# School Construction Cost Planning: Gloucester, Canada > Gloucester school cost planning using the World Bank ICP 2021 national construction price-level index of 217.0, plus a GeoNames-based local comparable-search shortlist. - Canonical: https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/school-construction-cost-gloucester-ca/ - Last updated: 2026-09-15 - Data source: National screening observation from the [World Bank ICP 2021 API](https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sources/90/country/CAN/classification/PX.WL/series/1501200/time/YR2021/data?format=json) and [ICP data documentation](https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data); locality and population from the [GeoNames CA dump](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/CA.zip) (CC BY 4.0 snapshot 2026-08-26, GeoNames ID 5962204). The PLI is not a city cost/m² rate, current escalation series or tender estimate. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | National construction PLI | 217.0 (World Bank ICP 2021; World = 100) | | Screening ratio to world | 2.170 (dimensionless PLI ÷ 100; not a city location factor) | | Locality reference | 45.3500, -75.6333 (GeoNames ID 5962204) | | Snapshot population | 150,012 (35 of 50 listed Canada places) | | Nearest listed peer | Nepean · 7 km (great-circle distance between GeoNames reference points) | | Estimate currency | CAD (obtain a current local rate and named base date) | ## Direct answer For early school construction cost planning in Gloucester, the World Bank ICP reports a 2021 Canada construction price-level index of 217.0, with the world equal to 100. This is a national comparison—not a Gloucester CAD/m² rate or tender estimate—so replace it with current local evidence before budgeting or procurement. The observation covers construction across Canada in 2021; it does not measure a Gloucester market basket or current school tenders. GeoNames 5962204 records the locality at 45.3500, -75.6333, with snapshot population 150,012. That ranks Gloucester 35 of 50 listed places, while Nepean is the nearest listed peer at about 7 km. Use these facts only to plan the comparable search. Obtain current local rates on a consistent area basis, then reconcile scope, taxes, fees, contingency and escalation. Retain the source, base date and reviewer when local evidence replaces the screening ratio. *Content and cited inputs reviewed by [Scott Barrington](https://nz.linkedin.com/in/barrington), Harth founder and architectural technology specialist · Published 2026-08-26 · Updated 2026-09-15.* ## What does the 217.0 construction index mean? The World Bank ICP 2021 construction PLI for **Canada is 217.0**, compared with a world benchmark of 100. It is a national spatial price comparison assembled for the 2021 reference year. It does not say that school work in Gloucester costs 2.170 times a current world rate. ## Which Gloucester inputs are known? The reproducible locality point is **45.3500, -75.6333** (GeoNames 5962204). Its snapshot population is **150,012**, ranked 35 of 50 listed places; GeoNames classifies it as a populated place in administrative area 08. These facts shape the local comparable search, not the price. ## What must a project estimate add? For a Gloucester school project, reconcile teaching spaces, specialist rooms, safeguarding, sports provision and external works. Use a consistent gross-floor-area basis and record the following before reliance. | Estimate field | Screening record | Project requirement | | --- | --- | --- | | National context | ICP 2021 PLI 217.0 | Retain only as dated cross-country context | | Local CAD/m² rate | Not supplied | Current comparable with named source and base date | | Area and scope | Gross floor area; scope unresolved | Measurement standard, specification and procurement route | | Additions | Not supplied | Taxes, fees, site work, contingency and escalation | | Review | Automated source and arithmetic QA | Qualified local cost review | ## Gloucester comparable-location search screen This shortlist is computed from the checked GeoNames snapshot. Distance and population help prioritize where to request comparables; neither is used as a cost multiplier. | Listed place | Great-circle km from Gloucester | Snapshot population | Admin area | | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | Nepean | 7 | 180,000 | 08 | | Ottawa | 8 | 1,017,449 | 08 | | Gatineau | 15 | 300,045 | 10 | | Laval | 153 | 438,366 | 10 | | Ahuntsic-Cartierville | 155 | 135,336 | 10 | | Saguenay | 486 | 148,886 | 10 | | Coquitlam | 3,523 | 148,625 | 02 | | Barrie | 335 | 147,829 | 08 | ## Price-level normalization worksheet For a validated reference rate **R** from a country with construction PLI **P**, the transparent screening calculation is **R × (217.0 ÷ P)**. At P = 100 the dimensionless ratio is 2.170; no world cost rate is asserted. Keep the reference rate's currency, base date, area basis and scope attached. | Input | Recorded value | Release condition | | --- | --- | --- | | Target national PLI | 217.0 (World = 100, 2021) | Screening context only | | Reference construction PLI P | User-supplied from the same ICP classification/year | Must match reference rate country | | Validated reference rate R | User-supplied | Named source, currency, date, area and scope | | Local Gloucester adjustment | Not asserted | Replace with current local comparable evidence | | Result status | Screening normalization | Not a budget, quote or tender estimate | ## Where can you explore related guidance? - [Explore all construction costs guidance](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs.md) - [Office Construction Cost Planning: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/office-construction-cost-gloucester-ca.md) - [House Construction Cost Planning: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/house-construction-cost-gloucester-ca.md) - [Retail Construction Cost Planning: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/retail-construction-cost-gloucester-ca.md) - [School Construction Cost Planning: Ottawa, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/school-construction-cost-ottawa-ca.md) - [All construction costs guidance for Canada](https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/canada.md) - [Daylight & Orientation: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/solar-data/daylight-orientation-gloucester-ca.md) - [Solar Altitude & Azimuth: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/solar-data/solar-altitude-azimuth-gloucester-ca.md) - [Solar Shading Design: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/solar-data/solar-shading-design-gloucester-ca.md) - [Sun Path: Gloucester, Canada](https://harth.build/resources/solar-data/sun-path-gloucester-ca.md) ## Sources and method National screening observation from the [World Bank ICP 2021 API](https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sources/90/country/CAN/classification/PX.WL/series/1501200/time/YR2021/data?format=json) and [ICP data documentation](https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data); locality and population from the [GeoNames CA dump](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/CA.zip) (CC BY 4.0 snapshot 2026-08-26, GeoNames ID 5962204). The PLI is not a city cost/m² rate, current escalation series or tender estimate. ### Source links - [api.worldbank.org](https://api.worldbank.org/v2/sources/90/country/CAN/classification/PX.WL/series/1501200/time/YR2021/data?format=json) - [worldbank.org](https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data) - [download.geonames.org](https://download.geonames.org/export/dump/CA.zip) ## Frequently asked questions ### Does the 217.0 index give a school cost per m² for Gloucester? No. 217.0 is the World Bank ICP 2021 national construction price-level index for Canada, with the world equal to 100. It is a cross-country screening statistic, not a Gloucester CAD/m² rate, escalation index, quote or tender estimate. ### How should a Gloucester school estimate replace this screening benchmark? Collect current Gloucester comparables on a consistent gross-floor-area basis, reconcile teaching spaces, specialist rooms, safeguarding, sports provision and external works, and state base date, currency, taxes, fees, site work, contingency and escalation. A qualified local cost professional should review the resulting project estimate. --- - Continue in Harth (open this topic in the Harth agent): https://app.harth.build/agent?context=%2Fresources%2Fconstruction-costs%2Fschool-construction-cost-gloucester-ca%2F - View this page in a browser: https://harth.build/resources/construction-costs/school-construction-cost-gloucester-ca/ - All resources for agents: https://harth.build/llms.txt