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Ottawa–Gatineau construction market

What residential construction currently looks like in Ottawa–Gatineau: activity relative to population, the building pipeline, nominal and real growth, and market mix — measured against 15 other Canadian markets.

Trailing 12 months ending June 2026 Ontario–Quebec · census metropolitan area · population 1,700,014 (2025)

  • Apartment-heavy
  • Moderate construction intensity

Key metrics

Housing starts per 1,000 residents
7.79
13,236 starts in 12 months
10th of 16
Housing completions per 1,000 residents
7.32
12,447 completions
7th of 16
Units under construction per 1,000 residents
12.52
21,284 units at period end
7th of 16
Pending starts per 1,000 residents
3.76
6,393 units · secondary indicator
8th of 16
Residential permit value growth (constant dollars)
−1.7%
Nominal +2.5%
8th of 16
Residential construction price growth
+3.8%
Year over year
9th of 14
Renovation share of residential investment
30.4%
of residential investment
13th of 16
Apartment share of housing starts
67.2%
of housing starts
11th of 16

Current observations

  • Ottawa–Gatineau recorded 13,236 housing starts over the trailing 12 months ending June 2026 — 7.79 per 1,000 residents, 10th of 16 tracked markets (median 8.33).
  • 12.52 units per 1,000 residents were under construction at period end (7th of 16 tracked markets), 1.7 times the 7.32 per 1,000 completed over the past 12 months.
  • Residential permit value rose 2.5% nominally but fell approximately 1.7% after adjusting for construction prices. The segments differ: in constant dollars, single-dwelling permit value changed +17.6% and multiple-dwelling −10.0%.
  • Renovation accounts for 30.4% of residential investment (13th of 16 tracked markets by renovation share). Apartments were 67.2% of housing starts and single-detached homes 14.9%.
  • Residential construction prices changed +3.8% year over year (9th of 14 tracked markets by price growth).
  • Pending starts — permits issued but not yet started — stood at 3.76 per 1,000 residents (8th of 16 tracked markets). This is a secondary indicator of the current backlog, not a forecast.

Generated from the published values on this page using fixed rules. They describe current measured conditions and are not forecasts.

Historical context

Monthly, as trailing 12-month totals (except units under construction, a month-end stock), 2019 to June 2026.

Housing starts by dwelling type

Trailing 12-month starts. Multi-unit = semi-detached, row and apartment.

  • Single-detached
  • Multi-unit
Housing starts by dwelling type, Jan 2019 to Jun 2026. Latest: Single-detached 1,967; Multi-unit 11,269. Full values in the table below the chart.05,00010,00015,00020192020202120222023202420252026
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Housing starts by dwelling type
Period endingSingle-detachedMulti-unit
January 20193,0715,993
February 20193,0836,652
March 20193,0516,962
April 20193,1347,187
May 20193,1247,579
June 20193,0547,415
July 20193,0357,480
August 20192,9617,113
September 20192,9697,844
October 20192,9877,526
November 20193,0177,890
December 20193,0178,186
January 20203,0598,506
February 20203,1488,781
March 20203,1908,653
April 20203,1438,638
May 20203,1988,446
June 20203,1988,463
July 20203,2648,476
August 20203,2659,550
September 20203,2999,525
October 20203,3359,223
November 20203,4099,405
December 20203,4119,623
January 20213,5099,575
February 20213,5609,100
March 20213,6829,540
April 20213,80110,143
May 20213,87510,767
June 20214,02110,420
July 20214,04310,215
August 20214,0279,391
September 20214,0599,219
October 20214,0469,831
November 20214,0429,919
December 20214,0039,277
January 20223,9569,303
February 20223,8639,519
March 20223,7299,775
April 20223,7579,402
May 20223,7079,049
June 20223,5229,370
July 20223,42010,807
August 20223,42311,215
September 20223,30811,945
October 20223,38912,042
November 20223,27811,821
December 20223,17111,852
January 20233,03811,446
February 20233,02711,657
March 20232,95711,693
April 20232,70512,121
May 20232,50811,432
June 20232,48611,585
July 20232,31710,540
August 20232,24310,513
September 20232,14910,091
October 20231,9699,913
November 20231,8449,646
December 20231,85810,135
January 20241,91310,380
February 20241,8529,951
March 20241,8369,390
April 20241,8568,428
May 20241,8899,504
June 20241,8379,199
July 20241,8629,518
August 20241,8099,071
September 20241,8329,437
October 20241,7609,525
November 20241,8549,700
December 20241,9169,633
January 20251,92610,010
February 20252,00710,437
March 20252,00010,463
April 20252,03211,568
May 20251,95111,157
June 20251,90811,709
July 20251,91711,906
August 20251,93111,678
September 20251,83010,427
October 20251,8529,950
November 20251,82610,006
December 20251,77511,209
January 20261,77710,962
February 20261,74411,252
March 20261,76311,601
April 20261,72211,291
May 20261,87211,174
June 20261,96711,269

