Calgary & Southern Alberta

Building Permits Issued in Calgary: 1907-1968

Year
Number
Value in
Millions
of Dollars*

1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1920
1925
1929
1930
1940
1945
1950
1953
1955
1958
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
605
423
777
1,499
2,619
3,843
2,078
870
772
1,883
1,545
1,523
2,448
4,136
4,972
5,515
7,278
5,846
6,491
6,421
5,659
5,715
5,952
5,784
6,644
8,004
-
-
-
-
5.5
20.4
-
2.8
1.2
11.4
4.0
2.7
7.2
25.8
42.1
58.9
101.6
99.3
70.4
88.0
91.2
95.1
129.1
114.4
136.9
183.1

*Figures are not available for 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910 and 1913.

Source: Calgary Municipal Manuals, 1974 and 1975-1976.
From Calgary: An Illustrated History


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