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Regina construction market

What residential construction currently looks like in Regina: 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 Saskatchewan · census metropolitan area · population 291,187 (2025)

  • Renovation-heavy
  • Lower construction intensity

Key metrics

Housing starts per 1,000 residents
5.81
1,691 starts in 12 months
14th of 16
Housing completions per 1,000 residents
5.41
1,575 completions
13th of 16
Units under construction per 1,000 residents
6.74
1,963 units at period end
16th of 16
Pending starts per 1,000 residents
1.12
325 units · secondary indicator
14th of 16
Residential permit value growth (constant dollars)
+8.2%
Nominal +14.4%
6th of 16
Residential construction price growth
+8.8%
Year over year
2nd of 14
Renovation share of residential investment
48.3%
of residential investment
6th of 16
Apartment share of housing starts
56.2%
of housing starts
Tied 12th of 16

Current observations

  • Regina recorded 1,691 housing starts over the trailing 12 months ending June 2026 — 5.81 per 1,000 residents, 14th of 16 tracked markets (median 8.33).
  • 6.74 units per 1,000 residents were under construction at period end (16th of 16 tracked markets), 1.2 times the 5.41 per 1,000 completed over the past 12 months.
  • Residential permit value rose 14.4% nominally and approximately 8.2% after adjusting for construction prices. The segments differ: in constant dollars, single-dwelling permit value changed +24.7% and multiple-dwelling −3.0%.
  • Renovation accounts for 48.3% of residential investment (6th of 16 tracked markets by renovation share). Apartments were 56.2% of housing starts and single-detached homes 25.7%.
  • Residential construction prices changed +8.8% year over year (2nd of 14 tracked markets by price growth).
  • Pending starts — permits issued but not yet started — stood at 1.12 per 1,000 residents (14th 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 434; Multi-unit 1,257. Full values in the table below the chart.05001,0001,50020192020202120222023202420252026
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Housing starts by dwelling type
Period endingSingle-detachedMulti-unit
January 2019338550
February 2019324451
March 2019306484
April 2019292473
May 2019271416
June 2019260419
July 2019250386
August 2019245362
September 2019233380
October 2019239296
November 2019264286
December 2019248289
January 2020257295
February 2020263328
March 2020263291
April 2020272327
May 2020272346
June 2020258315
July 2020261366
August 2020252424
September 2020271381
October 2020258380
November 2020249449
December 2020288478
January 2021281467
February 2021274511
March 2021278587
April 2021292553
May 2021320536
June 2021357561
July 2021366529
August 2021396475
September 2021387515
October 2021429515
November 2021419571
December 2021405578
January 2022416578
February 2022422505
March 2022428466
April 2022427503
May 2022421568
June 2022414575
July 2022422595
August 2022395627
September 2022387635
October 2022342751
November 2022340639
December 2022321616
January 2023296617
February 2023282774
March 2023259805
April 2023249781
May 2023233726
June 2023201830
July 2023187796
August 2023195815
September 2023206790
October 2023204726
November 2023208812
December 2023214963
January 20242131,042
February 2024214934
March 2024228938
April 20242251,102
May 20242291,095
June 20242561,037
July 20242561,148
August 20242511,112
September 20242621,109
October 20242891,135
November 20242901,037
December 2024288935
January 2025290921
February 20253121,161
March 20253341,120
April 20253341,178
May 20253451,189
June 20253471,146
July 20253501,067
August 20253621,090
September 20253681,322
October 20253711,334
November 20253851,357
December 20253981,289
January 20264121,212
February 2026429961
March 2026402946
April 20264131,053
May 20264101,085
June 20264341,257

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 1,963; Completions (12 mo) 1,575. Full values in the table below the chart.01,0002,0003,00020192020202120222023202420252026
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Under construction and completions
Period endingUnder constructionCompletions (12 mo)
January 20197732,011
February 20197451,908
March 20195962,017
April 20195241,757
May 20195191,644
June 20195351,489
July 20195121,402
August 20195041,245
September 20195001,126
October 20194201,135
November 20194481,065
December 2019403941
January 2020461866
February 2020481858
March 2020471680
April 2020515603
May 2020532601
June 2020483622
July 2020452685
August 2020491686
September 2020476673
October 2020481579
November 2020538613
December 2020563609
January 2021542671
February 2021606662
March 2021688650
April 2021697666
May 2021717660
June 2021717671
July 2021719612
August 2021664686
September 2021644724
October 2021661760
November 2021732802
December 2021718871
January 2022729849
February 2022700896
March 2022722924
April 2022778921
May 2022867926
June 2022860934
July 2022877952
August 2022894881
September 2022899853
October 20221,002835
November 2022990794
December 2022944752
January 2023916768
February 20231,030747
March 20231,052755
April 20231,084742
May 20231,077765
June 20231,215691
July 20231,134738
August 20231,143772
September 20231,129771
October 20231,140797
November 20231,213797
December 20231,246867
January 20241,339824
February 20241,316854
March 20241,366843
April 20241,429986
May 20241,3841,018
June 20241,3541,155
July 20241,3521,186
August 20241,3651,142
September 20241,3541,152
October 20241,3941,180
November 20241,3141,244
December 20241,3241,161
January 20251,4211,145
February 20251,6631,141
March 20251,6981,137
April 20251,944992
May 20251,8581,056
June 20251,8141,031
July 20251,5901,177
August 20251,4521,363
September 20251,6031,441
October 20251,6641,431
November 20251,6611,394
December 20251,4891,528
January 20261,5201,541
February 20261,4611,611
March 20261,4601,605
April 20261,7811,654
May 20261,8301,547
June 20261,9631,575

