16, 2026 /CNW/ - The six-month trend in housing starts decreased (-3.5%) in January (254,794 units), according to CanadaMortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) ... Read more about why housing starts matter on CMHC's Housing Observer.
Housing starts are forecast to decline this year despite federal efforts to boost construction, according to new projections from the CanadaMortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
New housing starts are projected to remain low in 2026 as condominium starts continue to slow ...Montreal. Following record growth in 2025, the number of housing starts should remain high in 2026.
Alberta saw a second-straight record breaking year in housing starts in 2025, while Ontario lagged for the fourth consecutive year.Advertisement 2 ... It also led the country in per-capita housing starts ...
Winnipeg recorded a 12.3 per cent increase in housing starts in 2025, reaching 4,993 new homes - the second-highest annual total in the city's history - according to newly released data from the CanadaMortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).
Housing secretary Steve Reed has said an uptick in housing starts over the past year represents the “green shoots” of recovery in the market. New build starts were up 18% ... Housing secretary Steve Reed.