Building Permits

Bridgewater Building Permits

Nova Scotia · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 9/2026

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Direct municipal data

Construction value this period

$112.1MCADBelow average

32 building permits issued

$0$562.1M+Prov. avg$391.3MNational avg$501.9M
Permits issued
32
+113.3% vs same month prior year
Total permit value
$112.1M
$112,057,200
Avg permit value
$3502K
Nova Scotia avg: $5581K

Reading this page

Bridgewater issued 32 building permits in 9/2026, representing $112.1 million in construction value ($112,057,200). The average permit was valued at $3502K, below the Nova Scotia average of $5581K.

Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($72,837,180), versus 35% non-residential ($39,220,020).

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
-3.8%
-3.8% vs same month prior year
Residential units
17
New housing starts
25
Residential share
65%
Non-residential: 35%

Provincial & national comparison

Bridgewater vs Nova Scotia average (18 cities) and national average (686 cities) for 9/2026.

Bridgewater total value112M
Nova Scotia average391M
National average502M
Permits issued32
Avg value per permit ($K)3502K

Figure 1 · Value composition

Residential vs non-residential permit value

Bridgewater recorded $72,837,180 in residential construction (65.0%) and $39,220,020 in non-residential work (35.0%) during 9/2026.

Market summary

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($72,837,180)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($39,220,020)
  • 25 new housing starts recorded in 9/2026
  • Provincial average: 70 permits and $391.3M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$72,837,18065.0%
Non-residential value$39,220,02035.0%
Total permits32
Avg value per permit$3,501,788vs $5581K prov.

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Source · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 (seed). Last updated 2026-09-01. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.