Housing starts
  • Prior was -12.2% (revised to -12.7%)
  • Permits at $9.9 billion vs $11.6 billion prior
  • residential permits decreased 11.5% to $6.5 billion, led by multi-unit
  • single-family homes +4.0% m/m
  • non-residential sector permits decreased 18.1% following a 21.3% increase in May

These are back-to-back monthly drops of 12.7% and 13.9% in Canadian building permits. The condo boom is certainly over with Ontario multi-unit residential down 25.7% and British Columbia -31.1% m/m.

Canada building permits res vs non res

Adjusted for inflation, spending is well-below 2019 levels.

permits