Monthly report · from city open data
BC building permits, May 2026.
In short
247 building permits were issued across 3 BC cities in May 2026. 61 were new homes, laneways or multiplexes, and the permits declared $257M of work in total. Vancouver issued the most (165).
247
Permits issued
61
New homes
$257M
Declared value
—
vs last month
By city
| City | Permits | New homes | Declared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver | 165 | 40 | $218M |
| Surrey | 70 | 19 | $34M |
| New Westminster | 12 | 2 | $4.7M |
By permit type
Addition / alteration57
Commercial54
Demolition41
Other32
New house19
Laneway18
Multiplex15
Duplex9
Busiest neighbourhoods
Busiest builders
- 01Raidex Construction Ltd8
- 02Apollo Excavating & Civil Works Ltd.7
- 03Jassal Signs Ltd3
- 04Reotech Construction Ltd3
- 05Shaughnessy Contracting INC2
- 06Vantac Management Ltd2
- 07Suntech Solar Solutions Inc.2
- 08Fleck Contracting Ltd2
Also on the permits
Suite 26Garage 18Solar 16Deck / patio 13Heat pump 7Laneway 3Passive house 3Retaining wall 2
Biggest new homes of the month
Block level
| 10•• Burnaby Street | West End, Vancouver | Multiplex | $95M |
| 26•• Tolmie Street | West Point Grey, Vancouver | Multiplex | $19M |
| 37•• W 4th Avenue | West Point Grey, Vancouver | Multiplex | $18M |
| 70•• Oak Street | Oakridge, Vancouver | Multiplex | $10M |
| 77•• Granville Street | Marpole, Vancouver | Multiplex | $3.5M |
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Built from each city’s published permit data (Open Government Licence – Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Victoria). Declared values are what applicants put on the permit. Free to quote with a link to this page.