Indicator
Housing starts
Dwelling units where construction began, from CMHC's Starts and Completions Survey. Metro figures are 12-month totals; the national chart is the seasonally adjusted annual rate.
Metros
| Geography | Latest | Reference period |
|---|---|---|
| Montréal Que. | 27,474 units | Sep 2026 |
| Vancouver B.C. | 26,601 units | Sep 2026 |
| Calgary Alta. | 24,403 units | Sep 2026 |
| Toronto Ont. | 23,355 units | Sep 2026 |
| Edmonton Alta. | 19,055 units | Sep 2026 |
| Ottawa–Gatineau Ont. | 14,228 units | Sep 2026 |
| Québec City Que. | 9,293 units | Sep 2026 |
| Winnipeg Man. | 6,920 units | Sep 2026 |
| Halifax N.S. | 5,107 units | Sep 2026 |
| Victoria B.C. | 4,060 units | Sep 2026 |
| Saskatoon Sask. | 3,952 units | Sep 2026 |
| London Ont. | 3,788 units | Sep 2026 |
| Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo Ont. | 3,715 units | Sep 2026 |
| Moncton N.B. | 2,927 units | Sep 2026 |
| St. Catharines–Niagara Ont. | 2,826 units | Sep 2026 |
| Hamilton Ont. | 2,334 units | Sep 2026 |
| Sherbrooke Que. | 2,169 units | Sep 2026 |
| Kelowna B.C. | 1,907 units | Sep 2026 |
| Regina Sask. | 1,675 units | Sep 2026 |
| Abbotsford–Mission B.C. | 1,229 units | Sep 2026 |
| Trois-Rivières Que. | 1,197 units | Sep 2026 |
| St. John's N.L. | 1,160 units | Sep 2026 |
| Windsor Ont. | 1,081 units | Sep 2026 |
| Brantford Ont. | 934 units | Sep 2026 |
| Barrie Ont. | 865 units | Sep 2026 |
| Oshawa Ont. | 800 units | Sep 2026 |
| Kingston Ont. | 685 units | Sep 2026 |
| Saint John N.B. | 658 units | Sep 2026 |
| Peterborough Ont. | 234 units | Sep 2026 |
Understanding this indicator
- What it is
- The number of new homes where construction began. CMHC counts every dwelling unit, so a 100-unit apartment building adds 100 starts.
- How it's measured
- CMHC's Starts and Completions Survey counts a start when the concrete has been poured for the whole footing around the structure, or an equivalent stage for buildings without a basement. The national chart uses the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR): the month's seasonally adjusted count multiplied by 12.
- How to read it
- Starts show new supply arriving in the next one to three years, depending on building type.
- Apartment projects make starts jumpy from month to month; 12-month totals and trends are more reliable.
- A SAAR of 250,000 means building would reach 250,000 units over a year if that month's pace continued.
- Limitations
- Starts measure construction activity, not whether supply meets demand.
Sources
Geographies without a current published figure are left out rather than estimated. Methodology