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 $473M; Constant dollars $421M. Full values in the table below the chart.$0M$200M$400M$600M20192020202120222023202420252026
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Residential permit value: nominal and constant dollars
Period endingNominalConstant dollars
January 2019$231M$324M
February 2019$227M$318M
March 2019$218M$305M
April 2019$190M$265M
May 2019$177M$247M
June 2019$181M$253M
July 2019$173M$241M
August 2019$173M$241M
September 2019$168M$234M
October 2019$170M$236M
November 2019$165M$229M
December 2019$156M$217M
January 2020$157M$217M
February 2020$155M$215M
March 2020$161M$223M
April 2020$163M$226M
May 2020$164M$227M
June 2020$163M$227M
July 2020$164M$227M
August 2020$163M$225M
September 2020$166M$230M
October 2020$170M$234M
November 2020$181M$248M
December 2020$184M$251M
January 2021$182M$248M
February 2021$186M$251M
March 2021$187M$250M
April 2021$191M$253M
May 2021$198M$258M
June 2021$200M$255M
July 2021$202M$254M
August 2021$208M$258M
September 2021$209M$256M
October 2021$207M$248M
November 2021$226M$265M
December 2021$233M$269M
January 2022$230M$262M
February 2022$232M$263M
March 2022$241M$269M
April 2022$243M$270M
May 2022$247M$271M
June 2022$250M$270M
July 2022$258M$277M
August 2022$258M$275M
September 2022$263M$279M
October 2022$258M$273M
November 2022$239M$250M
December 2022$222M$231M
January 2023$228M$236M
February 2023$229M$236M
March 2023$216M$222M
April 2023$219M$224M
May 2023$221M$226M
June 2023$214M$218M
July 2023$214M$217M
August 2023$230M$233M
September 2023$254M$256M
October 2023$252M$254M
November 2023$289M$290M
December 2023$290M$290M
January 2024$282M$282M
February 2024$277M$276M
March 2024$279M$278M
April 2024$278M$276M
May 2024$283M$281M
June 2024$285M$282M
July 2024$326M$320M
August 2024$317M$309M
September 2024$291M$283M
October 2024$323M$312M
November 2024$307M$295M
December 2024$327M$314M
January 2025$340M$325M
February 2025$341M$326M
March 2025$383M$365M
April 2025$395M$375M
May 2025$397M$375M
June 2025$413M$389M
July 2025$390M$365M
August 2025$417M$388M
September 2025$446M$413M
October 2025$435M$401M
November 2025$435M$399M
December 2025$430M$394M
January 2026$431M$393M
February 2026$451M$410M
March 2026$449M$406M
April 2026$451M$406M
May 2026$442M$397M
June 2026$473M$421M

Market mix

Housing starts by dwelling type, 12 months

Housing starts by dwelling type in Regina
Dwelling typeStartsShare
Single-detached43425.7%
Semi-detached945.6%
Row21212.5%
Apartment and other95156.2%

Rental-intended starts: 62.1% of all starts.

Renovation vs. new construction

Renovation 48.3% New construction 51.7%

Share of residential building investment. Alterations are 7.2% 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+14.4%+8.2%
Single-dwelling buildings+31.2%+24.7%
Multiple-dwelling buildings+3.0%−3.0%
Residential building investment+13.5%+7.5%

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 Regina, trailing 12 months ending June 2026
MetricReginaDefinition
Population291,187July 1 population estimate for the census metropolitan area.
Housing starts, trailing 12 months1,691Dwelling units started over the trailing 12 months (CMHC Starts and Completions Survey).
Housing starts per 1,000 residents5.81Housing 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+13.3%Change in trailing-12-month housing starts compared with the 12 months before.
Housing completions, trailing 12 months1,575Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months.
Housing completions per 1,000 residents5.41Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months divided by the CMA population estimate, per 1,000 residents.
Completions, change vs prior 12 months+52.8%Change in trailing-12-month completions compared with the 12 months before.
Units under construction1,963Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period.
Units under construction per 1,000 residents6.74Dwelling 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+8.2%Change in units under construction compared with the same month a year earlier.
Pending starts325Units with a building permit issued but not yet started, at the end of the reference period.
Pending starts per 1,000 residents1.12Units 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+45.7%Change in pending starts compared with the same month a year earlier.
Dwelling units authorized per 1,000 residents6.83Dwelling units created by building permits issued over the trailing 12 months, per 1,000 residents.
Authorized units, change vs prior 12 months+5.3%Change in dwelling units authorized by building permits compared with the prior 12 months.
Residential permit value, trailing 12 months$473MValue of residential building permits, current dollars.
Residential permit value growth (nominal)+14.4%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)+8.2%The same change measured with Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar permit values, which remove construction-price change.
Residential investment growth (nominal)+13.5%Change in residential building investment over the trailing 12 months versus the prior 12 months, current dollars.
Residential investment growth (constant dollars)+7.5%The same change measured in Statistics Canada’s constant-dollar investment series.
Residential construction price index (2023 = 100)121.2Average 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+8.8%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 investment48.3%Renovation spending as a share of total residential building investment over the trailing 12 months.
Alterations share of residential permit value7.2%Permit value for alterations and improvements as a share of all residential permit value — an independent view of renovation activity.
Apartment share of housing starts56.2%Apartment and other unit types as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Single-detached share of housing starts25.7%Single-detached units as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
Rental share of housing starts62.1%Starts intended for the rental market as a share of all starts over the trailing 12 months.

Compare Regina

Where Regina 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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