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Value of building permits

Ontario Financial Information Return, slc.80A.L1299.C04.02.

per permanent resident · 2023

3.4× between the largest and the smallest.

per person-year · 2023

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

3.0× between the largest and the smallest.

per peak resident · 2023

Divided by the 2021 population, the nearest published to this figure.

2.8× between the largest and the smallest.

What these figures carry

  • Declared construction value on permit applications, not completed construction spending.

The order changes with the basis. Which of these populations is the right divisor is not a technical detail: the tax base is properties, the services are used by whoever is present, and roughly 54% of the dwellings in this county are not occupied by permanent residents. No source states how much of the year a seasonal dwelling is occupied, so this atlas will not choose for you.

Which way is better

Contested. Permit volume is demand. Nothing on this page is ranked, and the bars are ordered by size rather than by merit.

Where this figure comes from →