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1 Published by Authority of the Hon. James A. MACKINNON, M.P. Miiii.tr of Tracle and Cornt uerce. UP DOMNON BUREAU OF STATISTICS 1945 CONSTRUCTION BRANCH OTTAWA Dominion Statistician, S. A. CUDMORE, M.A. (Oxon.), LLD. (Tor.), F.S.S., F.R.S.C. Acting Chief, Construction Branch, C.J. Garrard. Price l.00 per year Vol. 6, No. 7. This Bureau is co-operating in the conservation of paper on account of the present critical shortage thereof. If this bulletin is not needed by you, please notify the Dominion Statistician and your name will be removed from our mailing list. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN CANADA, JULY, 1945 The July report of Building Permits includes returns from 173 of the 204 municipalities in Canada which have systems for issuing such permits and of this number 166 reported detailed operuitions. The remaining 7 advised that no permits had been issued during the month of July, while 31 municipalities had failed to report at the close of August 10th. The total value of permits reported as issued in the month of July Is *18,777,266. Revised values for the month of June include returns from 403 municipalities and aggregate $19,573,902. Reports were received from 55 of the 58 original municipalities and show a value of $14,168,916 for July. The corresponding revised value of June includes 58 returns and is $14,188,447 while the July 1944 value was $9,751,652. The total value of permits issued by all municipalities during the seven elapsed months of this year is $99,329,112. The value of the 58 municipalities for the same period is $70,948,608, while their corresponding value in 1944 was $57,331,834. During the month of July new construction of all types amounted to 70.4 per cent of the total value, while the percentage of new residential construction was Table No. 4 is arranged so as to give complete information as to the number and description of new housing units (new building and conversions).

2 e. - F J : INDUSTRY IN CANADA FUILDING PERMITS, JULY, 1945 Tuhie 1. - Va.us :d Cesification of Building Permits issued by 175 Municipalities in Canada, by Provinces, July, 1945 Classification of Permits CANADA Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Provinces New Brunswick Quebec All Permits Total Value 18,777, , ,200 5,984,800 New Construction 14,715, ,730 86,250 4,762,186 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 4,061, ,645 58,950 1,222,614 Residential 12,281, ,070 75,250 3,244,806 New Construction 11,115, ,325 52,550 2,985,436 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 1,166,847-55,745 40, ,370 Institutional 1,282,064-25,966 5, ,500 New Construction 796, ,000 Additions, Alterations, Repairs ,966 5,100 26,500 Commercial 2,570, ,174 65, ,525 New Construction 896,770-6,205 52, ,200 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 1,473, ,969 12, ,325 Industrial 2,517, ,426 New Construction 1, ,750 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 841, ,676 Other Building 325, ,545 New Construction 250, ,800 Additions, Alterations, Repair. 94, ,745 Clastflcation nt Foroit1 Ontario Mani-. toba Provinces Saskatchewan (Con.) Alberta British Columbia All Peralts Total Value 6,424,171 1,387, ,855 1,644,002 2,125,653 New Construction 4,497,958 1,292, ,955 1,473,979 1,819,245 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 1,926,215 94, , , ,408 Residential 5,764,100 1,121, ,205 1,472,529 1,825,209 New Construction 5,296,185 1,088, ,485 1,371,806 1,676,695 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 467,915 55,160 60, , ,514 Institutions.]. 432,500 35,800 13,500 17,898 54,800 New Construction 40,250 15,000 7,000 17,700 45,000 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 392,250 20,800 6, ,800 Commercial 670, , ,425 91, ,845 New Construction 550, ,300 94,150 24,052 47,550 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 339,705 59,350 50,275 67, Industrial 1,477, ,000 39,620 84,750 New Construction 795,050-6,000 39,120 37,870 AMitions, Alterations, Repairs 682, , ,860 Other Building 79,228 16,700 7,725 23,027 23,069 New Construction 55,660 15,200 6,320 21,301 12,150 Additions, Alterations, Repairs 45,568 1,500 1,405 1,726 10,939

