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Development Statistics

Building permits, housing construction, project development, and total assessment values all speak to the developmental growth in Dawson Creek, BC.

Building permits

Building permits are purchased through our Development Services Department. The following table shows the number of permits purchased in the last five years.

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Permits Purchased
Year Dwelling Units Created Residential Commercial Industrial Institutional Government
2024 1 44 19 0 3 4
2023 3 36 14 5 10 0
2022 3 48 21 7 9 5
2021 8 20 12 3 6 5
2020 39 45 13 3 3 4

Housing

Construction Statistics
Phase 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Construction In Progress 106 88 - - -
Construction Completed 7 39 - - -
Total Assessment Values
Property 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
 All Classifications  1.737 Billion  1.726 Billion 1.808 Billion  - -
 Residential 1.2 Billion  1.195 Billion  1.265 Billion  - -
 Non-residential  536 Million  531 Million   543 million  - -

Major projects

Projects in progress or currently finished are shown below. Visit BC Major Projects Inventory to learn more.

  • Dawson Creek & District Hospital Replacement
    • Provincial project in Dawson Creek, BC
    • Estimated cost of 590 Million
  • RCMP Detachment Building - Complete
    • RCMP project in Fort St. John, BC
    • Estimated cost of 49 Million

  • Coastal GasLink Pipeline
    • Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. project in Dawson Creek, BC
    • Estimated cost of 6.2 Billion
  • Spruce Ridge Expansion 
    • Enbridge Inc. project in Fort St. John, BC
    • Estimated cost of 565 Million
  • T-South Reliability and Expansion Program
    • Enbridge Inc. project in Chetwynd, BC

  • The Station Town Centre
    • G8 Properties project in Fort St. John, BC
    • Estimated cost of 500 Million

  •  8th Street Crossing Replacement - Complete
    • BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project in Dawson Creek, BC
    • Estimated cost of 28 Million
  • Highway 29 to Halfway River Crossing Replacement
    • BC Hydro and BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure project in Fort St. John
    • Estimated cost of 105 Million

  • GM Shrum Substation Control Systems Upgrade
    • BC Hydro project in Hudson's Hope, BC
    • Estimated cost of 75 Million
  • Site C
    • BC Hydro project in Fort St. John, BC
    • Estimated cost of 16,000 Million

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