A note on scope before any figures, because honesty about coverage is the point of this publication: the corpus prints office fit-out bands — Class B interior fit-out as the source labels it — at mid and high finish. It does not print retail or industrial fit-out bands. So this article covers office tenant improvements and says plainly, rather than papers over, that retail and industrial fit-out are outside what we can quote today.
Mid finish, office fit-out
| Building type | Printed range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | $75–$125 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Toronto | $110–$150 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Vancouver | $90–$175 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Calgary | $85–$130 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Montreal | $95–$140 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
All ranges are hard construction costs only.
Altus 2026 prints identical values for Calgary and Edmonton for this building type (53 of 57 types are identical across those two metros); Winnipeg reads as Edmonton minus a flat 5 on both ends in most rows and appears derived rather than independently measured. Source row: "Interior Fitout (Class B)" (Altus 2026 Canadian Cost Guide, page 5).
High finish, office fit-out
| Building type | Printed range | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax | $110–$185 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Toronto | $160–$265 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Vancouver | $165–$295 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Calgary | $120–$225 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
| Montreal | $150–$205 CAD per sq ft | Altus Group 2026 p. 5 |
All ranges are hard construction costs only.
One publisher, one page, ten rows. Where only one guide covers a cell, the figure is labelled single-source — that is the first confidence rung, not a weakness to hide.
Altus 2026 prints identical values for Calgary and Edmonton for this building type (53 of 57 types are identical across those two metros); Winnipeg reads as Edmonton minus a flat 5 on both ends in most rows and appears derived rather than independently measured. Source row: "Interior Fitout (Class A)" (Altus 2026 Canadian Cost Guide, page 5).
How to read a fit-out band
Fit-out pricing moves with finish tier more than with floor area: the jump from mid to high finish within a city is larger than most city-to-city differences at the same tier. These are interior fit-out figures — the base building, landlord work letters, furniture and move costs sit outside them. As with every figure we serve, the band is what the guide printed; multiply by your own area and the result is still quotation, not estimation.
The corpus also prints these two tiers for Ottawa, Edmonton, Winnipeg and St. John's — the free cost check serves any metro the corpus covers, with the citation attached.