Alberta Building Permits Jump 54.8% in Non-Residential While Canada Falls: What the August 2026 Data Really Says
Alberta building permits told a completely different story from the rest of Canada in August 2026. Nationally, non-residential building permits slipped 0.6%. In Alberta, they jumped 54.8%. Same country, same month, same release from Statistics Canada. That is not a small regional variation. It is a different construction pipeline. And if you plan capacity, price..
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Calgary’s Housing Supply Gap: What the Airdrie, Chestermere and Cochrane Numbers Actually Show
Population in Calgary’s satellite communities is growing faster than almost anywhere else in Canada. But a closer look at the region’s building permit and housing start data reveals a Calgary’s housing supply gap that most market commentary is missing — and it matters directly for anyone running feasibility studies, site selection, or development underwriting in..
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Calgary vs Edmonton Building Permits: The $128,000 Gap
The number nobody publishes The average Calgary building permit was worth $476,000 last year. In Edmonton, $348,000. Three hours up Highway 2. That figure is not published anywhere. It comes from dividing two numbers that are: total permit value, and permit count. Calgary recorded $7.4 billion across 15,559 permits in 2025. Edmonton recorded $4.9 billion..
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DFW Population Growth 2026: Where Permits Aren’t Following
DFW population growth reached a point in 2026 where two datasets stopped agreeing with each other. One says the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex is absorbing residents faster than almost anywhere in the United States. The other says builders are pulling back from precisely the counties doing the absorbing. Both datasets are credible. Neither is wrong. The..
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Eros belotti
Construction project manager with over 20 years of experience in Europe and the Canary Islands. Specialized in modular housing, container construction, real estate development and international project management. Founder of Reforma Vivienda Tenerife and Donkey Lab.
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