Vancouver 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
866 building permits issued
Reading this page
Vancouver issued 866 building permits in 5/2026, representing $1,176,370,000 in total construction value. The average permit was valued at $1,358,395, and 1907 new housing starts were recorded in the period.
Residential work accounted for $759,719,000 (65%) of permit value, versus $416,651,000 (35%) non-residential. 1907 residential units were included across this period's permits.
Vancouver's total permit value of $1176.4M is above the British Columbia average of $469.7M per municipality (31 tracked), and the national average across 172 municipalities is $438.0M.
Contact Vancouver'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.
How to use this page: read the headline metric and provincial comparison first, then the source footer for the underlying dataset.
Provincial & national comparison
Vancouver vs British Columbia average (252 cities) and national average (1772 cities) for 5/2026.
Figure 1 · Value composition
Residential vs non-residential permit value
Vancouver recorded $759,719,000 in residential construction (64.6%) and $416,651,000 in non-residential work (35.4%) during 5/2026.
Market summary
- 64.6% of permit value is residential ($759,719,000)
- 35.4% is non-residential ($416,651,000)
- 1907 new housing starts recorded in 5/2026
- Provincial average: 217 permits and $253.7M per city
Value breakdown
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential value | $759,719,000 | 64.6% |
| Non-residential value | $416,651,000 | 35.4% |
| Total permits | 866 | — |
| Avg value per permit | $1,358,395 | vs $1169K prov. |
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