catalogue: A quarterly look at how affordable housing is in B.C. and major cities (census metropolitan areas), based on home prices, incomes, and mortgage rates.

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