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Fix: Correct building permits October 2025 component data
Fixed fabricated component percentages with official StatCan data: Previous (wrong): - Industrial: +12.5% Official (correct): - Industrial: edged down $3.9 million - Commercial: +$394.9 million - Institutional: +$311.8 million Also removed unverified provincial percentage table and replaced with verified provincial highlights (Ontario +$876.4M multi-family, BC leading institutional gains at +$132.2M). Source: Statistics Canada Daily, December 12, 2025 https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/251212/dq251212a-eng.htm Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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- The total value of building permits increased 14.9% to $13.8 billion in October 2025
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- Residential permits rose 14.6% to $8.6 billion
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- Non-residential permits increased 13.3% to $5.3 billion
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- Non-residential permits rose $702.8 million to $5.3 billion
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- On a year-over-year basis, permits were up 5.9%
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Residential permits rose 14.6% to $8.6 billion, driven by increases in multi-family construction intentions which reached $5.9 billion. Single-family permits totalled $2.6 billion.
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Non-residential permits increased 13.3% to $5.3 billion, with gains across the commercial, industrial, and institutional components.
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Non-residential permits rose $702.8 million to $5.3 billion. The commercial component led the increase (+$394.9 million), followed by the institutional component (+$311.8 million), while the industrial component edged down $3.9 million.
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import * as Plot from "npm:@observablehq/plot";
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## Residential and non-residential components
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Residential building permits, which represent about 62% of the total, rose 14.6% in October to $8.6 billion. Multi-family permits reached $5.9 billion, while single-family permits totalled $2.6 billion.
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Residential building permits, which represent about 62% of the total, rose 14.6% in October to $8.6 billion. Multi-family permits reached $5.9 billion, with the largest increase in Ontario (+$876.4 million), followed by Quebec (+$81.4 million). Single-family permits totalled $2.6 billion.
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Non-residential permits increased 13.3% to $5.3 billion, with gains across the commercial, industrial, and institutional components.
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Non-residential permits rose to $5.3 billion, with the commercial component contributing the largest gain (+$394.9 million, led by office buildings in Toronto). The institutional component added $311.8 million, while the industrial component edged down $3.9 million.
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const componentData = [
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{component: "Residential (total)", change: 14.6},
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{component: "Non-residential (total)", change: 13.3},
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{component: "Multi-family", change: 15.2},
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{component: "Single-family", change: 12.8},
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{component: "Commercial", change: 14.1},
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{component: "Industrial", change: 12.5},
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{component: "Institutional", change: 11.8}
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{component: "Commercial", change: 394.9},
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{component: "Institutional", change: 311.8},
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{component: "Industrial", change: -3.9}
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display(Plot.plot({
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title: "Month-over-month change by component (%)",
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title: "Non-residential component changes ($ millions)",
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width: 600,
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height: 280,
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marginLeft: 160,
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marginRight: 50,
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x: {domain: [0, 18], grid: true, label: "Percent change"},
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height: 200,
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marginLeft: 120,
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marginRight: 60,
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x: {domain: [-50, 450], grid: true, label: "Change ($ millions)"},
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y: {label: null},
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marks: [
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Plot.ruleX([0]),
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Plot.barX(componentData, {
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y: "component",
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x: "change",
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fill: "#AF3C43",
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fill: d => d.change >= 0 ? "#AF3C43" : "#1976d2",
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sort: {y: "-x"}
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Plot.text(componentData, {
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y: "component",
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x: 18,
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text: d => "+" + d.change.toFixed(1) + "%",
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textAnchor: "start",
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dx: 5,
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x: "change",
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text: d => (d.change >= 0 ? "+$" : "-$") + Math.abs(d.change).toFixed(1) + "M",
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dx: d => d.change >= 0 ? 35 : -35,
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## Provincial variation
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Building permits increased in most provinces in October. Broad-based gains were recorded across Canada, led by Ontario and British Columbia.
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| Province | October 2025 ($ millions) | Monthly change |
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| Ontario | 5,100 | +16.2% |
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| British Columbia | 2,150 | +15.8% |
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| Quebec | 2,890 | +14.5% |
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| Alberta | 1,620 | +13.1% |
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| Manitoba | 315 | +12.8% |
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| Saskatchewan | 225 | +11.5% |
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| Nova Scotia | 245 | +10.2% |
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| New Brunswick | 185 | +9.8% |
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Building permits increased in most provinces in October. Ontario contributed the most to the national growth, with the Toronto CMA recording the largest gains in both multi-family residential (+$408.9 million) and commercial office buildings. British Columbia also posted notable increases, leading gains in the institutional component (+$132.2 million).
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