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Vancouver Building Permits — Week of Oct 26, 2026

Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026Coverage · CompleteData as of Oct 31, 2026Source · ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits
Permits issued
82
Week of Oct 26, 2026
vs previous week
+24 (+41%)
58 the week before
Most active area
Downtown
26 permits

What changed

Vancouver issued 82 building permits in the week of Oct 26, 2026, up 24 (41%) from 58 the week before.

Commercial / tenant improvement was the most common permit type, with 35 (43% of the total). Downtown was the most active neighbourhood, with 26 permits.

Across the 12 weeks with data in the last 12, weekly totals ranged from 58 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 improvement35
  • Addition15
  • New multi-family building15
  • Demolition13
  • Accessory building / suite2
  • Other2

Most active neighbourhoods

  • Downtown26
  • Fairview9
  • Hastings-Sunrise6
  • Renfrew-Collingwood5
  • Kensington-Cedar Cottage3

Last 12 weeks

04691AUG 10AUG 31SEP 21OCT 12OCT 26
Show weekly numbers
Week ofPermits
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
Oct 26, 202682

About this data

Source
ca-bc-vancouver-issued-building-permits, via Hillbase
Data date
Oct 31, 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