REGINA — The City of Regina has seen a huge increase in building permit values, according to a report.
In a Statistics Canada report, the city saw building permit values jump by 18.0 per cent between April 2025 and April 2026.
Building permit values are considered an indicator of construction investment activity.
For April 2026, Regina saw $57.2 million in building permit value compared to roughly $47 million in April 2025.
March was also a huge lead for the city, seeing building permit values totalling nearly $100 million.
According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), higher values can indicate greater job creation and a healthier local economy.
Saskatchewan’s other major city, Saskatoon, saw building permit value decrease year over year by 6.6 per cent between April 2025 and April 2026.
Although Saskatoon recorded a $132.1 million building permit value for April 2026.
Overall, Statistics Canada noted for April 2026, building permit values in Canada dropped by $1 billion.
“Both the non-residential sector (-10.5%) and the residential sector (-5.5%) contributed to the decline in construction intentions,” noted the report.
