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 ...).

The number of housing starts in Ontario amounted to ****** in 2024. Between 1955 and 2024, the number of housing starts rose by ******, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

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The number of new single-detached housing starts in Ontario fell by ***** units in 2023. While there were roughly 31,350 single-family homes started in the Canadian province in 2021, that figure amounted to ****** units in 2023. .

This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (53 items: Large urban areas; Barrie; Ontario; Belleville; Ontario; Brantford; Ontario ...), Housing estimates (3 items: Housing starts; Housing under construction; Housing completions ...), Type of unit (5 items: Total units; Semi-detached units; Row units; Single-detached units ...).

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 (43 items: Brantford; Ontario; Belleville; Ontario; Large urban areas; Barrie; Ontario ...), 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 ...).

This data shows how many new homes have been started towards municipal housing targets. 2023 data was reviewed in summer 2024. Data published here reflect post-review adjustments and may not align with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation data as published in its 2023 and 2024 surveys (Starts and Completions Survey). However, over a two-year period, statistics across both organizations will align. Learn more about Ontario’s progress to build more homes faster.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Ontario Apartment and Other Units Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average. Source: Canada Mortgage and Housin…

View quarterly updates and historical trends for Ontario Row Units Housing Starts. Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Track economic data wi…

View monthly updates and historical trends for Ontario Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average. Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Track econo…

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.

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.

View monthly updates and historical trends for Ontario Semi-detached Units Housing Starts 6-month Moving Average. Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp…

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.

New Private Housing Authorized by Building Permits: 1-Unit Structures for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (MSA) was 1045.00000 Units in March of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, New Private Housing Authorized by Building Permits: 1-Unit Structures for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (MSA) reached a record high of 4964.00000 in September of 2005 and a record low of 171.00000 in January of 2011. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for New Private Housing Authorized by Building Permits: 1-Unit Structures for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (MSA) - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on December of 2025.

Ontario's construction costs 2023, by building type Published by Fernando de Querol Cumbrera, Dec 10, 2024 Ambulatory healthcare was the type of building with the highest construction costs in Ontario (Canada) in 2023. The cost of that type of building ranged from 7,110 to 8,750 Canadian dollars per square meter. Townhouses with mid-end specifications were, along with warehouses, among the cheapest buildings to construct, even though the townhouse sale price in Canada was much higher in 2023 than in a decade earlier. On the other side of the residential spectrum, the construction cost of high-rise buildings with mid-end specifications could reach up to 5,370 Canadian dollars per square meter. The housing sector in Ontario The fast population growth in Toronto, the main city in Ontario, has put pressure on its housing market. From 2001 to 2022, the number of people living in Canada’s largest city increased by over 37 percent. During the past years, house prices in Ontario rose at a similarly fast pace. Combined, these elements signal a strong demand for homes in Toronto and Ontario as a whole. The construction sector has responded to this trend: In 2022, most housing starts in Canada took place in the province of Ontario. That same year, EllisDon Corporation, with headquarters in Mississauga (Ontario), was the second-largest contractor in Canada. One of its largest residential/mixed-use projects under development is the 489-539 King St. West Development, in Toronto. Construction cost in North America Building construction costs in Quebec, the second most populous province in Canada after Ontario, had a similar cost range: Ambulatory healthcare buildings were the most expensive, and warehouses were the cheapest to build. However, enclosed malls and higher education buildings were significantly more expensive in Quebec than in Ontario. Across the border, the cities with the highest residential construction costs in the U.S. were San Francisco for multi-family housing, and New York City for single-family housing. Meanwhile, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York had the highest hotel construction costs in the U.S.