Investment in building construction, April 2026
Released: 2026-06-22
$23.6 billion
April 2026
2.3% 
(monthly change)
The total value of investment in building construction increased $540.8 million (+2.3%) to $23.6 billion in April. The residential sector rose 3.1%, while the non-residential sector edged up 0.7%. Year over year, investment in building construction grew 7.8% in April.
On a constant dollar basis (2023=100), the total value of investment in building construction in April increased 2.2% from the previous month to $21.5 billion, and it was up 4.5% year over year.
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Investment in building construction, seasonally adjusted
Multi-unit component drives growth in residential investment
In April, investment in residential building construction increased $491.9 million to $16.5 billion. Both the multi-unit component (+4.0%) and the single-family component (+2.0%) contributed to the increase.
Investment in multi-unit construction investment was up $338.8 million to $8.8 billion in April. British Columbia (+$231.2 million) led the increase, and it was supported by broad gains across four other provinces and two territories.
Meanwhile, investment in single-family home construction rose $153.1 million to $7.7 billion in April. Growth in Quebec (+$136.0 million) and Ontario (+$83.8 million) was moderated by broad declines across seven provinces and one territory, led by British Columbia (-$23.1 million).
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Investment in residential building construction, April 2026
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Investment in residential building construction, seasonally adjusted
Non-residential building investment edges up
In April, the value of non-residential investment in building construction edged up $49.0 million to $7.1 billion. Increases in the industrial (+3.5%) and commercial (+0.1%) components were moderated by a slight decline in the institutional component (-0.2%).
Investment in the industrial component grew $48.8 million to $1.4 billion in April. Ontario (+$25.8 million), British Columbia (+$16.4 million) and Alberta (+$5.2 million) were the primary contributors to the increase. In total, six provinces and two territories contributed to the growth in this component.
Investment in commercial construction edged up $4.1 million to $3.5 billion in April, led by Alberta (+$10.0 million) and British Columbia (+$3.6 million). The gains in these two provinces were partially offset by declines in Ontario (-$7.9 million) and Quebec (-$1.3 million).
Meanwhile, investment in the institutional component edged down $3.9 million to $2.2 billion in April. Declines in Quebec (-$5.8 million), Manitoba (-$1.6 million) and Nova Scotia (-$1.6 million) were tempered by an increase in Ontario (+$5.3 million).
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Investment in non-residential building construction, April 2026
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Table 34-10-0286 has been archived on the Statistics Canada website and will no longer be updated but may still be viewed. The successor table is 34-10-0293, and the information from January 2017 onwards that was in table 34-10-0286 is still available in the new table, except for the constant dollar series, which has been rebased to 2023=100. Constant dollar data for January and February 2017 represent an average between the old base year (2012=100) and the new base year (2023=100) and should be used with caution. The 2017 data series will be backcasted and the figures will be revised with the release of our annual revision.
Data are subject to revisions based on late responses, delayed construction start dates for large projects, methodological changes, classification updates, price index updates for constant dollar series, benchmarking and adjustments to ad hoc macroeconomic events. Unadjusted data have been revised back to 2021. Seasonally adjusted data have been revised back to 2018.
Data presented in this release are seasonally adjusted with current dollar values unless otherwise stated. Using seasonally adjusted data allows month-to-month and quarter-to-quarter comparisons by removing the effects of seasonal variations. For information on seasonal adjustment, see Seasonally adjusted data—Frequently asked questions.
Monthly estimates for constant dollars are calculated using quarterly deflators from the Building Construction Price Index (18-10-0289-01). The monthly indexes used for the deflation process were part of a methodology review to increase the quality of the constant dollar and seasonally adjusted series. The indexes previously displayed a step pattern because of less frequent collection.
Detailed data on investment activity by type of building and type of work are now available in the unadjusted current dollar series.
The trade and services subcomponent includes buildings such as retail and wholesale outlets, retail complexes and motor vehicle show rooms. More detailed information can be found on the Integrated Metadatabase at Types of Building Structure - 2.2.1 - Trade and services.
Next release
Data on investment in building construction for May will be released on July 20.
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