Brantford’s construction activity remains strong - July 15, 2020

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Brantford’s construction activity remains strong

BRANTFORD, ON – Today, the City released its June 2020 Report on Construction Activity demonstrating a construction value of $7.703 million for 139 issued permits. Increases were seen in the Commercial and Institutional and Government sectors.

The largest increase occurred in the Commercial sector of construction with 7 building permits issued for Commercial projects, with a total construction value of $0.717 million, compared to 6 building permits issued with a construction value of $0.309 million in June 2019.

A significant increase also occurred in the Institutional and Government sector of construction, with a total construction value of $0.277 million, compared to a total construction value of $0.030 million in June 2019.

The City’s year-to-date construction value of $151.272 million is almost double last year’s total of $80.383 million for the same period. For the year, a total of 569 building permits have been issued in Brantford.

Quick Facts

  • A total of 139 building permits were issued in June, having a total construction value of $7.703 million.
  • A total of 16 building permits were issued for new single detached dwellings, which had a total construction value of $5.121 million.
  • A total of 108 building permits were issued for construction within the Residential (Accessory, Alterations, Additions) sector, having a total construction value of $1.407 million.

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“Brantford’s construction values are set to reach an all-time-high. We anticipate the remainder of the year to continue with its strong growth throughout all sectors of construction.”
Andy McMahon, Acting Chief Building Official and Director of Building Services,
City of Brantford

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Media Contact: 
Kelly Page, Communications Specialist, Communications and Community Engagement | City of Brantford | Office: 519.759.4150 Ext. 5741 | kpage@brantford.ca