Alberta Non-Residential Construction: The 2026 Shift to Watch
Alberta non-residential construction is quietly becoming the most important story in the province’s building sector — and it’s the one most people are still missing. While headlines fixate on housing, the data shows the money changing lanes: residential investment is set to peak in 2026, while non-residential activity keeps climbing through 2035. For any company weighing..
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Alberta Construction Labour Shortage: 48,800 Workers Needed by 2035
Alberta’s construction market is sending two signals that look contradictory. Housing starts are down 5% year-over-year. Non-residential activity is forecast to climb through 2035. Both are true — and the Alberta construction labour shortage is what connects them. The forecast from BuildForce Canada is blunt: the province needs to add 48,800 construction workers by 2035, while 43,700..
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Alberta Construction Market 2026: Why Growth Is Shifting, Not Slowing
If you only read the residential headlines, you’d assume the Alberta construction market in 2026 is cooling off. The numbers behind those headlines tell a more useful story — one about direction and mix, not decline. Housing starts came in at 46,064 annualized in March 2026, down 5% year-over-year. Edmonton dropped 8% and Calgary 4%…
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