3 -3- - THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table 2. - Cumulative and Comparative Record of Building Permits and Their indexes, together with average indexes of wholesale prices of building materials, ( ) Year July Value of Building permits Issued - June FIrst Index of Value of Building Permits Avrage Index July June T1y Juuie 7uth 7 Months ,777,266 19,575,902(1) 99,329, (2) 75.8(2) 72.8(2) (8) (3) ,550,358 14,695,085 76,885, (2) 58.1(2) 58.8(2) ,910,504 8,075,997 45, (2) 31.6(2) 55.4(2) ,677,753 12,954,835 61,979, (2) 40.8(2) 46.0(2) ,905,287 11,695,494 76,611, (2) 45.6(2) 59.6(2) ,961,521 9,992,559 59,783, (2) 41.4(2) 54.7(2) ,584,125 7,849,970 53,647, ,114,845 6,577,474 32,067, ,529,295 6,005,958 53,586, ,029,802 4,656,689 25,552, ,396, ,855 29,036, ,257,470 2,411,460 15,668, ,180,403 5,589,204 12,496, ,412,169 5,028,324 28,753, ,042,609 8,593,958 69,993, ,824,781 18,621, ,238, ,702,584 27,816, ,511, ,761,956 22,751, ,798, ,369,195 18,563,239 97,211, ,685,415 18,718,050 97,443, ,812,605 14,915,684 78,712, ,681,196 14,129,465 72,355, ,078,549 15,100,888 86,126, ,740,810 17,240,752 87,022, ,965,891 14,240,954 66,737, ,745,045 14,113,794 75,497, (1) Revised figures containing returns from 405 municipalities. (2) Figures based on value reported by the original 58 municipalities. (5) Data not yet available.

4 -4-- THE CONSTRUCTiON.INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table 5. - Value of Building Permits issued by 204 Municipalities in Canada in June and July, 1945, together with the aggregate for the first seven months of this year, and for 204 Municipalities in July, Indicates that no permits were issued during the current aonth. "No Report" - Indicates that the municipality failed to furnish its monthly report. Value of Permits Issued during - July June July First months CANADA 18,777,266 19,573,902(1) 13, ,329,112 PRINCE EDVcARD ISLAND - 15,450 2, ,680 Charlottetown No Report 15,450 2, ,680 NOVA SCOTIA 524, ,650 2,005,607 2,558,018 Amherst 4,350 4,085 5,450 19,611 Bridgewater 10,600 10,500 1,900 40,750 Irtmouth 42,700 64,985 10, ,575 Glace Bay 67,097 49,414 25, ,777 Halifax 151, ,976 1,858,505 1,149,780 Liverpool 1,000 8,500 N.P.I. 25,050 Lunenburg N.P.I. N.P.I. N.P.I. - New Glasgow 42,600 50,060 6, ,575 New Raterford 8,250 18,200 5,925 44,050 North Sydn.y No Report 5, ,100 Sydney 91,560 69,750 63, ,020 Sydney Mines 21,600 15,550 12,500 77,240 Truro 55,430 15,150 12, ,010 Yarmouth 27,400 2,780 5,800 72,680 NEK BRUNSWICK 145, ,140(1) 108, ,644 Campbellton 4,225 13,810 2,475 58,590 thathea N.P.I. N.P.I lhouaie No Report No Report 1,170 - Fredericton No Report 4,090 1,615 51,270 Moncton 96,640 65,890 10, ,350 Newcastle 1,100 1,650 3,500 10,950 Saint John 45,235 28,200 89, ,584 St. Stephen N.P.I. 4,500 N.P.I. 4,500 QU!BEC 5,984,800 4,715,207(1) 5,847,800 25,818,716 Cap-de-la-Medeleine 24, ,455 23, ,092 Chicoutimi 19,500 44,800 55, ,550 Coaticook No Report 1,825 6,400 20,090 Drummondville ,450 42, ,100 Granby 40,390 54,561 81, ,451 Grand'Mere No Report 56,000 13, ,140 Bampetead No Report 98,790 N.P.I. 180,790 Hull 106,550 66,640 13, ,075 Iberville N.P.I. 28,500 3, ,250 Joliette 5C,650 57,425 57, ,625 Jonquier. No Report 35,125 28, ,925 Lachine 89, ,650 85, ,591 Laprairie 16,300 6,800 4,250 52,650 La Tuqu. No Report 5,500 55,580 41,189 x Indicates a municipality whose records are available back to (1) Revised figures containing returns from municipalities not inclnd.d in our June report.

