Q3 2017 Non-residential Building Statistics

Statistics Canada has released non-residential building statistics for Q3 2017. Nationally, the non-residential sector (industrial, commercial and institutional) saw growth of 3.6% compared to Q2. The big "winners" were educational buildings in the institutional sub-sector (up 18% compared with 4.6% growth for the sub-sector overall) and office buildings in the commercial sub-sector (which led the sub-sector to a 2.6% growth rate). The industrial sub-sector saw 6.0% growth, led by investment in the construction of farm buildings and, to a lesser extent, manufacturing plants.  For the Statistics Canada bulletin and links to various tables, please click here.