Compare the office allowance with the project budget.

Translate per-square-foot allowance and fit-out estimates into dollars before timing and eligibility are reviewed.

Enter the project assumptions

The result does not determine eligible costs, payment conditions, financing, tax or final construction cost.

Rentable area (SF)

Allowance ($/SF)

Project cost ($/SF)

Other landlord contribution ($)

Updated 2026-09-12

Fast answerIt multiplies rentable area by the entered allowance and project-cost rates, adds another stated landlord contribution and shows the remaining project gap.

Control eligibility and timing

Review eligible costs, invoices, completion, lien, opening, default, expiry and unused-allowance terms. Model when contractors are paid and reimbursement arrives.

Compare alternatives

Test landlord work, cash allowance, rent abatement and tenant-funded improvements on the same occupancy timeline.

Tenant improvement guide Leasehold improvements Fit-out guide

Evidence boundary: office availability and quoted economics change. Confirm current premises, authority, area, costs, permitted use and documents for the specific transaction. Read the methodology.

Has the allowance kept pace with construction cost?

An allowance agreed a few years ago may no longer buy the same scope.

Statistics Canada prices the same model office building every quarter. Nationally that index is 110.3 in Q2 2026 against 2023 = 100, +33.4% over five years. If your market index rose 20% since an allowance was set, the same scope now costs roughly a fifth more, before any change in the scope itself.

Office construction price index by city and trade →

A price index for a fixed model building, not a cost per square foot or a quote.