August 13, 2025 – The total value of building permits issued in Canada in June 2025 decreased by $1.2 billion (-9.0%) to $12.0 billion, reports Statistics Canada, with Ontario’s institutional component leading the decline in construction intentions.The value of non-residential building permits decreased by $863.8 million to $4.9 billion in June.Ontario’s institutional component receded from $1.9 billion in May to $538 million, driving the monthly non-residential sector decline. Despite this decrease, institutional construction intentions remained strong at $1.7 billion nationally.Overall, the institutional component was bolstered by growth in Alberta (+$455.4 million), which was driven by hospital construction intentions in the Red Deer census metropolitan area (CMA).Commercial construction intentions declined by $87.4 million in June, led by Quebec (-$113.6 million), British Columbia (-$38.9 million) and Nova Scotia (-$33.9 million). Ontario (+$139.6 million) partially offset the declines with new permits for warehouses, indoor recreational facilities, and retail and wholesale outlets.The industrial component increased by $192.7 million in June, led by Quebec (+$136.4 million) and Ontario (+$78.1 million).Meanwhile, residential construction intentions decreased by $318.0 million to $7.1 billion in June. British Columbia’s multi-family component (-$486.8 million) led the decline after leading the sector gains in May.AdvertisementThis decrease drove the decline in the multi-family component at the national level, too, which receded by $144.5 million to $4.6 billion. Ontario managed to temper the loss (+$261.1 million).The single-family component declined by $173.5 million to $2.4 billion, driven by Ontario (-$91.1 million) and followed by Alberta (-$36.9 million).2025 Q2 in reviewThe total value of building permits in the second quarter was down $1.9 billion to $36.7 billion, following five consecutive quarterly increases. The residential sector (-$3.8 billion) drove the decrease, while Ontario’s non-residential sector (+$2.5 billion) tempered losses in the second quarter.AdvertisementResidential construction intentions declined 15.0%, totalling $21.7 billion in the second quarter. The multi-family component (-$3.0 billion) drove the decline, fuelled by losses in Ontario (-$1.6 billion) and British Columbia (-$1.3 billion).Ontario’s decrease was driven by the Toronto CMA (-$1.4 billion), which experienced a second consecutive quarterly decline. Toronto recorded its lowest constant dollar value since the series started in 2018, despite having significantly contributed to the growth in the fourth quarter of 2024.The Vancouver CMA (-$1.2 billion) drove the decline in British Columbia in Q2 after leading growth in the national multi-family component in the first quarter.In the second quarter, the single-family component decreased by $874.3 million to $7.7 billion, led by Ontario (-$645.1 million) and supported by Alberta (-$207.1 million).Non-residential construction intentions increased by $2.0 billion to a record high of $15.0 billion in Q2 2025. This increase was driven by Ontario, largely due to its institutional component (+$1.4 billion).Ontario, with the support of Alberta (+$463.8 million), drove the national institutional component to a quarterly series high of $5.6 billion. Hospital construction intentions in the St. Catharines-Niagara CMA and the Red Deer CMA drove the increase in each province, respectively.The industrial component increased $698.9 million to $2.9 billion in the second quarter, led by Ontario (+$708.7 million) and Quebec (+$166.8 million).Meanwhile, the commercial component declined by $147.3 million to $6.5 billion. Decreases were recorded primarily in British Columbia (-$519.2 million) and, to a lesser extent, Alberta (-$130.9 million) and New Brunswick (-$119.8 million). These declines were tempered by a gain in Ontario (ICE TORONTO)

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