Infoline Highlights: Coverage for the week of January 9-13

Building Permits - The value of building permits issued by B.C. municipalities climbed (+14.7%, seasonally adjusted) in November, adding to a 12.5% boost in October. Residential permits jumped (+21.1%), building on the previous month’s (+11.3%) gain.
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Price of New Housing -Relative to the same month of 2015, the cost of new housing in B.C.’s two largest cities continued to climb in November of 2016. Home builders in Vancouver received 4.4% more for their projects, and Victoria’s housing price index was up 5.1%.
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Housing Starts - The number of housing starts in the province’s urban areas (population of 10,000+) continue to seesaw, sliding 10.2% (seasonally adjusted) in December, after surging (+74.9%) in the previous month. Canadian starts climbed 11.8%, as some provinces posted increases that were well into the double digits.
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Current Surveys

• Apprenticeship Student Outcomes (APPSO) Survey
• Baccalaureate Graduate Survey
• BC Hydro Workforce Profile Survey
• BC Public Service Exit Survey
• Canada-BC Job Grant Outcomes Survey
• Community Living BC Employee Engagement Survey 2017
  
• Diploma, Associate Degree, and Certificate Student Outcomes (DACSO) Survey
• FrontCounter BC Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Outcome Survey
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Application Process Survey
• Ministry of Finance Revenue Services Client Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017
• Procurement Transformation Survey (#BCTECH Strategy)
• SDSI LMAPD Monthly Survey 2016-17
• Service BC Citizen Satisfaction Survey 2016/2017

You can read more about any of these by visiting our Current and Recent Surveys page.