Non-residential sector drives building permit gains - On-Site Magazine

Non-residential sector drives building permit gains - On-Site Magazine

The non-residential sector paced the value of Canadian building permits to growth of 2.9 per cent in February. (Source: Statistics Canada, Table 34-10-0285-01, Building permits, by type of building and type of work.) The total value of building permits issued in Canada increased by $371.3 million in February, reports Statistics Canada. The jump of 2.9 per cent over January’s result s landed the total value at $13.1 billion. The growth in constru…