5 -5- THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table S. - Value of Building Permits issued by 204 Municipalities In Canada in June and July, 1945, together with the aggregate for the first seven months of this year, and for 204 Mun.icipalities in July, Continued. QUEBEC - (Conclt'ied) July June Value of Permits Issued during - July First months LevIs 51,100 45,800 41, ,800 Longueuil No Report 111,025 65, ,910 Megantic 14,725 4,825 4,355 53,890 Montreal (x Maisonneuve) 3,601,738 1,860,010 1,870,980 12,410,968 Montreal East 150,150 15, , ,625 Montreal North 85,675 49,085 47, ,245 Montreal Rest N.P.I. 1,000 N.P.I. 1,900 Mount Royal 140,520 94,860 97, ,510 Noranda 10, , ,450 Outremont 82, ,150 2, ,900 pointe aux Tre.bles 25,075 52,050 25, ,305 Pointe Claire No Report 12,825 17,250 66,325 Quebec 560, , ,555 2,045,545 RimouskI 16,000 15,250 2, ,300 Riviere du Loup No Report 4,660 N.P.I. 9,110 Rouyn 11, ,678 6,575 58,275 Ste. Agathe-dea-Monte 50,279 N.P.I. 10,000 99,354 Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue 7,695 N.P.I. 80,100 25,650 St. Hyacinthe 58,795 48,700 51, ,350 St. Jean No Report 48,410 56, ,810 St. Jerome 57,900 58,300 N.P.I. 283,870 St. Joseph de Grentham 25,570 24,570 17, ,880 St. Lambert 85,300 14,400 61, ,150 St. Laurent 50,150 18, , ,000 iawinigan Falls 73,670 54,295 72, ,195 Sherbrooke 37, ,600 96, ,585 Sorel No Report 17,385 5,525 1,046,800 Trola Rivierea 51, ,550 72, ,475 Val d'or 64,850 55,280 16, ,971 Valleyfield 44,710 21,280 10, ,175 Verdun 91, ,100 1,072,055 Westaount 13,815 6,883 5, ,044 ONTARIO 6,424,171 7,640,344(1) 4,015,547 40,764,531 Amherstburg 12,900 5,950 6,600 55,750 Barns 38,064 56,894 12, ,820 Bellevifle 20,225 37, ,295 Bowmanville No Report 3,500 N.P.I. 11,400 Bracebridge No Report 11,800 N.P.I. 11,800 Brampton 54,970 26,810 30, ,283 Brantford 66,330 36,950 32, ,095 Brockville 10,905 80,350 3, ,945 Burlington 20,200 19,500 66, ,720 Campbellford N.P.I. N.P.I. 1,600 10,750 Chatham 120,350 31,625 14, ,128 Cobourg 4,500 3,625 5,200 19,150 Cochrane 1,000 2,700 N.P.I. 3,700 Collingwood 1,070 1,000 1,505 8,840 Cornwall 24,655 25,275 23, ,550 x Indicates a municipality whose records are available back to (1) Revised figures containing returns from municipalities not inclted in our June report.

