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Vancouver Building Permits — Week of Aug 10, 2026

Aug 10 – Aug 16, 2026Coverage · CompleteData as of Oct 25, 2026Source · ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits
Permits issued
88
Week of Aug 10, 2026
vs previous week
+39 (+80%)
49 the week before
Most active area
Downtown
15 permits

What changed

Vancouver issued 88 building permits in the week of Aug 10, 2026, up 39 (80%) from 49 the week before.

Commercial / tenant improvement was the most common permit type, with 30 (34% of the total). Downtown was the most active neighbourhood, with 15 permits.

Across the 2 weeks with data in the last 12, weekly totals ranged from 49 to 88.

Summary generated only from the figures on this page; every number in it is automatically checked against them.

By permit type

  • Commercial / tenant improvement30
  • Addition26
  • New multi-family building18
  • Demolition12
  • New single-family dwelling2

Most active neighbourhoods

  • Downtown15
  • Hastings-Sunrise7
  • Sunset7
  • West End7
  • Kitsilano6

1 permit could not be placed in a neighbourhood.

Last 12 weeks

04488MAY 25JUN 15JUL 6JUL 27AUG 10
Show weekly numbers
Week ofPermits
May 25, 2026No data
Jun 1, 2026No data
Jun 8, 2026No data
Jun 15, 2026No data
Jun 22, 2026No data
Jun 29, 2026No data
Jul 6, 2026No data
Jul 13, 2026No data
Jul 20, 2026No data
Jul 27, 2026No data
Aug 3, 202649
Aug 10, 202688

About this data

Source
ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits, via Hillbase
Data date
Oct 25, 2026
Coverage
Complete

Building permits are counted in the week they were issued. Only totals are shown here, never individual addresses. How these reports are made · Hillbase data methodology · Hillbase permits API