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Vancouver Building Permits — Week of Oct 5, 2026

Oct 5 – Oct 11, 2026Coverage · CompleteData as of Oct 25, 2026Source · ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits
Permits issued
90
Week of Oct 5, 2026
vs previous week
+14 (+18%)
76 the week before
Most active area
Downtown
11 permits

What changed

Vancouver issued 90 building permits in the week of Oct 5, 2026, up 14 (18%) from 76 the week before.

Commercial / tenant improvement was the most common permit type, with 26 (29% of the total). Downtown was the most active neighbourhood, with 11 permits.

Across the 10 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 improvement26
  • Addition19
  • Demolition16
  • New multi-family building12
  • Accessory building / suite9
  • New single-family dwelling4
  • Other4

Most active neighbourhoods

  • Downtown11
  • Renfrew-Collingwood9
  • Killarney8
  • Sunset8
  • Kensington-Cedar Cottage7

1 permit could not be placed in a neighbourhood.

Last 12 weeks

04691JUL 20AUG 10AUG 31SEP 21OCT 5
Show weekly numbers
Week ofPermits
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
Sep 14, 202686
Sep 21, 202681
Sep 28, 202676
Oct 5, 202690

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