Housing and Building Permits

Find BC Stats' quarterly estimates for housing affordability for homeowners and monthly building permits releases.

​The topic landing pages on the BC Data Catalogue offer access to all of the topic datasets as well as additional information, or you can open a file directly from this page.

On this page:

• Housing Affordability
• Building Permits
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Housing Affordability

Go to the Housing Affordability for Homeowners in B.C. page on the BC Data Catalogue

• Housing Affordability for Homeowners in B.C. Summary (PDF)

Open the following Data Catalogue files directly: 

• Housing Affordability for Homeowners in B.C. Quarterly (CVS)
• Housing Affordability for Homeowners in B.C. CMAs Quarterly (CVS)

Building Permits (BPER) 

Go to the Building Permits page on the BC Data Catalogue

• Building Permits Monthly Highlights (PDF) 

Open the Data Catalogue files directly:

• Building Permits Monthly Data (XLXS)
• Value Building Permits (CSV)
• Industrial Building Permits (CSV)
• Commercial Building Permits (CSV)
• Institutional/Government Building Permits (CSV)
• Residential Building Permits (CSV)
• Residential Units Total (CSV)
• Residential Units Single (CSV)
• Residential Units Row Dwellings (CSV)
• Residential Units Apartments (CSV)

Contact us

Submit feedback, request more information, or get help through the BC Stats request system.