Building material prices in Ontario
Ontario has the lowest residential construction price index of the nine provinces Statistics Canada tracks, and its lumber division sits at 97.4, below where it started in the base year. Everything else costs more here; wood costs less.
Buildsavr is not live in Ontario yet. We compare 43 retailers in Quebec today and we open provinces in the order people ask for them. Join the waitlist: you get access before the public launch in Ontario.
Nobody from Ontario on the waitlist yet. The first signups put Ontario in the race to open next.
What building costs in Ontario, by the numbers
Statistics Canada publishes a construction price index every quarter. These are the two series that matter if you are buying materials, for Ontario, as of Q2 2026.
Residential buildings, all trades
Statistics Canada "Division composite" — the full cost of building a home here.
Wood, plastics and composites
The division that covers lumber, panels and engineered wood: what Buildsavr compares.
Index, 2017 = 100. Source: Statistics Canada, table 18-10-0289, reference quarter Q2 2026. Refreshed on every deploy.
What Buildsavr will do for you in Ontario
- Paste your materials list, snap a photo of it, or drop a PDF. We read it and match every line to the right product.
- We price every item at every retailer we cover, at once, with the date each price was collected.
- You get a buying plan: what to buy where, the total, and what the detour actually saves.
Get early access in Ontario
The province with the most signups opens first. You hear from us the day Ontario goes live, and you get in before the public launch.
Elsewhere in Canada
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Quebec
- Manitoba
- Saskatchewan
- Nova Scotia
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavut
Price index figures reflect Statistics Canada’s latest published quarter and refresh on every deploy.