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- Penticton issued 642 building permits in 12 months, about 54 a month. June was the busiest month, with 74.
- One institutional permit in April, declared at $45.2 million, is a fifth of the year's declared value.
- New projects were 3 in 10 permits and 82% of the value. Renovations and trade permits were more than half of all permits and 16% of the value.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| building permits issued in Penticton in 12 months | 642 |
| of declared construction value | $216.3M |
| permits declared at $1 million or more | 36 |
| the middle permit's declared value | $21,825 |
A steady flow of permits, and a few very large ones
Most months landed between 40 and 75 permits. The count rose from a January low of 36 through the spring, peaked in June at 74, and eased into the fall. Switch the chart below to declared value and the picture changes: April and May tower over every other month.
April's $55.2 million is mostly one permit. An institutional building was declared at $45.2 million, more than four of every five dollars permitted that month. In May, two multifamily permits declared at $23.8 million and $12.7 million made up most of the $41.9 million.
Declared value is the construction value the applicant writes on the permit. It measures the size of the work, not what anyone paid.
| Permits | Declared value | Start | Continuation | Standalone | Not clear | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 55 | $1,641,220 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 3 |
| December 2025 | 60 | $13,179,142 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 0 |
| January 2026 | 36 | $3,174,732 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| February 2026 | 43 | $10,061,870 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 1 |
| March 2026 | 52 | $7,265,418 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
| April 2026 | 62 | $55,164,297 | 20 | 34 | 7 | 1 |
| May 2026 | 56 | $41,878,112 | 17 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 74 | $23,510,218 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 0 |
| July 2026 | 67 | $29,384,468 | 22 | 38 | 6 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 42 | $13,429,216 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 49 | $8,375,851 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 46 | $9,213,720 | 11 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
City of Penticton building permit reports, November 3, 2025 to October 30, 2026. Analysis: Okanagan Trade Directory.
New projects carry the money. Renovations carry the volume.
We sorted every permit by the part of a project it belongs to. A start begins something new: a new building, an addition, a demolition or a foundation. A continuation is work on a building that already stands: renovations, tenant improvements, and plumbing or electrical permits. A standalone permit is a small job of its own, like a pool, a shed or solar panels.
Starts were 195 permits, about 3 in 10, and $177.4 million of declared value. Continuations were 355 permits, more than half, and $35.0 million. For a trade that works on existing homes, that is the steady half of the market: smaller jobs, every month of the year.
| Share of permits | Share | Share of declared value | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 195 | 30% | $177,416,356 | 82% |
| Continuation | 355 | 55% | $35,024,071 | 16% |
| Standalone | 85 | 13% | $3,821,836 | 2% |
| Not clear | 7 | 1% | $16,000 | <1% |
Stages sorted by our classifier from each permit's type and description; 7 permits did not say enough and are shown as not clear. City of Penticton building permit reports, November 3, 2025 to October 30, 2026. Analysis: Okanagan Trade Directory.
What a typical permit is worth
The middle permit in Penticton was declared at $21,825. Plumbing permits sit lowest, with a typical value of $7,000. Tenant improvements and accessory buildings run highest among the common types, at about $66,000 and $75,000. Work on an existing single-family home was typically declared at $25,000. New single-family homes applied for online sit in a league of their own: the middle one was declared at $1 million.
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Accessory building | $75,000 |
| Tenant improvement | $66,260 |
| Swimming pool | $61,000 |
| Commercial | $34,653 |
| Fire sprinklers | $30,000 |
| Multifamily | $27,500 |
| Work on a single-family home | $25,000 |
| Solar panels | $24,995 |
| Demolition | $22,500 |
| Secondary suite | $20,000 |
| Plumbing | $7,000 |
Permit types with 15 or more permits. New single-family homes applied for online (17 permits, middle value $1,000,000) are left off the scale. City of Penticton building permit reports, November 3, 2025 to October 30, 2026. Analysis: Okanagan Trade Directory.
The local trades behind these permits
Every permit above is work for someone in Penticton. These pages rank the trades the town rates highest and chooses most often, with what their reviews say.
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How we did this
Records: the 642 building permits the City of Penticton issued between November 3, 2025 and October 30, 2026, read from the city's weekly building permit reports. We last read them on November 13, 2026.
Declared value is the value written on each permit. 32 permits had no value and count as $0 in the value figures.
Stages come from our classifier, which reads each permit's type and description. Permits it could not place are shown as not clear.
We do not publish the name of any private person, and addresses are not shown.