Cost estimator · free

Commercial build-out cost — Canadian markets.

Quick low / median / high cost range based on Statistics Canada's IPPI + Building Construction Price Index for the 9 largest Canadian metros. Order-of-magnitude planning only — not a substitute for a quantity surveyor.

Project type

City

Square footage

Finish level

How the math works

Per-sqft base by project type, sourced from Statistics Canada Building Construction Price Index (Table 18-10-0135) cross-referenced against a sample of CHBA + ConstructConnect public benchmarks.
City multiplier derived from per-city construction cost differentials (Toronto +18% vs Calgary, Vancouver +22%, Atlantic markets −10%, etc.) updated quarterly.
Finish multiplier: basic 0.75×, standard 1.00×, premium 1.55× — based on observed spread in our own permit-value dataset.
Low / high band is ±25% around the median to capture the typical contractor-quote spread for unknown site conditions.

Last updated: — · Methodology details on our coverage page.