Canada has, I think, the same electrical grounding approach as the USA for modern construction-- TN-C-S if using IEC notation. So there should be a ground rod (or two) on the property which ties (aka bonds) the electrical ground with the building itself. This should result in the floors and walls being the same voltage as the ground pin at every receptacle, and thus the surfaces of every metal appliance.
It's hard to imagine a missing bonding link to the ground rod for new construction, so the next possibility is that an appliance somewhere is miswired and is using the ground wire as a neutral. While it's true that the TN-C-S grounding system does bond ground and neutral, the ground wire must not actually carry any current in regular service.
Problems from a ground wire being used as the return path include: 1) generating interference for sensitive circuits that expect the ground wire to be unused, 2) possibility of tripping GFCI circuits, and 3) most disturbingly of all, the ground wire voltage is raised above that of the building, creating a shock risk.
Most insidious of all is that a miswired appliance will "pollute" the ground wire for the entire house with this dangerous voltage. So troubleshooting would generally require either measuring for "objectionable current" on the ground wire of every branch circuit, or shutting off circuits until the ground wire voltage disappears. If every circuit is powered off and the voltage still appears, then it might actually be the missing bonding link mentioned earlier. A competent electrician will be able to diagnose either scenario, though either really shouldn't be happening for new construction.