Building Permits

Abbotsford building permits

British Columbia · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 7/2026

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Regional estimate

Construction value this period

$72.8MCADBelow average

87 building permits issued

$0$288.6M+National avg$257.7M
Permits issued
87
+11.5% vs same month prior year
Total permit value
$72.8M
$72,753,000
Avg permit value
$836K
British Columbia avg: $0K

Reading this page

Abbotsford issued 87 building permits in 7/2026, representing $72.8 million in construction value ($72,753,000). The average permit was valued at $836K, above the British Columbia average of $0K.

Residential work accounted for 60% of total permit value ($43,876,000), versus 40% non-residential ($28,878,000).

How to read this

Figures come from Statistics Canada's Monthly Survey of Building Permits (SDDS 2802), Table 34-10-0292-01: construction intentions at authorization. They are not CMHC starts or completions, and not dollars actually spent. Releases typically land about six weeks after the reference month; prior months revise.

Read year-over-year permit value beside residential units and the residential share. Value tracks capital intentions and can rise with construction costs even when unit counts are flat. Units are the cleaner signal for housing supply. Prefer multi-month or calendar-year totals; one large project can dominate a single month. Direct means a municipal or CMA breakout; regional means the enclosing metro may misstate this city alone.

Pair this page with CMHC starts when you care about homes actually underway, and with local permit portals when you need faster street-level detail. Method detail: methodology.

YoY permit value
+19.0%
+19.0% vs same month prior year
Residential units
119
New housing starts
119
Residential share
60%
Non-residential: 40%

Provincial & national comparison

Abbotsford vs British Columbia average (0 cities) and national average (4963 cities) for 7/2026.

Abbotsford total value73M
British Columbia average0M
National average258M
Permits issued87
Avg value per permit ($K)836K

Figure 1 · Value composition

Residential vs non-residential permit value

Abbotsford recorded $43,876,000 in residential construction (60.3%) and $28,878,000 in non-residential work (39.7%) during 7/2026.

Market summary

  • 60.3% of permit value is residential ($43,876,000)
  • 39.7% is non-residential ($28,878,000)
  • 119 new housing starts recorded in 7/2026
  • Provincial average: 0 permits and $0.0M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$43,876,00060.3%
Non-residential value$28,878,00039.7%
Total permits87—
Avg value per permit$836,241vs $0K prov.

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Source · 34-10-0292-01. Last updated 2026-09-01. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.