6 -6- THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CAIADA Table 3. - Value of Building Pernits issued by 204 Municipalities in Canada in June and July, 1945, together with the aggregate for the first seven nontha of this year, and for 204 Municipalities in July, Continued. ONTARIO - (Continued) Value of Permits Issued during - July June July First months Dundas 4,585 8,548 6,099 55,408 Eastview 28,685 41,145 33, ,830 East York Twp. 176, , , ,522 Etobicoke Twp , , ,180 2,493,825 Forest Hill No Report 54, , Fort Erie No Report 17,050 9,600 36,125 Fort Frances 37,982 6,954 4,372 77,155 Fort William 106, ,575 55, ,040 Galt 41,292 62,722 18, ,506 Gananoque 2,180 9,140 N.P.I. 27,320 Gloucester Tup. 99,200 38,275 51, ,780 Goderich 620 5,750 8,965 8,435 Gue1FI 14,480 92,765 10, ,472 Haileybury 5,000 2,185 N.P.I. 6,285 Hamilton 541, , ,353 5,474,582 Hanover 12,755 N.P.I. N.P.I. 20,020 Rawkesbury 150 5,450 1,500 8,050 Huntsville 10,215 4, ,525 Ingersoll 2,750 6,700 5,950 21,527 Kapuekasing 7,500 69, , ,600 Kenora 3,126 3,319 6,620 37,505 Kingston 156, ,128 52, ,784 Kirkland Lake (Tip. of Teak) No Report 81,027 67, ,660 Kitcnener 195, , ,795 Leaiiington No Report 8,951 N.P.I. 138,221 Leaside No Report 521,800 87,000 1,075,415 Lindsay No Report 114,100 12, ,250 Listowel N.P.I. 5,, ,760 London 125, ,740 66, ,770 Long Branch 98,090 76,575 7, ,578 Miiiico 26,225 30,270 44, ,895 Napanee 2,715 14, ,365 New Liskeard 8,027 2, ,567 Newnarket 3,000 10,000 5,500 16,700 New Toronto 5,800 21,201 5, ,961 Niagara Falls 57,230 52,955 11, ,886 North Bay 25,710 24,150 27, ,585 North York Twp. 455, , ,595 4,539,032 Oakville 94,790 50,365 14, ,680 Orillia No Report 25,600 34,150 84,585 Oshawa 60,312 78,590 96, ,422 Ottawa 264, , ,541 1,809,486 Owen Sound 18,150 10,475 7, ,985 Paris 11,958 5, ,527 Parry Sound 1,315 3,525 2,100 15,815 Pembroke 8,325 20,590 26,887 90,715 Perth No Report N.P.I. 2,500 26,200 Peterborough 76, ,569 54, ,414 x Indicates a municipality whose records are available back to (1) Revised figures containing returns from municipalities not included in our June report.

7 -7- THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table 5. - Value of Building Permits issued by 204 Municipalities in Canada in June and July, together with the aggregate for the ti ret seven months of this year, and for 204 Municipalities in July, Continued. ONTARIO - (Concluded) Value of Permits Issued during - July June July First months - petrolia 500 N.P.I. N.P.I. 500 Port Arthur 171, ,520 88, ,845 Port Colborne 5,306 14, ,206 Preston 21,125 34, ,010 Renfrew 388,900 25,700 11, ,400 Riverside 70, ,750 25, ,385 St. Catharinea 51, , , ,508 St. Mary's 21,150 1,200 N.P.I. 25,920 St. Thomas No Report 8,650 5,070 75,980 Sarnia 40, ,835 31, ,545 Sault Ste. MarIe 56, ,892 57, ,672 Scarboro Twp. 172, , , ,815 SImcoe No Report 23,000 17,730 54,200 Saith's Falls No Report 6,300 N.P.I. 28,050 Stratford 19,457 8,326 10,355 90,808 Sudbury 152, , , ,905 Suansea 8,200 14,850 7,255 78,660 TIllsohburg 27,000 12,000 1,800 75,500 Timmins 27,878 52,959 25, ,317 Toronto 792,155 1, ,515 5,879,670 Trenton 6,855 2,205 16,250 55,720 Wallacaburg N.P.I. 6,850 Waterloo 55,465 19,605 64, ,280 Welland 94,820 20,455 55, ,381 Weston 57,925 55,385 12, ,825 Whitby 10,675 19,755 3,800 61,405 Windsor 575, ,562 95,950 1,291,895 WoodetoCk 42,927 85,709 17, ,023 York rep. 468, ,075 91,400 1,728,975 MANITOBA 1,387,210 1,578, ,642,550 Brandon 20,810 9,497 69, ,169 Brookiande 8,425 9,690 5,750 36,180 Dauphin No Report 3,690 16,250 48,445 North KIldonan 19,125 22,195 15,225 66,550 Portage-la-PraIrie 4,450 11,150 6,545 44,186 St. Boniface 115, , , ,915 Se].klrk 21,500 12,100 3,875 67,600 The Pas 15,250 1, ,425 Transcona 20,300 59,935 16, ,610 WInnipeg 1,164,200 1,068, ,775 4,483,450 SASKATCHEWAN 545,855 1,120, ,125 3,486,187 BIggar 5,000 N.P.I. N.P.I. 3,100 Estevan 17,150 1,650 5,800 57,350 Melville 9,025 10,375 2,100 44,650 x IndIcates a municipality whose records are available back to (1) Revised figures containing returns from municipalities not included in our June report.

