Growth in the residential sector in Clarington in 2021 experienced a downturn, with a 31.9 per cent decrease in construction value from the previous year.
However, the municipality saw an increase in building permit values in all non-residential sectors in 2021, as outlined in a building activity report.
The decline may be largely because residential projects around the proposed GO Train station area in Bowmanville have mostly been completed. Work on a similar area development in Courtice has not yet started.
In 2021, construction values in the industrial sector were up by 85.6 per cent from 2020. Values in the institutional sector rose by 175.8 per cent, and values in the agricultural sector were up by a whopping 198.4 per cent, according to a council report.
The municipality approved a total of 591 new residential units in 2021, which was a decrease from 2020. However, Clarington expects a significant rebound in residential growth this year, with several large projects that have been approved and will begin construction.
For more information, read Report PDS-012-22.