Toronto 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
2,707 building permits issued
Reading this page
Toronto issued 2707 building permits in 5/2026, representing $1,986,012,000 in total construction value. The average permit was valued at $733,658, and 2518 new housing starts were recorded in the period.
Residential work accounted for $1,239,805,000 (62%) of permit value, versus $746,207,000 (38%) non-residential. 2518 residential units were included across this period's permits.
Toronto's total permit value of $1986.0M is above the Ontario average of $424.4M per municipality (51 tracked), and the national average across 172 municipalities is $438.0M.
Contact Toronto'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
Toronto vs Ontario average (576 cities) and national average (1772 cities) for 5/2026.
Figure 1 · Value composition
Residential vs non-residential permit value
Toronto recorded $1,239,805,000 in residential construction (62.4%) and $746,207,000 in non-residential work (37.6%) during 5/2026.
Market summary
- 62.4% of permit value is residential ($1,239,805,000)
- 37.6% is non-residential ($746,207,000)
- 2518 new housing starts recorded in 5/2026
- Provincial average: 408 permits and $251.5M per city
Value breakdown
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential value | $1,239,805,000 | 62.4% |
| Non-residential value | $746,207,000 | 37.6% |
| Total permits | 2,707 | — |
| Avg value per permit | $733,658 | vs $617K prov. |
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