Canada’s building permits clear 25,852 dwelling units in December 2025, up 6.1% from November 2025 and down 15.5% from December 2024, with multi-unit units up 8.5% month over month to 22,036 and single-family units down 6.2% to 3,817, Statistics Canada reports.
On a year-over-year basis, multi-unit units permitted fall 14.6% from December 2024 and single-family units permitted fall 20.1% from December 2024.
The total value of permits rises 6.8% from November 2025 to $12.8353 billion in December 2025, but is down 3.6% from December 2024 in current dollars. On a constant-dollar basis (2023=100), the total value rises 6.6% from November 2025 and falls 6.3% from December 2024.
