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Canada Building Permits 2026-09-16 08:30 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Building Permits came in at 12,190.90 on Sep 16, 2026, compared with 14,748.37 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
12,190.90
Previous
14,748.37
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-07-31

Last updated:

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Canada Building Permits release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Building Permits chart through 2026-07-31
CAD Building Permits readings through 2026-07-31. Latest: 12,190.90.

Building Permits release read

Canada Building Permits came in at 12,190.90 on Sep 16, 2026, compared with 14,748.37 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Building Permits page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_building_permits_2026-09-16
API announcement ID cad_building_permits_2026-07-31
Release time
2026-09-16 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-07-31
Actual value 12,190.90
Previous value 14,748.37
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1789561800

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Building Permits history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More Canada Building Permits releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

Planned 2026-10-14 08:30 America/Toronto · 13,600

Older release

2026-08-12 08:30 America/Toronto · 14,748.37

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Current Account Balance

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Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Building Permits.

What did Canada Building Permits come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Canada Building Permits was 12,190.90 CAD mn in July 2026. The previous reading was 14,748.37 CAD mn.

When was this Canada Building Permits release published?

This release was published on Sep 16, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto.

When is the next Canada Building Permits release?

The next Canada Building Permits release is scheduled for Oct 14, 2026.

What is the official source for Canada Building Permits?

Statistics Canada publishes the official Building Permits series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1789561800,
  "announcement_id": "cad_building_permits_2026-07-31",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260916/dq260916a-eng.pdf",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-16T12:30:10.503677Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1789561810503676644,
  "date": "2026-07-31",
  "ingestion_latency_ms": 10503.677,
  "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789561810503676644,
  "previous_value": 14748.372,
  "publication_time_precision": "minute",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
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      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789561800,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 10503.677,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789561810503676644,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789561800,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 12190.901,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789561800,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 11890.381,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789561811890381443,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789561800,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 12190.901,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 12190.901,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}