New Housing Construction
Length of Construction (in months)

By:

  1. Dwelling Types
  2. Intended Markets

For:

  1. Census Metropolitan Areas
  2. Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations with at least 50,000 people

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Canada — Average Length of Construction (in months) by Dwelling Type by Provinces (In Census Metropolitan Areas)

  Single Semi-Detached Row Apartment All
Canada 10.2 9.6 19.3 23.1 20.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 9.8 13.7 ** 3.5 9.6
Nova Scotia 9.5 21.7 22.0 29.6 27.5
New Brunswick 6.3 9.0 11.5 11.9 10.7
Quebec 8.4 5.6 8.3 15.8 14.9
Ontario 12.1 12.3 26.0 28.3 25.3
Manitoba 9.1 6.8 10.8 11.2 9.7
Saskatchewan 8.7 9.8 9.2 27.0 18.2
Alberta 7.7 8.3 9.7 17.6 12.5
British Columbia 13.9 14.8 17.0 29.0 25.0
Source: CMHC Starts and Completions Survey (opens in new window)