Statistics: Building Permits, December & Annual 2023

Building permits from December & Annual 2023

The following information was released on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. Relevant portions have been highlighted below, but for full details from this dataset, please click here.

December 2023 vs. November 2023:

Nova Scotia’s non-residential building permits increased 29.1% to $79.4 million.

• Halifax permits increased 15.0% to $33.9 million. Outside the city, non-residential permit values increased 42.1% to $45.6 million.
• National non-residential building permit values decreased 7.0% to $3.59 billion.
• Non-residential permit values were up in 3 of 10 provinces, led by Nova Scotia.

Annual, 2023 vs. 2022:

Nova Scotia’s non-residential building permits increased 64.1% in 2023.

• Halifax permits increased 59.6% and outside the city non-residential permit values increased 71.8%.
• National non-residential building permit values increased 9.0%.
• Non-residential permit values were up in 6 of 10 provinces, led by Nova Scotia.