Housing Starts in Canada increased to 283.73 Thousand units in June from 282.71 Thousand units in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Canada Housing Starts - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Semi-detached; Single-detached; Multiples ...).

This table contains 213 series, with data for years 1948 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-10-23. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Atlantic provinces ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Multiples; Single-detached; Semi-detached ...), Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted at annual rates ...).

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island ...).

In 2024, there were more new home construction starts in Canada than in the previous year. Construction starts peaked in 2021, when there were ******* housing units whose construction started that year. Despite the restrictions imposed in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry managed to continue operating, with increases in the number of housing starts in 2020 and 2021. How many homes are under development? In 2023, the number of housing units that were under construction in Canada was approximately ******** units. After a period of stagnation until 2016, the housing industry witnessed a significant surge in construction activity. Numerous factors are attributed to this rise, including the heightened demand for housing, an expanding economy that encouraged investment, and the response to the shortage of housing. How expensive are homes in Canada? In 2024, the average cost of a house in Canada was around ******* Canadian dollars. The average house price had increased that year by ****** Canadian dollars compared in 2024 compared to the previous year. The house price-to-income ratio in Canada increased slightly in the third quarter of 2024.

The number of single-family housing starts in Canada in 2024 decreased by ****** units in comparison to the previous year. Housing starts also fell in 2023 from a peak of over ****** housing units in 2021. New home construction in Canada overall followed a similar trend during that period.

Graph and download economic data for Work Started: Construction: Dwellings and Residential Buildings: Total for Canada (WSCNDW01CAQ659S) from Q1 1960 to Q3 2023 about housing starts, Canada, buildings, residential, construction, and housing.

New home construction in the Canadian province of Ontario amounted to roughly ****** units in 2024. Those figures were much higher than the number of construction starts in Quebec. On a year-to-year basis, construction in both provinces had been increasing steadily between 2015 and 2021, but housing starts fell after that.

Housing starts, all areas, Canada and provinces, 6-month moving average and seasonally adjusted at annual rates

Multifamily housing starts in 2024 fell slightly in comparison to the previous year. That year, construction starts in apartments, semi-detached homes, and rows reached ****** units. Ontario was the province with most of those construction starts. The volume of new home construction in Canada has fluctuated significantly in the past years.

The number of new housing starts for single-detached houses in Canada has fallen from ****** units in 2021 to ****** in 2024. Meanwhile, the number of multifamily housing starts has remained stable during those past years. The peak year for single-detached housing starts was 2021, whereas for multi-unit dwellings, it was 2024.

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The housing starts driver measures the number of new privately owned housing units started in a given year, including both single unit and multi-unit developments. Data is sourced from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the national housing agency.

The dataset titled "Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data Tables" is focused on the domain of Housing. It is tagged with keywords such as Housing Market and Housing Potential. The dataset is in CSV format and was published on June 27, 2023. The data spans from January 1, 2021, to May 31, 2023, and covers the geographical area of Canada. The dataset is open for access and its location is provided. The author of the dataset is CMHC and they can be contacted at contactcentre@cmhc.ca. The dataset was accessed on July 8, 2023, and is in English. The dataset does not contain data about individuals, identifiable individuals, or Indigenous communities. The version of the dataset is 2023-05 with the same version notes. The temporal resolution of the dataset is annual and the geospatial resolution is city-wise. The data quality is machine-readable and the dataset is owned by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The dataset provides information about housing starts, an economic indicator reflecting the number of residential housing projects started over a specific length of time. The license for accessing the dataset is not specified. The resources available in the dataset include 'monthly-housing-starts-tables-2023-05-en (2).xlsx'. The metadata was created on July 8, 2023, and was last modified on April 8, 2025.

In 2023, there were approximately ******* housing units under construction in population centers of over 10,000 people in Canada. Those numbers for 2023 were lower than the figures a year earlier. However, during most of the period considered the number of homes under construction generally increased, as there were less than ******* homes under construction in 2009.

Development of residential construction in Canada The number of housing starts overall has developed similarly, but it was somewhat more volatile. Generally, the cities with the largest populations, like Toronto and Montreal experience the highest number of construction starts. The construction industry remains vital to Canada’s economy, providing employment to people across the country and billions in economic output. Types of housing Although many Canadians were living in single-detached houses, their cities have started to embrace multifamily starts quite early and are moving away from single family residential construction. The younger demographics in Canada, including new Canadians and young families are often striving towards homeownership but are also aware of climate change. High energy performance housing often comes with a higher price tag, but efforts are being made nationally in order to enshrine affordability as a core objective within national building codes.

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (47 items: Canada; Prince Edward Island; Atlantic provinces; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Multiples; Semi-detached units; Single-detached units ...).

Housing starts are an economic indicator that reflect the number of residential housing projects that have been started over a specific length of time. These data are divided into 3 types: single-family houses, townhouses or small condos and apartment buildings with 5 or more units. May Monthly Housing Starts key highlights The trend in housing starts was 230,205 units in May 2023, down from 240,318 units in April. The trend measure is a 6-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada. The Vancouver, Toronto and Montréal census metropolitan areas (CMAs) all recorded declines in total SAAR housing starts in May. Vancouver was down 45%, Toronto down 28% and Montréal down 35%. All CMAs 3 recorded increases in single-detached starts that were offset by large increases in multi-unit starts. May Standalone Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) The standalone monthly SAAR of total housing starts for all areas in Canada in May was 202,494 units, a decrease of 23% from April. The SAAR of total urban starts decreased by 24% in May to 182,842 units. Multi-unit urban starts decreased by 30% to 139,890 units in May. Single-detached urban starts increased by 6% to 42,952 units. Rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 19,652 units.

This table contains 165 series, with data for years 1988 - 2015 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2015-12-21. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Single-detached units; Row units; Semi-detached units ...).

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (22 items: Prince Edward Island; Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Atlantic provinces ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing completions; Housing under construction ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Semi-detached units; Row units; Single-detached units ...).

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (37 items: Census metropolitan areas; Edmonton; Alberta; Saguenay; Quebec; Calgary; Alberta ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing under construction; Housing starts; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Row units; Single-detached units; Semi-detached units ...).