The total value of investment in building construction increased $540.8 million (+2.3%) to $23.6 billion in April. The residential sector rose 3.1%, while the non-residential sector edged up 0.7%. Year over year, investment in building construction grew 7.8% in April. …Investment in residential building construction increased $491.9 million to $16.5 billion. Both the multi-unit component (+4.0%) and the single-family component (+2.0%) contributed to the increase. …Investment in single-family home construction rose $153.1 million to $7.7 billion in April. Growth in Quebec (+$136.0 million) and Ontario (+$83.8 million) was moderated by broad declines across seven provinces and one territory, led by British Columbia (-$23.1 million).