3.6
(2024)
7.0%
66,500
5.0%
(APRIL 2026)
$33.46
(2025)
1.7%
(2026 FORECAST)
$399 M
(JAN-MARCH 2026)
Manitoba: January - April 2026 (Q1)
Number of construction 
companies in Manitoba
Workplace safety - time loss injury 
rates / 100 FTE
Number of employees in 
Manitoba’s construction sector
Percentage of construction trades 
workforce which is female
Manitoba Unemployment Rate
Average hourly wage in the 
construction industry
Real GDP growth
YTD ICI Permit Values
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT
$52 - $74 B
Value of proposed
projects in next 5 years.
107.8
Winnipeg building 
construction prices 
indices. 
110.5
Canada average 
building construction 
price indices. 
7.1% Construction 
industry contributions 
to Manitoba’s GDP. 
INDUSTRY TRENDS
LAST YEAR
* The Building Construction Price Index measures change over time in the prices that contractors charge to 
construct a range of new commercial, institutional, industrial and residential buildings. 2017 = 100
**Number of construction businesses with employees
3.9
(2023)
6.5%
59,000
3,867
(JAN 2025)
5.3%
(APRIL 2025)
$32.86
(2024)
1.6%
(2025)
$458 M
(JAN-DEC 2026)
3,932
(JAN 2026)

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