8 -8- THE CONSTR(JCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table 3. - Value of Building Permits Issued by 204 MunicipalIties in Canada in June and July, 1945, together with the aggregate for the first seven months of this year, and for 204 Municipalities in Jui,y, Concluded. Value of Permits Issued during - July June July First months SASKATCHEWAN - (Concluded) Moose Jaw 106, ,155 55, ,290 North Battleford 17,900 18,000 2,465 67,055 Prince Albert 89,755 60,480 66, ,705 Regina 126, , ,450 1,691,839 Saskatoon 106, ,590 57, ,700 ift Current 18,750 26,255 16, ,241 Weyburn 9,100 6, ,012!orkton 39,240 18,950 7, ,185 ALBERTA ,002 1,880, ,054 9,012,054 Calgary 721, , ,874 5,945,408 Drxiheller 6,100 12,945 N.P.I. 36,750 Edmonton 771, , ,405 3,891,584 Lethbridge 100, ,740 44, ,580 Medicine Hat 44,150 65,100 59, ,732 BRITISH columbia 2,123,653 2,219,042(1) 1,416,882 11,486,752 Chifllwack 69,400 27,000 39, ,450 Cranbrook 9,355 5,005 1,412 56,423 Fermi. No Report 425 1,070 1,410 Kamloope 59,885 7,375 12,675 90,223 Kelowna 102,290 92,745 20, ,065 NanaImo 12,435 3,182 4,505 78,817 Nelson No Report 12,780 5,250 60,886 New Westminster 159,035 49,525 99, ,025 North Vancouver 46,530 40,050 64, ,850 Prince George No Report 47,440 6,200 73,715 Prince Rupert 8,245 13,170 7,150 52,890 Reveistoke 475 4,000 N.P.I. 15,425 Rossland 2,470 2,875 N.P.I. 7,580 TraIl 7,515 11,275 5,580 58,165 Vancouver 1,417, ,005 1,050,222 8,485,849 Vernon 27,665 10,980 45, ,708 Victoria 220, ,210 76,097 1,110,291 TOTAL 204 Municipalities 18,777,266(2) 19,575,902(5) 13,550,358 99,529,112 TOTAL 58 Municipalities 14,168,916(3) 14,188,447 9,751,652 70,948,608 TOTAL 55 Municipalities 12,418,674(4) ,677 8,789,535 61,766,724 x Indicates a municipality whose records are available back to (1) Revised figures containing returns from municipalities not included in our June report. (2) 175 Municipalities only, reporting. (5) 55 Municipalities only, reporting. (4) 54 MunicipalitIes only, reporting. (5) Revised figures containing returns from 405 municipalities.

9 -9- ThE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN CANADA Table 4. - Number and Description of New Housing Unite to be Built in Canada as shown by Building Permits Issued by 204 Municipalities. Figures are given for the months of June and July, 1945, together with the aggregate for the first seven months of this year, and for 204 Municipalities in July, TOTAL 0 z New Rousing Unite (1) New Building m e 0 5 Conversions o m a a mm me a, a me N ø ON em k e,.1 SN U 01 H H H H S H a 4) U H S H.-1 H.- a 4' 5 July, 1945 CANADA (2) 2,866 2,650 2, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick 24 U U Quebec ' Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Colunbia s Je, 1945 CANADA (5) 5,048 2,809 2, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia a 1 First Seven Months, 1945 CANADA 15,475 15,697 10, , , Prince Edward Island U i - - Nova Scotia New Brunswick s s Quebec 4,549 5,772 1, , Ontario 4,715 4,166 5, Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta 1,851 1, British Columbia 2,507 2,042 1, July, 1944 CANADA 2,201 1,914 1, Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia Now Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta Briti.h Columbia (1I Adjustments have been made in cases of insufficient information sunolied by municloalities. 14 (2) 175 Municipalities only, reporting. (5) Revised figures containing returns from 405 municipalities.

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