Escalation Calculator

Want to know the impact of escalation on a project’s construction cost?

Our Escalation Calculators allow you to see how changes in labour and material cost for non-residential and residential construction have impacted a project’s cost in a given location based on census data surveyed by Statistics Canada.

Choose from 15 census metropolitan areas(*), some going back as far as 1981.

Escalation Watch

Сity*

Halifax

Original Cost

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Escalated Cost:

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Using non-residential and residential construction indices from Statistics Canada is a great starting point in assessing the impacts of time on construction costs, but it is only one piece of the puzzle.

To truly assess the impact of time on a project, you must also consider changes in code, standards, best practices and market over time in a given location. Hanscomb’s team of professionals can help.

Сity*

Halifax

Original Cost

$

Escalate from:

Index

To:

0 %

Escalated Cost:

$

Using non-residential and residential construction indices from Statistics Canada is a great starting point in assessing the impacts of time on construction costs, but it is only one piece of the puzzle.

To truly assess the impact of time on a project, you must also consider changes in code, standards, best practices and market over time in a given location. Hanscomb’s team of professionals can help.