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Housing Starts in Canada decreased to 279.50 Thousand units in May from 280.20 Thousand units in April 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.
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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 ...).
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.
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 ...).
The number of single-family housing starts in Canada in 2023 decreased by ****** units in comparison to the previous year. Housing starts also fell in 2022 from a peak of over ****** housing units in 2021. New home construction in Canada overall followed a similar trend during that period.
Multifamily housing starts in 2023 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.
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This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (47 items: Canada; Atlantic provinces; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador ...), Type of unit (6 items: Total units; Single-detached units; Multiples; Semi-detached units ...).
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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 ...).
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Housing starts, all areas, Canada and provinces, 6-month moving average and seasonally adjusted at annual rates
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Housing starts, by type of dwelling unit and market type in all centres of 10,000 and over for Canada and provinces
The number of housing starts in British Columbia, a province in the east of Canada, have fluctuated significantly during the last decades. While 50,490 home constructions started in 2023 in this Canadian province, the number of residential construction starts in 2009 was just 16,000 units. In comparison, the number of housing starts in Ontario tends to be much higher than in British Columbia.
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The dataset titled "Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, annual" is categorized under tags such as Economics and Industry, Housing Potential, construction, housing starts, and table. It was published on January 16, 2024, by Statistics Canada, which is also the owning organization. The dataset is managed by the same entity, and they can be contacted via the email infostats@statcan.gc.ca. The dataset provides comprehensive data on various dimensions of housing in Canada, including geography, housing estimates, and type of unit. The source of the dataset is provided, and it is licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada, which can be accessed through the provided link. The resources available in the dataset include multiple datasets and supporting documents. The metadata for this dataset was created on October 1, 2024, and was last modified on April 8, 2025. This dataset is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the housing industry in Canada, providing detailed insights into housing starts, construction, and completions across the country.
Housing construction starts in Ontario, a province of Canada, peaked in 2021, when it reached the highest volume since 2011. While in 2019 there were roughly ****** new homes starts, that figure reached almost 100,000 units in 2021. Meanwhile, in 2022 there were over ****** homes started.
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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 number of housing starts in New Brunswick, Canada, has peaked in 2022 with an increase of *** units over the previous year, in 2023 the number decreased with ***** housing starts for that year. Residential construction starts in Alberta were much higher than in New Brunswick.
This statistic represents data on the year-on-year dollar volume change of non-residential construction starts in Canada from 2015 to 2021. In 2021, construction starts were expected to increase by roughly 6.4 percent compared to the previous year.
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This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (37 items: Edmonton; Alberta; Census metropolitan areas; Saguenay; Quebec; Calgary; Alberta ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing completions; Housing under construction ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Semi-detached units; Row units; Single-detached units ...).
Home construction starts in Quebec, a mostly French-speaking province in Canada, decreased slightly in 2022. That came shortly after housing starts reached a new peak in 2021, with roughly ****** units. Between 1995 and 2001, the number of home constructions started stayed relatively low, ranging from ****** units to ****** units. However, nowadays Quebec has one of the highest residential construction supplies Canada, with more housing starts than in British Columbia during the last years.
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Housing Starts in Canada decreased to 279.50 Thousand units in May from 280.20 Thousand units in April 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.