Independent Canadian planning tool

Build a renovation budget you can explain.

Choose a project and market, adjust the details that move the price, and see a low, typical and high 2026 planning range — no email required.

Planning a move instead? Go directly to the Canadian moving cost calculator. Also looked up: window replacement, plumbing, roof replacement, kitchen, basement and siding.

19 calculators170 Canadian cities2026.Q3 data version2 new budget tools
Quick start

Start with the project, then tune the scope.

No account. No quote request. Your calculator opens with the location already selected.

All tools

Choose what you are planning.

Compare renovation projects with editable inputs, transparent assumptions and project-specific scope; the whole-home and ADU tools use your own cost allowances.

Location matters

Compare 170 Canadian cities.

See the same four sample projects across every market, then open a calculator with the location already selected.

Show the work

Useful numbers need visible assumptions.

The calculators are editorial planning models, not contractor bids. The methodology now shows the formula, regional adjustment table, source roles, exclusions and review log — including what official data can and cannot prove.

Baseline × scope × locationTaxes shown separatelyQuarterly review log
Read the methodology
Canadian house undergoing an exterior renovation with scaffolding and roofing materials
Project scope and site conditions matter more than a headline average.

Plan from the project, the city and the rules

Build a project range with the kitchen, roof, window, siding, heat-pump or solar and battery calculator. Then compare the location assumptions in Costs by City and verify permit/tax gaps in the renovation permits guide.