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Canadian construction markets

Profiles of 16 census metropolitan areas for the trailing 12 months ending June 2026.

Tracked markets with headline metrics
MarketProvincePopulationStarts /1,000Real permit growthRenovation share
CalgaryAlberta1,836,01213.25−9.8%18.6%
EdmontonAlberta1,692,38511.32−13.4%19.7%
HalifaxNova Scotia544,83410.78−14.3%38.6%
HamiltonOntario871,1433.66−15.4%60.3%
Kitchener–Cambridge–WaterlooOntario701,5687.94+15.5%44.1%
LondonOntario633,0027.57+13.3%39.0%
MonctonNew Brunswick196,14313.47−25.9%37.1%
MontréalQuebec4,597,8376.20+2.3%58.3%
Ottawa–GatineauOntario–Quebec1,700,0147.79−1.7%30.4%
Québec CityQuebec903,6078.87+18.8%40.0%
ReginaSaskatchewan291,1875.81+8.2%48.3%
SaskatoonSaskatchewan378,47510.39+10.9%48.6%
TorontoOntario7,108,8743.76−12.6%50.8%
VancouverBritish Columbia3,088,0368.72−7.5%28.5%
VictoriaBritish Columbia445,0909.87−15.9%37.9%
WinnipegManitoba951,7587.48+23.5%55.5%

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