Under construction and completions

Units under construction (month-end) and trailing 12-month completions.

  • Under construction
  • Completions (12 mo)
Under construction and completions, Jan 2019 to Jun 2026. Latest: Under construction 21,284; Completions (12 mo) 12,447. Full values in the table below the chart.010,00020,00030,00020192020202120222023202420252026
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Under construction and completions
Period endingUnder constructionCompletions (12 mo)
January 20199,5668,257
February 20199,3068,533
March 20199,7268,381
April 20199,6768,679
May 201910,2368,692
June 201910,4618,293
July 201910,8518,244
August 201910,7428,524
September 201911,5787,892
October 201911,9328,376
November 201912,4058,424
December 201912,2688,764
January 202012,1738,978
February 202012,2778,939
March 202012,3569,198
April 202012,4299,005
May 202012,9108,963
June 202012,6739,446
July 202012,8459,743
August 202013,7629,792
September 202014,38010,022
October 202014,44310,047
November 202014,66810,549
December 202014,96410,318
January 202114,89710,339
February 202114,82010,100
March 202115,31610,242
April 202116,12310,250
May 202116,89310,660
June 202116,65610,455
July 202116,67110,426
August 202116,66610,516
September 202116,61411,034
October 202116,85211,464
November 202117,34911,278
December 202116,77311,487
January 202216,59311,580
February 202216,70911,500
March 202217,43711,392
April 202217,67111,606
May 202217,79311,830
June 202217,74511,775
July 202218,82812,043
August 202218,67812,596
September 202219,84511,994
October 202220,77411,482
November 202221,21411,212
December 202220,56411,238
January 202320,39711,177
February 202320,01711,872
March 202320,45712,129
April 202321,08211,901
May 202320,75111,493
June 202320,34611,975
July 202320,19611,993
August 202320,81911,117
September 202321,26711,312
October 202321,80511,351
November 202321,70511,497
December 202321,55511,459
January 202421,48511,160
February 202421,43810,346
March 202421,40710,236
April 202420,74910,587
May 202421,64310,479
June 202420,74910,619
July 202421,26410,312
August 202420,25811,480
September 202421,04911,534
October 202421,35411,779
November 202421,46011,742
December 202420,22412,822
January 202519,92112,699
February 202520,45812,641
March 202520,17712,927
April 202521,27412,302
May 202520,93512,964
June 202520,53512,982
July 202521,33612,889
August 202521,28011,680
September 202520,90311,486
October 202520,98611,237
November 202521,20911,241
December 202521,20111,153
January 202620,36512,188
February 202621,23412,091
March 202621,26412,130
April 202621,55512,625
May 202621,41812,437
June 202621,28412,447

Residential permit value: nominal and constant dollars

Trailing 12-month value, $ millions. Constant dollars are Statistics Canada’s price-adjusted series.

