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Québec City construction market

What residential construction currently looks like in Québec City: 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 Quebec · census metropolitan area · population 903,607 (2025)

  • Apartment-heavy
  • Renovation-heavy
  • Moderate construction intensity
  • Strong real permit growth

Key metrics

Housing starts per 1,000 residents
8.87
8,015 starts in 12 months
7th of 16
Housing completions per 1,000 residents
7.11
6,424 completions
8th of 16
Units under construction per 1,000 residents
12.50
11,295 units at period end
8th of 16
Pending starts per 1,000 residents
8.38
7,569 units · secondary indicator
3rd of 16
Residential permit value growth (constant dollars)
+18.8%
Nominal +27.8%
2nd of 16
Residential construction price growth
+9.8%
Year over year
1st of 14
Renovation share of residential investment
40.0%
of residential investment
8th of 16
Apartment share of housing starts
82.2%
of housing starts
4th of 16

Current observations

  • Québec City recorded 8,015 housing starts over the trailing 12 months ending June 2026 — 8.87 per 1,000 residents, 7th of 16 tracked markets (median 8.33).
  • 12.50 units per 1,000 residents were under construction at period end (8th of 16 tracked markets), 1.8 times the 7.11 per 1,000 completed over the past 12 months.
  • Residential permit value rose 27.8% nominally and approximately 18.8% after adjusting for construction prices.
  • Renovation accounts for 40.0% of residential investment (8th of 16 tracked markets by renovation share). Apartments were 82.2% of housing starts and single-detached homes 9.3%.
  • Residential construction prices changed +9.8% year over year (1st of 14 tracked markets by price growth).
  • Pending starts — permits issued but not yet started — stood at 8.38 per 1,000 residents (3rd 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 743; Multi-unit 7,272. Full values in the table below the chart.05,00010,00020192020202120222023202420252026
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Housing starts by dwelling type
Period endingSingle-detachedMulti-unit
January 20197384,481
February 20197524,522
March 20197244,221
April 20197054,287
May 20197214,509
June 20197294,598
July 20197295,011
August 20197215,309
September 20197305,698
October 20197155,837
November 20196825,956
December 20197135,490
January 20207305,704
February 20207485,753
March 20207575,966
April 20206935,678
May 20207715,851
June 20207705,828
July 20207965,625
August 20208125,883
September 20208245,635
October 20208745,862
November 20208805,638
December 20208645,849
January 20219146,457
February 20219666,467
March 20211,0296,525
April 20211,1877,012
May 20211,1537,034
June 20211,1727,489
July 20211,1798,316
August 20211,1547,730
September 20211,1377,764
October 20211,1037,681
November 20211,1178,058
December 20211,1238,266
January 20221,1007,895
February 20221,0598,094
March 20221,0518,408
April 20229808,821
May 20229168,567
June 20228927,824
July 20228917,042
August 20229147,644
September 20228977,363
October 20229097,503
November 20229177,680
December 20229127,378
January 20238836,944
February 20238577,100
March 20237946,573
April 20237695,992
May 20237465,625
June 20236865,575
July 20236435,388
August 20236565,321
September 20236695,475
October 20236105,391
November 20235664,690
December 20235424,467
January 20245394,894
February 20245414,677
March 20245264,958
April 20245305,270
May 20245335,614
June 20245645,835
July 20245646,074
August 20245665,761
September 20245475,740
October 20245775,464
November 20245986,251
December 20245896,316
January 20256026,266
February 20256046,479
March 20256326,329
April 20256336,319
May 20256727,684
June 20256587,457
July 20256617,523
August 20256437,526
September 20256667,613
October 20256698,231
November 20256987,895
December 20257047,879
January 20267207,619
February 20267327,792
March 20267158,131
April 20267268,356
May 20267287,350
June 20267437,272

