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Vancouver Building Permits — Week of Sep 7, 2026

Sep 7 – Sep 13, 2026Coverage · CompleteData as of Oct 25, 2026Source · ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits
Permits issued
75
Week of Sep 7, 2026
vs previous week
−7 (−9%)
82 the week before
Most active area
Downtown
13 permits

What changed

Vancouver issued 75 building permits in the week of Sep 7, 2026, down 7 (9%) from 82 the week before.

Commercial / tenant improvement was the most common permit type, with 28 (37% of the total). Downtown was the most active neighbourhood, with 13 permits.

Across the 6 weeks with data in the last 12, weekly totals ranged from 49 to 91.

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

By permit type

  • Commercial / tenant improvement28
  • Addition20
  • Demolition11
  • New multi-family building9
  • Other4
  • Accessory building / suite2
  • New single-family dwelling1

Most active neighbourhoods

  • Downtown13
  • Grandview-Woodland6
  • Victoria-Fraserview6
  • West End6
  • Fairview4

Last 12 weeks

04691JUN 22JUL 13AUG 3AUG 24SEP 7
Show weekly numbers
Week ofPermits
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
Aug 17, 202668
Aug 24, 202691
Aug 31, 202682
Sep 7, 202675

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