Building Permits

Summerside Building Permits

Prince Edward Island · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 9/2026

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Direct municipal data

Construction value this period

$964.9MCADAbove average

80 building permits issued

$0$1.1B+Prov. avg$562.5MNational avg$501.9M
Permits issued
80
+6.7% vs same month prior year
Total permit value
$964.9M
$964,854,000
Avg permit value
$12061K
Prince Edward Island avg: $5327K

Reading this page

Summerside issued 80 building permits in 9/2026, representing $964.9 million in construction value ($964,854,000). The average permit was valued at $12061K, above the Prince Edward Island average of $5327K.

Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($627,155,100), versus 35% non-residential ($337,698,900).

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
+3.1%
+3.1% vs same month prior year
Residential units
25
New housing starts
18
Residential share
65%
Non-residential: 35%

Provincial & national comparison

Summerside vs Prince Edward Island average (10 cities) and national average (686 cities) for 9/2026.

Summerside total value965M
Prince Edward Island average563M
National average502M
Permits issued80
Avg value per permit ($K)12061K

Figure 1 · Value composition

Residential vs non-residential permit value

Summerside recorded $627,155,100 in residential construction (65.0%) and $337,698,900 in non-residential work (35.0%) during 9/2026.

Market summary

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($627,155,100)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($337,698,900)
  • 18 new housing starts recorded in 9/2026
  • Provincial average: 106 permits and $562.5M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$627,155,10065.0%
Non-residential value$337,698,90035.0%
Total permits80
Avg value per permit$12,060,675vs $5327K 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.