Building Permits

Cowansville Building Permits

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

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Direct municipal data

Construction value this period

$625.0MCADAbove average

116 building permits issued

$0$700.0M+Prov. avg$502.1MNational avg$501.9M
Permits issued
116
+10.5% vs same month prior year
Total permit value
$625.0M
$624,981,600
Avg permit value
$5388K
Quebec avg: $4762K

Reading this page

Cowansville issued 116 building permits in 9/2026, representing $625.0 million in construction value ($624,981,600). The average permit was valued at $5388K, above the Quebec average of $4762K.

Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($406,238,040), versus 35% non-residential ($218,743,560).

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
+2.0%
+2.0% vs same month prior year
Residential units
21
New housing starts
19
Residential share
65%
Non-residential: 35%

Provincial & national comparison

Cowansville vs Quebec average (68 cities) and national average (686 cities) for 9/2026.

Cowansville total value625M
Quebec average502M
National average502M
Permits issued116
Avg value per permit ($K)5388K

Figure 1 · Value composition

Residential vs non-residential permit value

Cowansville recorded $406,238,040 in residential construction (65.0%) and $218,743,560 in non-residential work (35.0%) during 9/2026.

Market summary

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($406,238,040)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($218,743,560)
  • 19 new housing starts recorded in 9/2026
  • Provincial average: 105 permits and $502.1M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$406,238,04065.0%
Non-residential value$218,743,56035.0%
Total permits116
Avg value per permit$5,387,772vs $4762K 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.