Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number) (Dealing) in Canada
Canada: Dealing with construction permits: Procedures was 12 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Canada, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: procedures in Canada is 12 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: procedures in Canada peaked at 12 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11 number, in 2005.
That places Canada 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Procedures in Canada, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11 number | — |
| 2006 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 number | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12 number | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 12 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 13.05 number, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 number | 11 number | 11 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.9 number | 11 number | 12 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 134 Japan 12 number compare
- 134 Angola 12 number compare
- 134 Chile 12 number compare
- 134 Gambia 12 number compare
- 134 Israel 12 number compare
- 134 Laos 12 number compare
- 134 Mauritius 12 number compare
- 134 Morocco 12 number compare
- 134 Namibia 12 number compare
- 134 Nepal 12 number compare
- 134 Poland 12 number compare
- 134 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12 number compare
- 134 Togo 12 number compare
More private sector data for Canada
- Merchandise trade 48.8% (2025)
- Food imports 9.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 75.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 577.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.5% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 42.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 554.68 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,317 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dealing with construction permits: procedures in Canada?
- Dealing with construction permits: procedures in Canada was 12 number in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 12 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: procedures recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number in 2005.
- How does Canada rank for dealing with construction permits: procedures?
- Canada ranks 134th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: procedures rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Procedures (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all interactions of the building company’s employees or any party acting on its behalf with external parties, including government agencies, notaries, the land registry, the cadastre, utility companies and public inspectors. Procedures that the company undergoes to connect the warehouse to water and sewerage are included. All procedures that are legally required and that are done in practice by a majority of companies are counted, even if they may be avoided in exceptional cases.