Investment in Multi-dwelling Construction

(INV_BUILDING_MULTI)
Observations
Aug 2026: 8500491853
Updated: 2026-11-02, 11:04:09 a.m. ET
Units
Dollars,
Seasonally adjusted, current dollars
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction
Series ID
INV_BUILDING_MULTI
Table 34-10-0293-01
CREDInvestment in Multi-dwelling Construction
COVID-19 recession35000000004000000000450000000050000000005500000000600000000065000000007000000000750000000080000000008500000000900000000095000000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Dollars2017-01-01: 39178164782017-02-01: 39755515902017-03-01: 40499468272017-04-01: 39091847422017-05-01: 37415034762017-06-01: 38512153412017-07-01: 40690655442017-08-01: 40906283882017-09-01: 41011904372017-10-01: 43297614542017-11-01: 46066269812017-12-01: 45779400342018-01-01: 44637202932018-02-01: 43763494152018-03-01: 46488025612018-04-01: 48878786192018-05-01: 48881546812018-06-01: 49085519292018-07-01: 48148865952018-08-01: 49535056832018-09-01: 49366582462018-10-01: 48059846222018-11-01: 46897297802018-12-01: 47241511162019-01-01: 47811300892019-02-01: 47593601202019-03-01: 46354126772019-04-01: 49178881042019-05-01: 52677627872019-06-01: 50423977532019-07-01: 49684525382019-08-01: 50096237532019-09-01: 52019446292019-10-01: 51734389112019-11-01: 51935365752019-12-01: 51365713402020-01-01: 50913827642020-02-01: 52621821692020-03-01: 52305313862020-04-01: 38231082252020-05-01: 46604534952020-06-01: 49638533162020-07-01: 50230207762020-08-01: 53997198942020-09-01: 56994928212020-10-01: 57097345342020-11-01: 58116431542020-12-01: 60401381142021-01-01: 62490054112021-02-01: 64774858452021-03-01: 67918913962021-04-01: 71858455322021-05-01: 69846930582021-06-01: 65974846602021-07-01: 63454940702021-08-01: 61429557672021-09-01: 59409909792021-10-01: 58815337802021-11-01: 60100040802021-12-01: 62256258002022-01-01: 66165057372022-02-01: 66240243642022-03-01: 65328908362022-04-01: 66057125022022-05-01: 68362926342022-06-01: 68936718592022-07-01: 70739023222022-08-01: 72204178432022-09-01: 69815725442022-10-01: 69026910392022-11-01: 68355622192022-12-01: 66513871782023-01-01: 67009877152023-02-01: 67279561622023-03-01: 65872409942023-04-01: 66401234952023-05-01: 66466924932023-06-01: 66775964402023-07-01: 68628624412023-08-01: 71098453822023-09-01: 75818539422023-10-01: 79035286992023-11-01: 78575130012023-12-01: 77250441402024-01-01: 76319347742024-02-01: 73110229992024-03-01: 73275347262024-04-01: 72504024042024-05-01: 73188153432024-06-01: 77196591892024-07-01: 78226329732024-08-01: 79983389762024-09-01: 83078197942024-10-01: 78722770822024-11-01: 72706627902024-12-01: 72687903452025-01-01: 78487778752025-02-01: 82753738612025-03-01: 83166923562025-04-01: 83170616312025-05-01: 84533324142025-06-01: 83894462362025-07-01: 81503234382025-08-01: 79330401452025-09-01: 78439221632025-10-01: 79202712242025-11-01: 84825417362025-12-01: 88900329882026-01-01: 88663393312026-02-01: 84611184222026-03-01: 83975072172026-04-01: 87366826112026-05-01: 88327162652026-06-01: 86859453832026-07-01: 84475916202026-08-01: 8500491853
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Dollars, Seasonally adjusted, current dollars

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: The seasonally adjusted dollar value of multiple-dwelling construction put in place, in current dollars, covering doubles, rows and apartments. It tracks the shift toward denser housing supply in Canadian cities. From the Investment in Building Construction survey.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Investment in Multi-dwelling Construction INV_BUILDING_MULTI, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/INV_BUILDING_MULTI, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via Statistics Canada via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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