Kitchener Building Permits
Ontario · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 5/2026
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Direct municipal dataConstruction value this period
414 building permits issued
Reading this page
Kitchener issued 414 building permits in 5/2026, representing $144,359,000 in total construction value. The average permit was valued at $348,693, and 130 new housing starts were recorded in the period.
Residential work accounted for $49,295,000 (34%) of permit value, versus $95,064,000 (66%) non-residential. 130 residential units were included across this period's permits.
Kitchener's total permit value of $144.4M is below the Ontario average of $424.4M per municipality (51 tracked), and the national average across 172 municipalities is $438.0M.
Contact Kitchener's permits office to confirm current application fees, required inspections, and processing timelines before starting a project. These figures cover issued permits for the period shown, not construction completed to date.
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Provincial & national comparison
Kitchener vs Ontario average (576 cities) and national average (1772 cities) for 5/2026.
Figure 1 · Value composition
Residential vs non-residential permit value
Kitchener recorded $49,295,000 in residential construction (34.1%) and $95,064,000 in non-residential work (65.9%) during 5/2026.
Market summary
- 34.1% of permit value is residential ($49,295,000)
- 65.9% is non-residential ($95,064,000)
- 130 new housing starts recorded in 5/2026
- Provincial average: 408 permits and $251.5M per city
Value breakdown
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential value | $49,295,000 | 34.1% |
| Non-residential value | $95,064,000 | 65.9% |
| Total permits | 414 | — |
| Avg value per permit | $348,693 | vs $617K prov. |
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