Nelson building permits
British Columbia · Statistics Canada Table 34-10-0066-01 · 10/2026
By OpenStats · Built from official Canadian sources
Regional estimateConstruction value this period
134 building permits issued
Reading this page
Nelson issued 134 building permits in 10/2026, representing $667.6 million in construction value ($667,563,400). The average permit was valued at $4982K, above the British Columbia average of $0K.
Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($433,916,210), versus 35% non-residential ($233,647,190).
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.
Provincial & national comparison
Nelson vs British Columbia average (0 cities) and national average (4963 cities) for 10/2026.
Figure 1 · Value composition
Residential vs non-residential permit value
Nelson recorded $433,916,210 in residential construction (65.0%) and $233,647,190 in non-residential work (35.0%) during 10/2026.
Market summary
- 65.0% of permit value is residential ($433,916,210)
- 35.0% is non-residential ($233,647,190)
- 12 new housing starts recorded in 10/2026
- Provincial average: 0 permits and $0.0M per city
Value breakdown
| Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Residential value | $433,916,210 | 65.0% |
| Non-residential value | $233,647,190 | 35.0% |
| Total permits | 134 | — |
| Avg value per permit | $4,981,816 | vs $0K prov. |
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