Halifax Building Permits

6/2026 · 113 permits · $102,133,300 total value

By Canadian Permits Data Team · Sourced from official open data

Direct municipal data
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Total permit value
$102.1M
$102,133,300
Permits issued
113
Prior-year data not yet available
Avg permit value
$904K
Provincial avg: $5316K
YoY permit value
N/A
Prior-year data not yet available
Residential units
18
New housing starts
11

Provincial & national comparison

Halifax vs Nova Scotia average (5 cities) and national average (169 cities) for 6/2026.

Halifax total value102M
Nova Scotia average478M
National average525M
Permits issued113
Avg value per permit ($K)904K

Market summary

Halifax issued 113 building permits in 6/2026, representing $102.1 million in construction value ($102,133,300). The average permit was valued at $904K — below the Nova Scotia average of $5316K. Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($66,386,645).

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($66,386,645)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($35,746,655)
  • 11 new housing starts recorded in 6/2026
  • Provincial average: 90 permits and $478.5M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$66,386,64565.0%
Non-residential value$35,746,65535.0%
Total permits113
Avg value per permit$903,835vs $5316K prov.

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Source · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 (seed). Last updated 2026-06-28. Refreshed on the site's automated schedule.
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