https://acitythatworks.ca/updatesNew releases of the public data behind each Victoria measure.en-cahttps://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/downtown-business-permitsdowntown-business-permits-2026-11-09Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Up 46% from the previous 12 months (Nov 10, 2024–Nov 9, 2025). Up 3.9% since the 12 months to Nov 2021. Year to date (Jan 1–Nov 9, 2026, preliminary): 71, against 49 in Jan 1–Nov 9, 2025, up 45%. Before the pandemic, 2019: 117 for the full year, 100 by the same date. Source: City of Victoria.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/multi-unit-permit-daysmulti-unit-permit-days-2026-11-09Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Worse. Up 43% in a year. Up 68% since 2019. Source: City of Victoria.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/employment-rateemployment-rate-2026-11-06Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Down 2.0 points in a year. Up 2.3 points since Oct 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/unemployment-rateunemployment-rate-2026-11-06Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same this year. Worse over 5 years. Up 0.6 points in a year. Up 0.5 points since Oct 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/shelter-housing-shareshelter-housing-share-2026-11-02Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Steady. Up 0.1 points in a year. Source: BC Housing and BC Stats.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/active-businessesactive-businesses-2026-10-29Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Up 0.5% in a year. Up 3.9% since Jul 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/toxic-drug-deathstoxic-drug-deaths-2026-10-27Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same this year. Better over 5 years. Down 0.8% from the previous 12 months (Oct 2024–Sep 2025). Down 10% since the 12 months to Sep 2021. Year to date (Jan–Sep 2026, preliminary): 88, against 91 in Jan–Sep 2025, about the same. Source: BC Coroners Service.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/new-homes-approvednew-homes-approved-2026-10-22Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Mixed. Up 17% from the previous 12 months (Sep 2024–Aug 2025). Down 23% since the 12 months to Aug 2021. Year to date (Jan–Aug 2026, preliminary): 218, against 740 in Jan–Aug 2025, down 71%. 786 of the 1,124 homes in the latest 12 months were approved in Oct–Nov 2025. The two periods point in opposite directions, so the label is Mixed. Source: BC Stats.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/transit-tripstransit-trips-2026-10-21Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Up 4.0% in a year. Up 2.0% since the 12 months to Aug 2024. Source: Statistics Canada (BC Transit data).https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/voter-turnoutvoter-turnout-2026-10-21Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Up 3.5 points since 2022. Source: City of Victoria.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/consumer-prices-victoriaconsumer-prices-victoria-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Above target. Prices were 3.4% higher than a year earlier. The national target is 2%, within a 1–3% range. Over five years the price level rose 19.8% (index 134.3 in Sep 2021, 160.9 in Sep 2026). Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/gasoline-pricegasoline-price-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Rising. Up 7.1% in a year. Up 28% since the 12 months to Sep 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/homes-completed-vs-populationhomes-completed-vs-population-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Up 7.8% against 2020 to 2024. Up 49% since 2019. Source: CMHC and Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/homes-under-constructionhomes-under-construction-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Up 6.8% in a year. Up 80% since the 12 months to Sep 2021. Source: CMHC.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/housing-startshousing-starts-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Worse. Down 17% in a year. Down 6.7% since the 12 months to Sep 2021. Source: CMHC, via Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/property-tax-vs-inflationproperty-tax-vs-inflation-2026-10-19Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000Rising. City tax on a representative house was $4,557 in 2026, up 12.1% in a year and 65.3% since 2020. Victoria prices rose 21.7% over the same period (12-month average, October 2025 to September 2026, against the 2020 annual average). This switches to the full 2026 annual average when Statistics Canada publishes it in January 2027. * 2020 was a pandemic year; 2019 is not used because: its headline is the change since 2020. Source: Province of B.C. and Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/emergency-waitemergency-wait-2026-09-21Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same this year. Worse over 4 years. Down 1.4% in a year. Up 109% since 2021/22. Source: CIHI.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/income-assistanceincome-assistance-2026-09-19Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000Steady this year. Rising over 5 years. Up 4.0% in a year. Up 25% since the 12 months to Jul 2021. Source: Province of B.C..https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/asking-rent-2-bedroomasking-rent-2-bedroom-2026-09-09Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same this year. Worse over 5 years. Down 2.6% in a year. Up 27% since Apr–Jun 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/transit-on-timetransit-on-time-2026-09-08Tue, 08 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Up 1.9 points in a year. Source: BC Transit.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/business-licences-issuedbusiness-licences-issued-2026-08-21Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Up 3.0% in a year. Source: City of Victoria.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/downtown-pedestrian-countsdowntown-pedestrian-counts-2026-08-21Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Worse. Down 12% in a year. Source: City of Victoria.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/mortgage-share-of-incomemortgage-share-of-income-2026-08-20Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Down 2.5 points in a year. Up 7.8 points since Apr–Jun 2021. Source: BC Stats.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/scheduled-surgery-waitscheduled-surgery-wait-2026-08-12Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Typical (median) wait: Royal Jubilee 5.9 weeks, 9 in 10 within 28.1; Victoria General 7.0 weeks, 9 in 10 within 35.1. Royal Jubilee: down 16% in a year. Down 17% since 2019/20. For comparison: Island Health 7.1 weeks, 9 in 10 within 31.4; B.C. 6.0 weeks, 9 in 10 within 30.6. Source: B.C. Ministry of Health.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/surgery-waiting-list-weekssurgery-waiting-list-weeks-2026-08-12Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Better. Down 8.3% in a year. Down 1.0% since 2019/20. Source: B.C. Ministry of Health.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/police-officers-vs-authorizedpolice-officers-vs-authorized-2026-08-05Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000Steady this year. Rising over 4 years. Up 0.8% since 2023. Up 11% since 2021. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/crime-severity-indexcrime-severity-index-2026-07-22Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Up 4.8% in a year. Up 1.2% since 2019. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/crimes-by-typecrimes-by-type-2026-07-22Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Worse. Up 5.8% in a year. Down 15% since 2019. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/crimes-solvedcrimes-solved-2026-07-22Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000About the same. Down 4.2% in a year. Up 2.6% since 2019. Source: Statistics Canada.https://acitythatworks.ca/indicators/csi-police-servicecsi-police-service-2026-07-22Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000Worse. Up 5.9% in a year. Down 0.9% since 2020. * 2020 was a pandemic year; 2019 is not used because: the series changed in 2020 (Esquimalt counted separately from 2020), so 2019 is not comparable. Source: Statistics Canada.