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Investment In New Building Construction
May 2026
$43,782,342
Y/Y % Change:
-10.99%
May 2025 Value:
$49,188,675
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Source: Statistics Canada. Table 34-10-0293-01 Investment in Building Construction, Table 34-10-0286-01 Investment in Building Construction (Archived), 2017 to 2025 and Table 34-10-0175-01 Investment in Building Construction (Archived), 2010 to 2023

Last updated 7/20/2026

Construction Quick Facts

Investment In New Building Construction
May 2026
$43,782,342
Y/Y % Change:
-10.99%
May 2025 Value:
$49,188,675
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Number of Building Permits
May 2026
991
residential and non-residential, all types of work
Y/Y % Change:
-7.90%
May 2025 Value:
1,076
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Housing Starts
2nd Quarter 2026
547
houses
Y/Y % Change:
10.95%
2nd Quarter 2025 Value:
493
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Data Table

Reference PeriodValueYearPeriod
May 2026 $43,782,342 2026 5
April 2026 $45,076,529 2026 4
March 2026 $53,767,584 2026 3
February 2026 $59,077,045 2026 2
January 2026 $57,120,487 2026 1
December 2025 $57,261,228 2025 12
November 2025 $57,237,012 2025 11
October 2025 $58,711,477 2025 10
September 2025 $61,975,928 2025 9
August 2025 $64,040,377 2025 8
July 2025 $64,575,500 2025 7
June 2025 $58,721,546 2025 6
May 2025 $49,188,675 2025 5
April 2025 $39,734,308 2025 4
March 2025 $37,494,527 2025 3
February 2025 $45,822,100 2025 2
January 2025 $51,126,148 2025 1
December 2024 $56,283,862 2024 12
November 2024 $59,949,243 2024 11
October 2024 $61,062,991 2024 10
September 2024 $63,882,947 2024 9
August 2024 $64,883,903 2024 8
July 2024 $60,555,719 2024 7
June 2024 $50,778,103 2024 6
May 2024 $35,817,885 2024 5
April 2024 $28,879,090 2024 4
March 2024 $29,283,246 2024 3
February 2024 $34,701,502 2024 2
January 2024 $38,433,508 2024 1
December 2023 $42,023,004 2023 12
November 2023 $44,606,622 2023 11
October 2023 $45,479,187 2023 10
September 2023 $43,742,688 2023 9
August 2023 $43,232,097 2023 8
July 2023 $40,425,999 2023 7
June 2023 $35,762,905 2023 6
May 2023 $29,730,813 2023 5
April 2023 $26,507,441 2023 4
March 2023 $28,242,764 2023 3
February 2023 $33,733,730 2023 2
January 2023 $38,933,637 2023 1
December 2022 $38,219,299 2022 12
November 2022 $36,540,290 2022 11
October 2022 $42,715,310 2022 10
September 2022 $47,907,586 2022 9
August 2022 $51,790,050 2022 8
July 2022 $52,958,765 2022 7
June 2022 $49,445,602 2022 6
May 2022 $36,619,939 2022 5
April 2022 $27,964,734 2022 4
March 2022 $27,247,124 2022 3
February 2022 $31,867,111 2022 2
January 2022 $35,229,969 2022 1
December 2021 $37,414,993 2021 12
November 2021 $39,199,086 2021 11
October 2021 $40,650,491 2021 10
September 2021 $38,437,373 2021 9
August 2021 $39,715,816 2021 8
July 2021 $38,813,630 2021 7
June 2021 $35,632,851 2021 6
May 2021 $30,323,686 2021 5
April 2021 $27,378,175 2021 4
March 2021 $29,639,067 2021 3
February 2021 $34,313,167 2021 2
January 2021 $38,559,047 2021 1
December 2020 $41,650,015 2020 12
November 2020 $43,553,672 2020 11
October 2020 $46,158,528 2020 10
September 2020 $48,266,845 2020 9
August 2020 $46,369,974 2020 8
July 2020 $38,185,024 2020 7
June 2020 $28,706,035 2020 6
May 2020 $23,251,736 2020 5
April 2020 $22,537,190 2020 4
March 2020 $26,037,421 2020 3
February 2020 $32,232,369 2020 2
January 2020 $38,798,892 2020 1
December 2019 $43,566,291 2019 12
November 2019 $47,808,874 2019 11
October 2019 $49,003,680 2019 10
September 2019 $47,648,865 2019 9
August 2019 $45,593,867 2019 8
July 2019 $46,101,866 2019 7
June 2019 $43,399,021 2019 6
May 2019 $36,047,431 2019 5
April 2019 $34,094,051 2019 4
March 2019 $38,846,108 2019 3
February 2019 $45,698,247 2019 2
January 2019 $51,106,339 2019 1
