Jul 12, 2026
Building permits fell 2% to $12.4B, well below expectations…
… driven by non-residential activity, which fell 6% or $306M sequentially - led by a $341M industrial decline concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.
That weakness carried modest gains in residential permitting, driven by nearly $540M of additional multi-family intentions in BC and Ontario.
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