  • Nominal
  • Constant dollars
Residential permit value: nominal and constant dollars, Jan 2019 to Jun 2026. Latest: Nominal $3,381M; Constant dollars $3,133M. Full values in the table below the chart.$0M$2,000M$4,000M$6,000M20192020202120222023202420252026
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Residential permit value: nominal and constant dollars
Period endingNominalConstant dollars
January 2019$2,712M$4,398M
February 2019$2,706M$4,366M
March 2019$2,775M$4,456M
April 2019$2,680M$4,276M
May 2019$2,684M$4,261M
June 2019$2,650M$4,185M
July 2019$2,489M$3,890M
August 2019$2,759M$4,290M
September 2019$2,968M$4,601M
October 2019$3,025M$4,669M
November 2019$3,083M$4,742M
December 2019$3,097M$4,756M
January 2020$3,166M$4,856M
February 2020$3,234M$4,957M
March 2020$3,464M$5,295M
April 2020$3,506M$5,348M
May 2020$3,505M$5,333M
June 2020$3,590M$5,447M
July 2020$3,488M$5,270M
August 2020$3,275M$4,926M
September 2020$3,459M$5,159M
October 2020$3,444M$5,115M
November 2020$3,351M$4,955M
December 2020$3,425M$5,047M
January 2021$3,634M$5,304M
February 2021$3,630M$5,266M
March 2021$3,450M$4,936M
April 2021$3,454M$4,871M
May 2021$3,609M$4,997M
June 2021$3,585M$4,863M
July 2021$3,678M$4,895M
August 2021$3,822M$5,001M
September 2021$3,866M$4,874M
October 2021$3,829M$4,770M
November 2021$3,852M$4,750M
December 2021$3,970M$4,830M
January 2022$3,737M$4,454M
February 2022$3,827M$4,498M
March 2022$3,917M$4,522M
April 2022$3,921M$4,462M
May 2022$3,829M$4,295M
June 2022$3,859M$4,277M
July 2022$3,876M$4,247M
August 2022$4,017M$4,342M
September 2022$4,005M$4,250M
October 2022$3,949M$4,169M
November 2022$4,031M$4,230M
December 2022$3,881M$4,044M
January 2023$3,818M$3,961M
February 2023$3,750M$3,870M
March 2023$3,678M$3,773M
April 2023$3,586M$3,664M
May 2023$3,668M$3,734M
June 2023$3,644M$3,699M
July 2023$3,622M$3,667M
August 2023$3,301M$3,334M
September 2023$2,961M$2,981M
October 2023$3,174M$3,189M
November 2023$3,027M$3,037M
December 2023$3,020M$3,026M
January 2024$2,960M$2,964M
February 2024$2,834M$2,833M
March 2024$2,878M$2,870M
April 2024$3,006M$2,993M
May 2024$2,969M$2,951M
June 2024$3,077M$3,051M
July 2024$3,003M$2,973M
August 2024$3,184M$3,147M
September 2024$3,136M$3,095M
October 2024$3,046M$3,000M
November 2024$3,280M$3,225M
December 2024$3,337M$3,276M
January 2025$3,387M$3,323M
February 2025$3,553M$3,481M
March 2025$3,457M$3,378M
April 2025$3,530M$3,436M
May 2025$3,435M$3,332M
June 2025$3,300M$3,188M
July 2025$3,322M$3,199M
August 2025$3,263M$3,129M
September 2025$3,276M$3,133M
October 2025$3,463M$3,298M
November 2025$3,385M$3,210M
December 2025$3,418M$3,232M
January 2026$3,454M$3,260M
February 2026$3,408M$3,204M
March 2026$3,436M$3,219M
April 2026$3,339M$3,113M
May 2026$3,382M$3,144M
June 2026$3,381M$3,133M

Market mix

Housing starts by dwelling type, 12 months

Housing starts by dwelling type in Ottawa–Gatineau
Dwelling typeStartsShare
Single-detached1,96714.9%
Semi-detached2992.3%
Row2,07115.6%
Apartment and other8,89967.2%

Rental-intended starts: 60.6% of all starts.

Renovation vs. new construction

Renovation 30.4% New construction 69.6%

Share of residential building investment. Alterations are 6.2% of residential permit value (a separate source).

