Waterloo Building Permits

6/2026 · 79 permits · $709,403,900 total value

By Canadian Permits Data Team · Sourced from official open data

Direct municipal data
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Total permit value
$709.4M
$709,403,900
Permits issued
79
Prior-year data not yet available
Avg permit value
$8980K
Provincial avg: $4906K
YoY permit value
N/A
Prior-year data not yet available
Residential units
44
New housing starts
17

Provincial & national comparison

Waterloo vs Ontario average (49 cities) and national average (169 cities) for 6/2026.

Waterloo total value709M
Ontario average541M
National average525M
Permits issued79
Avg value per permit ($K)8980K

Market summary

Waterloo issued 79 building permits in 6/2026, representing $709.4 million in construction value ($709,403,900). The average permit was valued at $8980K — above the Ontario average of $4906K. Residential work accounted for 65% of total permit value ($461,112,535).

  • 65.0% of permit value is residential ($461,112,535)
  • 35.0% is non-residential ($248,291,364)
  • 17 new housing starts recorded in 6/2026
  • Provincial average: 110 permits and $541.2M per city

Value breakdown

CategoryValueShare
Residential value$461,112,53565.0%
Non-residential value$248,291,36435.0%
Total permits79
Avg value per permit$8,979,796vs $4906K 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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