{"id":"canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","canonicalSlug":"canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","language":"en","title":"Canada building permits fall 17.3% in July","summary":"The value of permits dropped to $12.2 billion, more than reversing June’s increase.","body":["The total value of building permits issued in Canada fell 17.3%, or $2.6 billion, to $12.2 billion in July 2026, Statistics Canada reported. The decline more than offset June’s $2.3 billion increase.","In constant dollars, permit value was down 17.5% month over month and 2.2% from July 2025. Permits are an indicator of planned construction, not completed building work or a count of homes ultimately built."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Canada building permits fall 17.3% in July\n\nThe value of permits dropped to $12.2 billion, more than reversing June’s increase.\n\nThe total value of building permits issued in Canada fell 17.3%, or $2.6 billion, to $12.2 billion in July 2026, Statistics Canada reported. The decline more than offset June’s $2.3 billion increase.\n\nIn constant dollars, permit value was down 17.5% month over month and 2.2% from July 2025. Permits are an indicator of planned construction, not completed building work or a count of homes ultimately built.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-16","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-06T00:01:40Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-16","translatedAt":"2026-10-05T23:18:42Z","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Canada","url":"https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916a-eng.htm","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-16"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/canada-building-permits-fall-july-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}