Figures are indexed to 2002=100 and are not seasonally adjusted (NSA). The series start at 1981Q1. Geo coverage is Canada (actually a pseudo-national composite), six select census metropolitan areas (CMA), and one select census agglomeration (CA).

The series reside in the historical catalog (Canada » Real estate » Non-residential » Prices) and include, for example:

• HPINCOMNUQ.ICAN_MCAL = Commercial structures, (2002=100, NSA) - for Calgary [CMA]
• HPININDNUQ.ICAN_MVAN = Industrial structures - for Vancouver [CMA]
• HPININDNUQ.ICAN_OHO  = Institutional structures - for Ottawa [CA]

Because catalog locations are subject to change, the upper-right search box on DataBuffet.com provides a "find in catalog" mode that accepts a mnemonic.

About the dataset:

• Table 327-0043 "Price indexes of non-residential building construction, by class of structure" records "changes in contractors' selling prices of new non-residential building construction by class of structure ... for six census metropolitan areas (CMA) and the Ontario part of the Ottawa-Gatineau CMA and a composite of these seven census metropolitan areas ... they exclude the cost of land, design and real estate fees."
• This is classifiable as NAICS (2012) 2362 "Non-residential building construction."