2023 Regional residential building permit insights

Each year, MPAC reports home improvement residential building permit data for the previous year. We receive building permits from municipalities, which are an important trigger for us to review changes to a property. The information in these permits is valuable input for our assessments.

Below is an overview of the data analyzed by category:

Region

# of Permits

Greater Toronto Area

30,398

Greater Golden Horseshoe

16,576

Eastern Ontario

15,446

Southwest Ontario

12,011

Central Ontario

11,672

Northeast Ontario

6,085

Northwest Ontario

1,009

Region

# of Permits

Greater Toronto Area

1,014

Greater Golden Horseshoe

959

Southwest Ontario

909

Eastern Ontario

809

Central Ontario

319

Northeast Ontario

93

Northwest Ontario

8

Region

# of Permits

Greater Toronto Area

18,259

Greater Golden Horseshoe

6,271

Eastern Ontario

4,168

Southwest Ontario

3,032

Central Ontario

2,500

Northeast Ontario

1,631

Northwest Ontario

188

Region

# of Permits

Southwest Ontario

651

Eastern Ontario

514

Greater Golden Horseshoe

512

Greater Toronto Area

493

Northeast Ontario

285

Central Ontario

279

Northwest Ontario

37

Region

# of Permits

Eastern Ontario

1,125

Central Ontario

884

Southwest Ontario

864

Northeast Ontario

764

Greater Golden Horseshoe

675

Greater Toronto Area

580

Northwest Ontario

232

Region

# of Permits

Greater Golden Horseshoe

2,000

Eastern Ontario

1,661

Central Ontario

1,465

Southwest Ontario

1,246

Greater Toronto Area

1,086

Northeast Ontario

837

Northwest Ontario

89

Region

# of Permits

Greater Toronto Area

21,572

Greater Golden Horseshoe

10,581

Eastern Ontario

8,685

Southwest Ontario

6,902

Central Ontario

5,660

Northeast Ontario

3,917

Northwest Ontario

568