December 2018 $55,844,704 2018 12
November 2018 $57,577,136 2018 11
October 2018 $58,596,371 2018 10
September 2018 $56,726,669 2018 9
August 2018 $55,849,136 2018 8
July 2018 $52,525,994 2018 7
June 2018 $45,757,995 2018 6
May 2018 $38,388,220 2018 5
April 2018 $36,655,620 2018 4
March 2018 $38,815,908 2018 3
February 2018 $43,371,727 2018 2
January 2018 $47,417,553 2018 1
December 2017 $51,301,132 2017 12
November 2017 $54,612,593 2017 11
October 2017 $54,766,644 2017 10
September 2017 $51,487,097 2017 9
August 2017 $50,247,133 2017 8
July 2017 $48,258,688 2017 7
June 2017 $35,303,050 2017 6
May 2017 $24,129,723 2017 5
April 2017 $22,099,925 2017 4
March 2017 $25,673,701 2017 3
February 2017 $33,281,225 2017 2
January 2017 $40,220,894 2017 1
December 2016 $44,189,282 2016 12
November 2016 $46,780,114 2016 11
October 2016 $51,735,284 2016 10
September 2016 $54,828,347 2016 9
August 2016 $56,932,628 2016 8
July 2016 $56,402,801 2016 7
June 2016 $48,045,696 2016 6
May 2016 $34,052,869 2016 5
April 2016 $26,574,590 2016 4
March 2016 $30,867,816 2016 3
February 2016 $42,995,638 2016 2
January 2016 $52,875,913 2016 1
December 2015 $59,926,234 2015 12
November 2015 $65,835,872 2015 11
October 2015 $71,352,281 2015 10
September 2015 $75,901,736 2015 9
August 2015 $78,676,828 2015 8
July 2015 $74,181,005 2015 7
June 2015 $61,033,158 2015 6
May 2015 $45,284,198 2015 5
April 2015 $37,767,343 2015 4
March 2015 $45,522,951 2015 3
February 2015 $57,516,249 2015 2
January 2015 $67,170,446 2015 1
December 2014 $74,661,027 2014 12
November 2014 $81,660,066 2014 11
October 2014 $85,722,139 2014 10
September 2014 $89,054,404 2014 9
August 2014 $91,110,233 2014 8
July 2014 $88,070,606 2014 7
June 2014 $74,940,264 2014 6
May 2014 $53,593,735 2014 5
April 2014 $45,226,468 2014 4
March 2014 $52,767,813 2014 3
February 2014 $66,963,181 2014 2
January 2014 $74,782,983 2014 1
December 2013 $83,465,773 2013 12
November 2013 $88,784,610 2013 11
October 2013 $96,674,987 2013 10
September 2013 $99,270,581 2013 9
August 2013 $102,923,655 2013 8
July 2013 $104,365,701 2013 7
June 2013 $96,514,746 2013 6
May 2013 $75,053,113 2013 5
April 2013 $62,178,670 2013 4
March 2013 $67,813,418 2013 3
February 2013 $84,008,509 2013 2
January 2013 $96,599,738 2013 1
December 2012 $104,751,660 2012 12
November 2012 $109,716,299 2012 11
October 2012 $121,441,622 2012 10
September 2012 $129,017,562 2012 9
August 2012 $125,821,821 2012 8
July 2012 $119,051,567 2012 7
June 2012 $102,916,010 2012 6
May 2012 $79,924,435 2012 5
April 2012 $67,510,441 2012 4
March 2012 $65,338,446 2012 3
February 2012 $78,303,887 2012 2
January 2012 $88,645,837 2012 1
December 2011 $96,327,466 2011 12
November 2011 $100,041,386 2011 11
October 2011 $105,112,021 2011 10
September 2011 $111,176,616 2011 9
August 2011 $115,974,648 2011 8
July 2011 $114,298,935 2011 7
June 2011 $95,949,839 2011 6
May 2011 $69,111,678 2011 5
April 2011 $60,228,571 2011 4
March 2011 $66,624,934 2011 3
February 2011 $79,759,533 2011 2
January 2011 $89,290,067 2011 1
December 2010 $90,821,259 2010 12
November 2010 $90,864,842 2010 11
October 2010 $94,370,788 2010 10
September 2010 $91,638,421 2010 9
August 2010 $94,904,261 2010 8
July 2010 $92,862,509 2010 7
June 2010 $78,752,174 2010 6
May 2010 $59,883,657 2010 5
April 2010 $42,444,247 2010 4
March 2010 $42,455,006 2010 3
February 2010 $54,000,616 2010 2
January 2010 $61,058,959 2010 1

Additional Notes

Total residential and non-residential investment in new construction, unadjusted current dollars.

Disclaimer: Statistics for the Quick Facts dashboard are collected from a variety of sources. In some cases this collection is done through web API or data extraction. If there is a discrepancy between the data published here and the source linked above, the original source is considering to be the official value.