Permit values down, but major developments expected to boost year-end totals

The City of Sault Ste. Marie has issued a few less building permits this year than during the same time in 2025, but the value of construction work across the city appears lower.City statistics for the first six months of the year show 499 permits have been issued, with a construction value of $74.3 million. That’s down from the same time last year when 537 permits were issued with a value of $136.4 million.The difference lies mostly with the value of the building permits.In the residenti