Growth: nominal and constant dollars

Nominal and constant-dollar growth, trailing 12 months ending June 2026 versus the prior 12 months
SeriesNominalConstant $
All residential permits+2.5%−1.7%
Single-dwelling buildings+22.7%+17.6%
Multiple-dwelling buildings−6.1%−10.0%
Residential building investment−8.9%−12.9%

Nominal growth includes construction-price change; constant-dollar growth is Statistics Canada’s price-adjusted series. They are shown side by side rather than subtracted.

All published metrics

All published construction metrics for Ottawa–Gatineau, trailing 12 months ending June 2026
MetricOttawa–GatineauDefinition
Population1,700,014July 1 population estimate for the census metropolitan area.
Housing starts, trailing 12 months13,236Dwelling units started over the trailing 12 months (CMHC Starts and Completions Survey).
Housing starts per 1,000 residents7.79Housing starts (all dwelling types) over the trailing 12 months divided by the CMA population estimate, per 1,000 residents.
Housing starts, change vs prior 12 months−2.8%Change in trailing-12-month housing starts compared with the 12 months before.
Housing completions, trailing 12 months12,447Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months.
Housing completions per 1,000 residents7.32Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months divided by the CMA population estimate, per 1,000 residents.
Completions, change vs prior 12 months−4.1%Change in trailing-12-month completions compared with the 12 months before.
Units under construction21,284Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period.
Units under construction per 1,000 residents12.52Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period (a stock, not a 12-month flow) per 1,000 residents.
Under construction, change vs a year earlier+3.6%Change in units under construction compared with the same month a year earlier.
Pending starts6,393Units with a building permit issued but not yet started, at the end of the reference period.
Pending starts per 1,000 residents3.76Units with a building permit issued but not yet started, at the end of the reference period, per 1,000 residents. A secondary indicator of the current pipeline, not a forecast of starts.
Pending starts, change vs a year earlier+20.9%Change in pending starts compared with the same month a year earlier.
Dwelling units authorized per 1,000 residents9.48Dwelling units created by building permits issued over the trailing 12 months, per 1,000 residents.
Authorized units, change vs prior 12 months+7.4%Change in dwelling units authorized by building permits compared with the prior 12 months.
Residential permit value, trailing 12 months$3.38BValue of residential building permits, current dollars.
Residential permit value growth (nominal)+2.5%Change in the value of residential building permits over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 12 months, in current dollars.
Residential permit value growth (constant dollars)−1.7%The same change measured with Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar permit values, which remove construction-price change.
Residential investment growth (nominal)−8.9%Change in residential building investment over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 12 months, current dollars.
Residential investment growth (constant dollars)−12.9%The same change measured in Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar investment series.
Residential construction price index (2023 = 100)107.4Average of the four latest quarterly index values, 2023 = 100. Each market is indexed to its own 2023 prices, so index levels show price change within a market and cannot be compared across markets.
Residential construction price growth+3.8%Change in the residential building construction price index (average of the four latest quarters versus the four before). Not published for every CMA.
Renovation share of residential investment30.4%Renovation spending as a share of total residential building investment over the trailing 12 months.
Alterations share of residential permit value6.2%Permit value for alterations and improvements as a share of all residential permit value — an independent view of renovation activity.
Apartment share of housing starts67.2%Apartment and other unit types as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Single-detached share of housing starts14.9%Single-detached units as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Rental share of housing starts60.6%Starts intended for the rental market as a share of all starts over the trailing 12 months.
  • Geography note: Statistics Canada publishes building permit values and investment in building construction for this CMA as separate provincial parts; the parts are summed to the CMA total.
  • Geography note: The construction price index is published for one provincial part of this CMA only, and that part is used.

Compare Ottawa–Gatineau

Where Ottawa–Gatineau ranks

Analysis of this market

These articles retain their original data periods; the tables on this page show current figures.

Sources and data period

Figures cover the trailing 12 months ending June 2026, the latest period published for all 16 markets. Source data retrieved through September 12, 2026. This page was built on November 8, 2026; the build date is not the data period. Values not published by the source are shown as “Not published”, never estimated.

Methodology, definitions and limitations

Dataset generated September 13, 2026.

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