Building Permits

Cochrane building permits

Alberta · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 10/2026

By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources

Regional estimate

Construction value this period

$59.0MCADBelow average

84 building permits issued

$0$288.6M+National avg$257.7M
Permits issued
84
-51.4% vs same month prior year
Total permit value
$59.0M
$58,968,400
Avg permit value
$702K
Alberta avg: $0K

Reading this page

Cochrane issued 84 building permits in 10/2026, representing $59.0 million in construction value ($58,968,400). The average permit was valued at $702K, above the Alberta average of $0K.

Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($38,329,460), versus 35% non-residential ($20,638,940).

How to read this

Figures come from Statistics Canada's Monthly Survey of Building Permits (SDDS 2802), Table 34-10-0292-01: construction intentions at authorization. They are not CMHC starts or completions, and not dollars actually spent. Releases typically land about six weeks after the reference month; prior months revise.

Read year-over-year permit value beside residential units and the residential share. Value tracks capital intentions and can rise with construction costs even when unit counts are flat. Units are the cleaner signal for housing supply. Prefer multi-month or calendar-year totals; one large project can dominate a single month. Direct means a municipal or CMA breakout; regional means the enclosing metro may misstate this city alone.

Pair this page with CMHC starts when you care about homes actually underway, and with local permit portals when you need faster street-level detail. Method detail: methodology.

YoY permit value
+5.3%
+5.3% vs same month prior year
Residential units
9
New housing starts
12
Residential share
65%
Non-residential: 35%

Provincial & national comparison

Cochrane vs Alberta average (0 cities) and national average (4963 cities) for 10/2026.

Cochrane total value59M
Alberta average0M
National average258M
Permits issued84
Avg value per permit ($K)702K

Figure 1 · Value composition

Residential vs non-residential permit value

Cochrane recorded $38,329,460 in residential construction (65.0%) and $20,638,940 in non-residential work (35.0%) during 10/2026.

Market summary

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($38,329,460)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($20,638,940)
  • 12 new housing starts recorded in 10/2026
  • Provincial average: 0 permits and $0.0M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$38,329,46065.0%
Non-residential value$20,638,94035.0%
Total permits84—
Avg value per permit$702,005vs $0K prov.

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Source · 34-10-0292-01 (municipality not in CMA table - seed fallback). Last updated 2026-09-01. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.