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Commercial Building Construction in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Matty O'Malley Matty O'Malley New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS 23622aCA

Revenue

$39.8bn

2024

$39.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

66,872

Businesses

9,262

Wages

$X.Xbn

Commercial Building Construction in Canada industry analysis

Commercial building construction contractors have endured declines. Interest rate hikes plunged business sentiment, decreasing expansion projects and new commercial construction. Also, the transition to remote and hybrid work environments has hampered demand for office building construction, with office rental vacancies reaching a 30-year high in second quarter of 2024. Industry revenue has been declining at a CAGR of 0.7% over the past five years to total an estimated $39.8 billion in 2024, including an estimated gain of 0.1% in 2024 as interest rate cuts begin to encourage new construction. Contractors have also endured falling profit levels because of slow growth and labour shortages hiked wage costs.

Trends and Insights

  • Commercial building construction contractors have faced challenges from increasingly high interest rates and material costs. While the Bank of Canada's recent rate cuts have offered some relief, elevated material prices have shifted revenue gains to be more price-based than activity-driven.
  • High interest rates and construction costs have attracted customers to less costly alterations and improvements. Much of this activity has been concentrated in hotel, restaurant and bar construction.
  • Ontario's large population encourages contractors to set up shop. Contractors flock to the province because of high expenditures on office buildings, warehouses and hotels.
  • Companies compete with other major contractors and numerous midsize and smaller contractors. Contractors compete primarily based on prices for construction services, ability to obtain funding and reputation for quality, timeliness and experience.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $39.8bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

High material costs have led to price-based gains

  • The cost of various construction materials, including ready-mixed concrete, glass, structural steel, concrete panels and structural timber, has climbed over the past five years. These costs surged because of supply shocks following the reopening of the economy and have continued to remain elevated because of supply bottlenecks and higher energy prices pushing up transportation costs.
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Commercial Building Construction in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Profit levels will remain stable

  • Labour shortages will continue to put pressure on commercial building construction contractors' costs by keeping wage costs elevated, subduing profit growth. According to the government of Canada, 700,000 trade workers are set to retire by 2028. However, continued growth in immigration may take some pressure off labour shortages in the construction sector. Contractors will continue to use modular construction to reduce their reliance on labour and expand apprenticeship opportunities to attract workers.

Biggest companies in the Commercial Building Construction in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
PCL Constructors
2,563.6
175.1
6.8
Bird Construction Inc.
1,765.5
115.1
6.5

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Products & Services Segmentation

Commercial Building Construction in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Alterations and improvements, New construction and Other. Alterations and improvements is the largest segment of the Commercial Building Construction in Canada.

Trends and Insights

Alterations and improvements have been a boon

  • The main segment offerings include structural extensions, maintenance, repairs and more. Most renovations are requested when businesses are expanding and need added space, requiring altering an existing structure. Routine maintenance and repairs are necessary, leading to some contractors overseeing that a building is in good condition.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry constructs office, retail, hotel and entertainment buildings. Operators in this industry are responsible for new constructions, additions, alterations, maintenance and repairs. The majority of participants are general contractors or project managers. This industry does not include municipal building construction, which comprises institutional buildings such as schools, hospitals and churches.

What's included in this industry?

Office building constructionHotel and motel constructionRestaurant, cafe and bar constructionRetail store constructionShopping centre or shopping mall constructionCommercial warehouse constructionService and gas station constructionAuto service and sales store constructionEntertainment and recreation building construction (e.g. casinos, gyms, cinemas and arenas)Radio and TV broadcast studio construction

Companies

PCL ConstructorsBird Construction Inc.

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Related Terms

GENERAL CONTRACTOR (GC)COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGNTENDER

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 236220 - Commercial Building Construction in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Commercial building construction contractors have faced challenges from increasingly high interest rates and material costs. While the Bank of Canada's recent rate cuts have ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

High interest rates and construction costs have attracted customers to less costly alterations and improvements. Much of this activity has been concentrated in hotel, restaur...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Ontario's large population encourages contractors to set up shop. Contractors flock to the province because of high expenditures on office buildings, warehouses and hotels.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Companies compete with other major contractors and numerous midsize and smaller contractors. Contractors compete primarily based on prices for construction services, ability ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry鈥檚 level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry鈥檚 own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

PCL Construction is making headway on the Scotiabank Arena Reimagination project. The company has completed part of the $350.0 million project and will continue construction ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of PCL Constructors's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Bird Construction Inc.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for PCL Constructors, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Bird Construction Inc., and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.聽 聽

Analyst insights

There's a wealth of support for commercial building contractors looking to adopt green practices in Canada. From tax credits to grants and educational resources, incentives a...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029)聽
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029)聽

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time.聽

Analyst insights

Commercial building construction contractors have endured profit declines. Slow growth in project opportunities and labour shortages pushing up wage costs have pushed down pr...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Liquidity Ratios聽(2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios聽(2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios聽聽(2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios聽(2017-2022)
  • Assets (2017-2022)
  • Liabilities (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability聽

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada in 2024?

The market size of the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada is $39.8bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Commercial Building Construction in Canada industry in 2024?

There are 9,262 businesses in the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada has been declining at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Commercial Building Construction market in Canada?

The biggest companies operating in the Commercial Building Construction market in Canada are PCL Constructors and Bird Construction Inc.

What does the Commercial Building Construction in Canada include?

Office building construction and Hotel and motel construction are part of the Commercial Building Construction industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Commercial Building Construction in Canada?

The company holding the most market share in Canada is PCL Constructors.

How competitive is the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Commercial Building Construction industry in Canada.

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Competitors

  • Industrial Building Construction in Canada

Complementors

  • Homebuilders in Canada
  • Bridge & Elevated Highway Construction in Canada
  • Road & Highway Construction in Canada

International industries

  • Commercial Building Construction in the US
  • Hotel Construction in the US
  • Restaurant Construction in the US
  • Construction Project Management Services in the US
  • Commercial Property Remodeling in the US

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