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Vancouver Building Permits — Week of Oct 19, 2026

Oct 19 – Oct 25, 2026Coverage · CompleteData as of Oct 25, 2026Source · ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits
Permits issued
58
Week of Oct 19, 2026
vs previous week
−23 (−28%)
81 the week before
Most active area
Downtown
9 permits

What changed

Vancouver issued 58 building permits in the week of Oct 19, 2026, down 23 (28%) from 81 the week before.

Commercial / tenant improvement was the most common permit type, with 24 (41% of the total). Downtown was the most active neighbourhood, with 9 permits.

Across the 12 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 improvement24
  • Addition11
  • Demolition8
  • New multi-family building6
  • Accessory building / suite4
  • New single-family dwelling4
  • Other1

Most active neighbourhoods

  • Downtown9
  • Fairview7
  • Killarney7
  • Kitsilano5
  • Sunset5

2 permits could not be placed in a neighbourhood.

Last 12 weeks

04691AUG 3AUG 24SEP 14OCT 5OCT 19
Show weekly numbers
Week ofPermits
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
Oct 12, 202681
Oct 19, 202658

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