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 11,295; Completions (12 mo) 6,424. Full values in the table below the chart.05,00010,00015,00020192020202120222023202420252026
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Under construction and completions
Period endingUnder constructionCompletions (12 mo)
January 20195,0825,712
February 20195,0635,687
March 20195,2225,520
April 20195,4545,377
May 20195,7225,373
June 20195,5646,079
July 20194,3986,791
August 20194,2046,989
September 20194,8956,806
October 20195,0686,753
November 20195,4566,144
December 20195,5255,750
January 20205,5745,935
February 20205,5476,008
March 20205,8286,107
April 20205,8285,990
May 20206,3096,021
June 20206,4485,699
July 20205,4515,357
August 20205,6815,216
September 20206,2215,132
October 20206,4615,343
November 20206,7335,239
December 20206,6365,605
January 20217,3875,561
February 20217,3125,684
March 20217,5985,995
April 20217,7726,465
May 20217,9516,755
June 20219,0256,296
July 20218,5336,620
August 20218,5546,219
September 20218,3856,945
October 20218,1637,289
November 20218,8587,260
December 20219,2167,017
January 20229,3447,244
February 20229,5237,138
March 20229,3717,686
April 20229,9387,636
May 202210,4217,015
June 202210,7017,041
July 20228,7817,690
August 20229,1567,959
September 20228,7387,911
October 20228,8887,687
November 20229,6917,766
December 20229,2298,279
January 20239,0568,121
February 20239,1228,364
March 20239,1777,567
April 20239,4077,298
May 20238,9697,827
June 20239,1707,796
July 20236,5658,257
August 20236,7998,158
September 20236,7207,985
October 20237,2727,444
November 20237,1257,350
December 20236,9266,839
January 20247,1986,822
February 20247,3976,470
March 20247,1327,053
April 20247,6117,143
May 20247,3917,274
June 20247,7677,347
July 20245,9496,796
August 20246,0956,760
September 20246,4616,275
October 20246,3916,649
November 20247,1656,826
December 20247,1586,689
January 20257,3836,693
February 20257,7616,731
March 20257,9716,136
April 20258,4856,068
May 202510,0255,713
June 20259,6706,207
July 20258,7885,335
August 20259,0145,240
September 20259,3555,376
October 20259,6765,608
November 202510,0515,752
December 20259,4896,298
January 20269,4116,357
February 20269,8326,490
March 202610,3506,506
April 202610,8446,759
May 202611,2016,937
June 202611,2956,424

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 $2,939M; Constant dollars $2,635M. Full values in the table below the chart.$0M$1,000M$2,000M$3,000M20192020202120222023202420252026
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Residential permit value: nominal and constant dollars
Period endingNominalConstant dollars
January 2019$1,063M$1,551M
February 2019$1,084M$1,576M
March 2019$1,101M$1,595M
April 2019$1,047M$1,511M
May 2019$1,078M$1,549M
June 2019$1,108M$1,586M
July 2019$1,146M$1,635M
August 2019$1,166M$1,657M
September 2019$1,165M$1,649M
October 2019$1,196M$1,688M
November 2019$1,250M$1,761M
December 2019$1,223M$1,719M
January 2020$1,257M$1,763M
February 2020$1,221M$1,708M
March 2020$1,174M$1,639M
April 2020$1,196M$1,665M
May 2020$1,191M$1,653M
June 2020$1,264M$1,748M
July 2020$1,240M$1,709M
August 2020$1,257M$1,725M
September 2020$1,271M$1,737M
October 2020$1,306M$1,776M
November 2020$1,295M$1,753M
December 2020$1,286M$1,739M
January 2021$1,307M$1,755M
February 2021$1,399M$1,866M
March 2021$1,620M$2,139M
April 2021$1,764M$2,303M
May 2021$1,815M$2,346M
June 2021$1,726M$2,212M
July 2021$1,836M$2,328M
August 2021$1,811M$2,275M
September 2021$1,756M$2,191M
October 2021$1,748M$2,155M
November 2021$1,853M$2,255M
December 2021$1,925M$2,328M
January 2022$1,874M$2,246M
February 2022$1,864M$2,204M
March 2022$1,814M$2,095M
April 2022$1,730M$1,957M
May 2022$1,665M$1,854M
June 2022$1,811M$1,989M
July 2022$1,840M$1,984M
August 2022$1,807M$1,932M
September 2022$1,849M$1,964M
October 2022$1,803M$1,899M
November 2022$1,899M$1,972M
December 2022$1,832M$1,894M
January 2023$1,828M$1,883M
February 2023$1,889M$1,933M
March 2023$1,788M$1,819M
April 2023$1,778M$1,801M
May 2023$1,756M$1,775M
June 2023$1,698M$1,711M
July 2023$1,586M$1,593M
August 2023$1,575M$1,581M
September 2023$1,630M$1,635M
October 2023$1,647M$1,652M
November 2023$1,464M$1,466M
December 2023$1,474M$1,476M
January 2024$1,516M$1,516M
February 2024$1,464M$1,463M
March 2024$1,473M$1,470M
April 2024$1,448M$1,444M
May 2024$1,526M$1,520M
June 2024$1,607M$1,596M
July 2024$1,593M$1,579M
August 2024$1,803M$1,783M
September 2024$1,968M$1,939M
October 2024$2,030M$1,996M
November 2024$2,277M$2,234M
December 2024$2,279M$2,234M
January 2025$2,340M$2,290M
February 2025$2,254M$2,203M
March 2025$2,315M$2,257M
April 2025$2,315M$2,251M
May 2025$2,332M$2,260M
June 2025$2,299M$2,218M
July 2025$2,347M$2,257M
August 2025$2,278M$2,180M
September 2025$2,194M$2,085M
October 2025$2,220M$2,100M
November 2025$2,029M$1,905M
December 2025$2,244M$2,096M
January 2026$2,456M$2,273M
February 2026$2,551M$2,353M
March 2026$2,578M$2,361M
April 2026$2,773M$2,522M
May 2026$2,840M$2,566M
June 2026$2,939M$2,635M

