Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score (Time days) in Canada
Canada: Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score was 35.73 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Canada, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Canada is 35.73, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Canada peaked at 43.23 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 35.73, in 2011.
That places Canada 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score in Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 40.35 | — |
| 2006 | 43.23 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 43.23 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43.23 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.23 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.23 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.73 | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.73 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 35.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.78, 54% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.65 | 40.35 | 43.23 | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.48 | 35.73 | 43.23 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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: time (days) - score in Canada?
- Dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score in Canada was 35.73 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 43.23 in 2006.
- What is the lowest dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.73 in 2011.
- How does Canada rank for dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score?
- Canada ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is dealing with construction permits: time (days) - score rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Dealing with construction permits: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.