Nanaimo Building Permits
British Columbia · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 5/2026
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Direct municipal dataConstruction value this period
80 building permits issued
Reading this page
Nanaimo issued 80 building permits in 5/2026, representing $27,709,000 in total construction value. The average permit was valued at $346,363, and 44 new housing starts were recorded in the period.
Residential work accounted for $23,289,000 (84%) of permit value, versus $4,420,000 (16%) non-residential. 44 residential units were included across this period's permits.
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.
Provincial & national comparison
Nanaimo vs British Columbia average (707 cities) and national average (4502 cities) for 5/2026.
Figure 1 · Value composition
Residential vs non-residential permit value
Nanaimo recorded $23,289,000 in residential construction (84.0%) and $4,420,000 in non-residential work (16.0%) during 5/2026.
Market summary
- 84.0% of permit value is residential ($23,289,000)
- 16.0% is non-residential ($4,420,000)
- 44 new housing starts recorded in 5/2026
- Provincial average: 261 permits and $217.7M per city
Value breakdown
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential value | $23,289,000 | 84.0% |
| Non-residential value | $4,420,000 | 16.0% |
| Total permits | 80 | — |
| Avg value per permit | $346,363 | vs $833K prov. |
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