CMHC Canada Housing Starts

Country: Canada, CAD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Housing
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Last release
17 Apr 2026 12:15 GMT
Actual
235.852 K
Forecast
256.928 K
Previous
250.961 K
Next release
15 May 2026 12:15 GMT
Actual
Coming in 17 days
Forecast
257.192 K
Previous
235.852 K
Actual
Forecast
2 years 5 years All time
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
09 Aug 2019
Jul 2019
222.013 K
199.329 K
09 Jul 2019
Jun 2019
245.657 K
200.118 K
10 Jun 2019
May 2019
202.337 K
192.517 K
08 May 2019
Apr 2019
235.460 K
201.294 K
08 Apr 2019
Mar 2019
192.527 K
212.190 K
08 Mar 2019
Feb 2019
173.153 K
209.699 K
08 Feb 2019
Jan 2019
207.968 K
209.699 K
09 Jan 2019
Dec 2018
213.419 K
212.721 K
10 Dec 2018
Nov 2018
215.941 K
218.290 K
08 Nov 2018
Oct 2018
205.925 K
218.290 K
09 Oct 2018
Sep 2018
188.683 K
222.117 K
11 Sept 2018
Aug 2018
200.986 K
217.529 K
09 Aug 2018
Jul 2018
206.314 K
217.769 K
10 Jul 2018
Jun 2018
248.138 K
214.349 K
08 Jun 2018
May 2018
195.613 K
220.121 K
08 May 2018
Apr 2018
214.379 K
219.130 K
10 Apr 2018
Mar 2018
225.213 K
218.204 K
08 Mar 2018
Feb 2018
229.737 K
217.412 K
08 Feb 2018
Jan 2018
216.210 K
215.782 K
09 Jan 2018
Dec 2017
216.980 K
223.022 K

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Housing Starts show the number of new housing projects that started during the reported month.

The Housing Starts index characterizes the activity in the housing market and related sectors, including banking (mortgage loans), construction sector, etc.

The indicator growth can have a positive effect on CAD quotes.

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