Housing starts in Canada rose 3.7% in July 2025 to 294,085 units, up from 283,523 in June and well above expectations of 265,000. In urban centers with populations over 10,000, starts increased 4% year-over-year, totaling 23,464 units. Montréal led with a 212% surge, driven by multi-unit projects, while Vancouver posted a 24% gain. In contrast, Toronto recorded a 69% drop due to declines in both multi-unit and single-detached starts. Rural starts were estimated at an annualized 20,467 units. The total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of housing starts across Canada was up 4% in July, at 294,085 units compared to 283,523 units in June. source: Canada Mortgage And Housing Corporation

Housing Starts in Canada increased to 294.10 Thousand units in July from 283.50 Thousand units in June of 2025. Housing Starts in Canada averaged 193.44 Thousand units from 1977 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 321.28 Thousand units in March of 2021 and a record low of 90.70 Thousand units in August of 1982. This page 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. Canada Housing Starts - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Housing Starts in Canada increased to 294.10 Thousand units in July from 283.50 Thousand units in June of 2025. Housing Starts in Canada is expected to be 200.00 Thousand units by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Housing Starts is projected to trend around 200.00 Thousand units in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-16 12:15 PM
Housing Starts
Jun 283.7K 282.7K 259K 260.0K
2025-08-18 12:15 PM
Housing Starts
Jul 294.1K 283.5K 265K 281.0K
2025-09-16 12:15 PM
Housing Starts
Aug 294.1K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Average House Prices 688700.00 688500.00 CAD Jul 2025
Building Permits 11950620.00 13132408.00 CAD Thousand Jun 2025
Building Permits MoM -9.00 12.80 percent Jun 2025
Home Ownership Rate 66.70 69.30 percent Dec 2023
Home Sales 42883.00 42912.00 units Jul 2025
New Housing Price Index MoM -0.10 -0.20 percent Jul 2025
New Housing Price Index YoY -1.40 -1.00 percent Jul 2025
Housing Index 123.30 123.40 points Jul 2025
Housing Starts 294.10 283.50 Thousand units Jul 2025
Price to Rent Ratio 128.84 134.34 Jun 2025
Residential Property Prices -1.22 -1.58 Percent Mar 2025

Canada Housing Starts
In Canada, a housing start is defined as the beginning of construction work on the building where the dwelling unit will be located. This can be described in 2 ways: usually, the stage when the concrete has been poured for the whole of the footing around the structure; or an equivalent stage where a basement will not be part of the structure.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
294.10 283.50 321.28 90.70 1977 - 2025 Thousand units Monthly
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Canada Housing Starts Rise in July
Housing starts in Canada rose 3.7% in July 2025 to 294,085 units, up from 283,523 in June and well above expectations of 265,000. In urban centers with populations over 10,000, starts increased 4% year-over-year, totaling 23,464 units. Montréal led with a 212% surge, driven by multi-unit projects, while Vancouver posted a 24% gain. In contrast, Toronto recorded a 69% drop due to declines in both multi-unit and single-detached starts. Rural starts were estimated at an annualized 20,467 units. The total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of housing starts across Canada was up 4% in July, at 294,085 units compared to 283,523 units in June.
2025-08-18
Canada Housing Starts Up 3.6% in June
Housing starts in Canada rose 3.6% in June 2025 to 253,081 units, down from 282,705 units in May and below market expectations of 259,000. In urban centers with populations of 10,000 or more, actual housing starts rose 14% year-over-year, reaching 23,282 units in June 2025 compared to 20,509 a year earlier. Montréal saw an 8% decline from June 2024, driven by fewer multi-unit starts. Vancouver recorded a 74% increase due to a surge in multi-unit activity, while Toronto experienced a 40% drop, also linked to lower multi-unit starts. The total seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of housing starts across Canada was nearly flat at 283,734 units in June, up slightly from 282,705 in May. In urban centers, the SAAR was 261,705 units, little changed from 260,947 in May. Rural housing starts were estimated at a SAAR of 22,029 units.
2025-07-16
Canada Housing Starts Edge Down
Housing starts in Canada edged 0.2% down to 279,510 units in May 2025, compared to 280,181 units in April and above market expectations of 248,000 units. Urban housing construction in centers with populations of 10,000 or more also held steady at 259,800 units, versus 259,916 units in the previous month. Meanwhile, rural housing starts rose 4.5% to 19,706 units, up from 18,818 units in March. On a yearly basis, actual housing starts in centers with populations over 10,000 increased 9%, reaching 23,745 units in May 2025, compared to 21,814 units in May 2024. Among Canada’s three largest cities, Vancouver recorded a 10% annual decline, and Toronto a 22% drop, both driven by a reduction in multi-unit construction starts. In contrast, Montreal saw an 11% increase, supported by growth in multi-unit construction activity.
2025-06-16