Market mix

Housing starts by dwelling type, 12 months

Housing starts by dwelling type in Québec City
Dwelling typeStartsShare
Single-detached7439.3%
Semi-detached5026.3%
Row1852.3%
Apartment and other6,58582.2%

Rental-intended starts: 82.3% of all starts.

Renovation vs. new construction

Renovation 40.0% New construction 60.0%

Share of residential building investment. Alterations are 9.6% 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+27.8%+18.8%
Single-dwelling buildings+20.8%+13.1%
Multiple-dwelling buildings+29.8%+20.4%
Residential building investment+28.4%+19.8%

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 Québec City, trailing 12 months ending June 2026
MetricQuébec CityDefinition
Population903,607July 1 population estimate for the census metropolitan area.
Housing starts, trailing 12 months8,015Dwelling units started over the trailing 12 months (CMHC Starts and Completions Survey).
Housing starts per 1,000 residents8.87Housing 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−1.2%Change in trailing-12-month housing starts compared with the 12 months before.
Housing completions, trailing 12 months6,424Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months.
Housing completions per 1,000 residents7.11Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months divided by the CMA population estimate, per 1,000 residents.
Completions, change vs prior 12 months+3.5%Change in trailing-12-month completions compared with the 12 months before.
Units under construction11,295Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period.
Units under construction per 1,000 residents12.50Dwelling 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+16.8%Change in units under construction compared with the same month a year earlier.
Pending starts7,569Units with a building permit issued but not yet started, at the end of the reference period.
Pending starts per 1,000 residents8.38Units 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+57.4%Change in pending starts compared with the same month a year earlier.
Dwelling units authorized per 1,000 residents12.93Dwelling units created by building permits issued over the trailing 12 months, per 1,000 residents.
Authorized units, change vs prior 12 months+22.5%Change in dwelling units authorized by building permits compared with the prior 12 months.
Residential permit value, trailing 12 months$2.94BValue of residential building permits, current dollars.
Residential permit value growth (nominal)+27.8%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)+18.8%The same change measured with Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar permit values, which remove construction-price change.
Residential investment growth (nominal)+28.4%Change in residential building investment over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 12 months, current dollars.
Residential investment growth (constant dollars)+19.8%The same change measured in Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar investment series.
Residential construction price index (2023 = 100)117.9Average 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+9.8%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 investment40.0%Renovation spending as a share of total residential building investment over the trailing 12 months.
Alterations share of residential permit value9.6%Permit value for alterations and improvements as a share of all residential permit value — an independent view of renovation activity.
Apartment share of housing starts82.2%Apartment and other unit types as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Single-detached share of housing starts9.3%Single-detached units as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Rental share of housing starts82.3%Starts intended for the rental market as a share of all starts over the trailing 12 months.

Compare Québec City

Where Québec City ranks

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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