Housing Starts in Canada

Estadisticas Canada · Monthly · Importance 65

229.074 (Jul-26) ABS · thousands (SAAR) · Mensual · CSV

Period	thousands (SAAR)
Jul 2026	229.074
Jun 2026	240.773
May 2026	254.178
Apr 2026	271.832
Mar 2026	239.571
Feb 2026	248.831
Jan 2026	236.778
Dec 2025	282.023
Nov 2025	253.191
Oct 2025	231.239
Sep 2025	280.669
Aug 2025	244.294
Jul 2025	293.877
Jun 2025	284.165
May 2025	278.701
Apr 2025	281.826
Mar 2025	214.494
Feb 2025	222.448
Jan 2025	233.830
Dec 2024	232.639
Nov 2024	262.930
Oct 2024	243.732
Sep 2024	226.910
Aug 2024	215.421
Jul 2024	276.475
Jun 2024	246.101
May 2024	258.456
Apr 2024	240.347
Mar 2024	242.514
Feb 2024	263.539
Jan 2024	228.574
Dec 2023	253.860
Nov 2023	207.569
Oct 2023	270.322
Sep 2023	268.451
Aug 2023	250.814
Jul 2023	253.675
Jun 2023	282.657
May 2023	193.709
Apr 2023	259.258
Mar 2023	212.635
Feb 2023	245.474
Jan 2023	205.585
Dec 2022	252.115
Nov 2022	259.518
Oct 2022	261.632
Sep 2022	294.615
Aug 2022	266.521
Jul 2022	277.195
Jun 2022	273.565
May 2022	280.961
Apr 2022	262.693
Mar 2022	245.690
Feb 2022	248.877
Jan 2022	229.125
Dec 2021	247.179
Nov 2021	305.206
Oct 2021	236.588
Sep 2021	250.714
Aug 2021	259.630

Period	%
Jul 2026	-22.05%
Jun 2026	-15.27%
May 2026	-8.80%
Apr 2026	-3.55%
Mar 2026	11.69%
Feb 2026	11.86%
Jan 2026	1.26%
Dec 2025	21.23%
Nov 2025	-3.70%
Oct 2025	-5.13%
Sep 2025	23.69%
Aug 2025	13.40%
Jul 2025	6.29%
Jun 2025	15.47%
May 2025	7.83%
Apr 2025	17.26%
Mar 2025	-11.55%
Feb 2025	-15.59%
Jan 2025	2.30%
Dec 2024	-8.36%
Nov 2024	26.67%
Oct 2024	-9.84%
Sep 2024	-15.47%
Aug 2024	-14.11%
Jul 2024	8.99%
Jun 2024	-12.93%
May 2024	33.42%
Apr 2024	-7.29%
Mar 2024	14.05%
Feb 2024	7.36%
Jan 2024	11.18%
Dec 2023	0.69%
Nov 2023	-20.02%
Oct 2023	3.32%
Sep 2023	-8.88%
Aug 2023	-5.89%
Jul 2023	-8.49%
Jun 2023	3.32%
May 2023	-31.05%
Apr 2023	-1.31%
Mar 2023	-13.45%
Feb 2023	-1.37%
Jan 2023	-10.27%
Dec 2022	2.00%
Nov 2022	-14.97%
Oct 2022	10.59%
Sep 2022	17.51%
Aug 2022	2.65%
Jul 2022	0.99%
Jun 2022	-3.60%
May 2022	-0.75%
Apr 2022	-3.54%
Mar 2022	-23.18%
Feb 2022	-4.62%
Jan 2022	-21.34%
Dec 2021	2.81%
Nov 2021	17.42%
Oct 2021	4.00%
Sep 2021	16.90%
Aug 2021	-1.52%

Period	%
Jul 2026	-4.86%
Jun 2026	-5.27%
May 2026	-6.49%
Apr 2026	13.47%
Mar 2026	-3.72%
Feb 2026	5.09%
Jan 2026	-16.04%
Dec 2025	11.39%
Nov 2025	9.49%
Oct 2025	-17.61%
Sep 2025	14.89%
Aug 2025	-16.87%
Jul 2025	3.42%
Jun 2025	1.96%
May 2025	-1.11%
Apr 2025	31.39%
Mar 2025	-3.58%
Feb 2025	-4.87%
Jan 2025	0.51%
Dec 2024	-11.52%
Nov 2024	7.88%
Oct 2024	7.41%
Sep 2024	5.33%
Aug 2024	-22.08%
Jul 2024	12.34%
Jun 2024	-4.78%
May 2024	7.53%
Apr 2024	-0.89%
Mar 2024	-7.98%
Feb 2024	15.30%
Jan 2024	-9.96%
Dec 2023	22.30%
Nov 2023	-23.21%
Oct 2023	0.70%
Sep 2023	7.03%
Aug 2023	-1.13%
Jul 2023	-10.25%
Jun 2023	45.92%
May 2023	-25.28%
Apr 2023	21.93%
Mar 2023	-13.38%
Feb 2023	19.40%
Jan 2023	-18.46%
Dec 2022	-2.85%
Nov 2022	-0.81%
Oct 2022	-11.20%
Sep 2022	10.54%
Aug 2022	-3.85%
Jul 2022	1.33%
Jun 2022	-2.63%
May 2022	6.95%
Apr 2022	6.92%
Mar 2022	-1.28%
Feb 2022	8.62%
Jan 2022	-7.30%
Dec 2021	-19.01%
Nov 2021	29.00%
Oct 2021	-5.63%
Sep 2021	-3.43%
Aug 2021	-5.41%

About this indicator

Source	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), released via Statistics Canada (table 34-10-0158)
Frequency	Monthly
Release	Aproximadamente entre 2 y 3 semanas tras el cierre del mes de referencia (08:30 hora de Toronto).
What it is	Measures the number of new homes on which construction began in Canada during the month, expressed as a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR): the seasonally adjusted monthly figure is annualised by multiplying by twelve. It is compiled by the public housing agency CMHC.
How it's calculated	CMHC gathers construction starts through its Starts and Completions Survey in urban centres of 10,000 or more, plus estimates for rural areas. The figure is seasonally adjusted and annualised (SAAR = seasonally adjusted monthly value x 12).
Market implications	A key leading indicator of residential investment and construction activity, highly sensitive to mortgage rates and Bank of Canada policy. A strong reading points to more construction spending and jobs; a weak one to a cooling housing market. It is watched for its impact on the Canadian dollar and rate expectations.
Limitations	It is very volatile month to month, especially the multi-family component, which is prone to one-off large projects; it is subject to revision, and the SAAR annualisation amplifies small changes in the underlying monthly figure.