Registering property: Time (days) in Canada
Canada: Registering property: Time was 4 days in 2019. ▼ Falling
Registering property: Time in Canada, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property: time in Canada is 4 days, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, registering property: time in Canada peaked at 6.5 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4 days, in 2013.
Canada ranks 174th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Registering property: Time in Canada, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.5 days | — |
| 2005 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.5 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 days | -38.5% |
| 2014 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 days | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 4 days is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.5 days, 23% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5 days | 6.5 days | 6.5 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.75 days | 4 days | 6.5 days | 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 registering property: time in Canada?
- Registering property: time in Canada was 4 days in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property: time recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest registering property: time recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 days in 2013.
- How does Canada rank for registering property: time?
- Canada ranks 174th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
- Is registering property: time rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. 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 Registering property: Time (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of procedures records all the procedures necessary for a business (the buyer) to purchase a property from another business (the seller) and to transfer the property title to the buyer’s name so that the buyer can use the property for expanding its business, use the property as collateral in taking new loans or, if necessary, sell the property to another business. A procedure is defined as any interaction that is legally or in practice required between the buyer, the seller or their agents (if required) and external parties, including government agencies, inspectors, notaries and lawyers.