Canada Building Permits m/m

Country: Canada, CAD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Business
Source: Statistics Canada
Last release
13 Apr 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
-8.5%
Forecast
-3.9%
Previous
3.5%
Next release
19 May 2026 12:30 GMT
Actual
Coming in 21 days
Forecast
6.6%
Previous
-8.5%
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
09 Aug 2019
Jun 2019
-3.7%
0.3%
09 Jul 2019
May 2019
-13.0%
0.5%
10 Jun 2019
Apr 2019
14.7%
0.5%
10 May 2019
Mar 2019
2.1%
-0.5%
08 Apr 2019
Feb 2019
-5.7%
0.2%
07 Mar 2019
Jan 2019
-5.5%
0.1%
06 Feb 2019
Dec 2018
6.0%
-0.2%
10 Jan 2019
Nov 2018
2.6%
0.3%
10 Dec 2018
Oct 2018
-0.2%
-0.6%
06 Nov 2018
Sep 2018
0.4%
-0.2%
10 Oct 2018
Aug 2018
0.4%
1.7%
06 Sept 2018
Jul 2018
-0.1%
0.7%
08 Aug 2018
Jun 2018
-2.3%
-2.3%
10 Jul 2018
May 2018
4.7%
1.4%
06 Jun 2018
Apr 2018
-4.6%
2.8%
09 May 2018
Mar 2018
3.1%
3.9%
10 Apr 2018
Feb 2018
-2.6%
-11.3%
08 Mar 2018
Jan 2018
5.6%
-1.9%
07 Feb 2018
Dec 2017
4.8%
12.4%
10 Jan 2018
Nov 2017
-7.7%
-6.2%

Canada Building Permits m/m indicate a change in the number of permits issued by Canadian municipalities for new construction projects. The indicator is calculated as a change in the reported month compared to the previous one.

The indicator characterizes the activity of the national real estate market. Its growth may have a positive effect on CAD quotes.

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