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The Canadian Press
Statistics Canada says the total monthly value of building permits in Canada edged down 0.1% in July to $11.9 billion, driven lower by the non-residential sector but largely offset by a rise in the residential sector.
The agency says the value of non-residential permits fell 5.8% to $4.6 billion in July.
On the residential side, the value of permits issued rose 3.8% to $7.3 billion as permits for single-family homes increased 5.9% to $2.6 billion.
Multi-unit construction intentions grew 2.7% to $4.7 billion.
A total of 20,000 multi-unit dwellings and 4,100 single-family homes were authorized in July, up 1.9% from the previous month.
On a constant dollar basis, the total value of building permits was down 0.3% from June and 8.2% year over year.