Alberta Housing Infrastructure: Why $510M in Pipes Matters More Than Permit Reform
Alberta housing infrastructure just received the clearest signal in years about where the province will actually be able to build. On July 29, 2026, Canada and Alberta signed a new infrastructure agreement worth up to $510 million in federal funding, with the province contributing as much as $428 million on top of it, over eight..
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Alberta Housing Starts Fell 21% in 2026. Here’s Why That’s Not the Whole Story
The Alberta housing starts 2026 data tells two opposite stories at once. Starts fell 21% in the first half of the year — the sharpest drop of any province in Canada. At the same time, the province has 44,509 homes under construction, an all-time high. Both figures come from the same CMHC report. Here is..
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Alberta Construction Market 2026: Edmonton Overtakes Calgary
Alberta Construction Market 2026: Why Edmonton Just Overtook Calgary The Alberta construction market entered 2026 with a shift that most planning assumptions have not yet caught up to. Edmonton overtook Calgary as Canada’s leading destination for interprovincial migration, recording 11,742 net arrivals in 2024/25 against Calgary’s 11,195. The margin is small. The implication is not…
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National Housing Starts Drop 5.2% YoY — Why Alberta Tells a Different Story
National housing starts: -5.2% YoY. Prairies: above historical average. Same country, opposite story. Most people will read that headline and assume Canada’s residential construction is slowing everywhere, at the same pace. It isn’t. Here’s what the disaggregated CMHC data actually shows: →→ National: 22,633 units in centers above 10,000 people, down 5.2% YoY →→ Prairies:..
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Alberta’s $244B Construction Pipeline: Are You Positioned to Capture It?
Alberta’s project pipeline jumped $49B in a matter of weeks. Most companies won’t see a dollar of it. That’s not a trend. That’s a signal. And most companies are not positioned to capture it. Here’s what the data actually shows: → The pipeline grew from $196B to $244B in weeks — but execution capacity didn’t..
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Eros belotti
Construction project manager with over 15 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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