OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says municipalities issued $6.3 billion worth of building permits in August, up 1.4 per cent from $6.2 billion in July.
The agency says it was the fourth straight month in which permits topped $6 billion and was second only to the record $6.9 billion recorded in May and June.
The figures suggest that both the housing and non-residential construction sectors remain strong and the building industry has a busy autumn ahead.
Despite a slowdown in the United States, the Canadian housing market remains bullish, with $3.9 billion worth of permits in issued August, virtually unchanged from July.
Growth in permits for single-family homes offset a drop in the multi-family sector.
Provincially, Ontario showed the strongest growth, with oil-boom Alberta recording a decline.
