Building Permits Issued in August 2022
The following statistics were released on October 5, 2022. For full details from this dataset, please click here. Note: Changes in monthly building permit values are typically very volatile, with large swings from one month to the next.
Month over Month (July 2022 vs August 2022)
- Nova Scotia’s non-residential building permits increased 15.1% to $39.2 million.
- Halifax permits increased 46.0% to $32.4 million. Outside the city, non-residential permit values decreased 42.6% to $6.8 million.
- National non-residential building permit values increased 11.8% to $4.03 billion. Non-residential permit values were up in five provinces, led by Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. Prince Edward Island and Saskatchewan reported the largest declines.
Year over Year (August 2021 vs August 2022)
- Nova Scotia’s non-residential building permits increased 3.0% to $339.0 million.
- Halifax permits increased 21.3% to $218.3 million. Outside the city, non-residential permit values decreased 19.1% to $120.7 million.
- National non-residential building permit values increased 23.8% to $31.81 billion. Non-residential permit values were up in 9 of 10 provinces, led by British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Newfoundland and Labrador was the only province to report a decline.