Interesting Canadian Real Estate Facts: Your home may be just sitting there all day, but on average it’s pulling in more than you are, at least as of June 2016. By the end of that month, the average price of a Canadian dwelling had risen $50,619 in 12 months to a whopping $503,301, noted BMO Chief Economist Douglas Porter. “Average weekly [Canadian] earnings over the past year were $953.16.