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Housing starts, Apartment and other unit types, Canada

(SC_34100143_730029)
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Sep 2026: 12989
Updated: 2026-11-02, 8:29:06 a.m. ET
Units
Units,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Series ID
SC_34100143_730029
Table 34-10-0143-01
CREDHousing starts, Apartment and other unit types, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession0200040006000800010000120001400016000180001959196619731980198719942001200820152026Units1959-01-01: 21381959-03-01: 18921959-05-01: 40671959-07-01: 35441959-09-01: 30741959-11-01: 47861960-01-01: 12871960-03-01: 15981960-05-01: 26621960-07-01: 36401960-09-01: 25921960-11-01: 25501961-01-01: 13361961-03-01: 27341961-05-01: 23971961-07-01: 23851961-09-01: 30561961-11-01: 44311962-01-01: 17051962-03-01: 21421962-05-01: 35511962-07-01: 37111962-09-01: 31881962-11-01: 45421963-01-01: 19431963-03-01: 31491963-05-01: 64501963-07-01: 66481963-09-01: 54381963-11-01: 57681964-01-01: 35721964-03-01: 30991964-05-01: 63061964-07-01: 87921964-09-01: 66281964-11-01: 91191965-01-01: 27431965-03-01: 41101965-05-01: 84491965-07-01: 76571965-09-01: 63571965-11-01: 65801966-01-01: 33181966-03-01: 35971966-05-01: 56791966-07-01: 55291966-09-01: 48371966-11-01: 39301967-01-01: 27461967-03-01: 30871967-05-01: 91091967-07-01: 64021967-09-01: 80581967-11-01: 73071968-01-01: 52701968-03-01: 51881968-05-01: 101311968-07-01: 91531968-09-01: 66521968-11-01: 111651969-01-01: 66851969-03-01: 71191969-05-01: 101381969-07-01: 87841969-09-01: 89721969-11-01: 71811970-01-01: 40211970-03-01: 42361970-05-01: 36121970-07-01: 84771970-09-01: 83721970-11-01: 109031971-01-01: 49901971-03-01: 52131971-05-01: 81761971-07-01: 93141971-09-01: 104291971-11-01: 94931972-01-01: 38191972-03-01: 69001972-05-01: 95611972-07-01: 92711972-09-01: 111361972-11-01: 90331973-01-01: 51301973-03-01: 65951973-05-01: 88101973-07-01: 105511973-09-01: 94811973-11-01: 72111974-01-01: 69801974-03-01: 55361974-05-01: 85361974-07-01: 63831974-09-01: 49611974-11-01: 37671975-01-01: 24951975-03-01: 21221975-05-01: 50911975-07-01: 58021975-09-01: 56781975-11-01: 72281976-01-01: 61011976-03-01: 44141976-05-01: 94651976-07-01: 78401976-09-01: 67911976-11-01: 82951977-01-01: 50011977-03-01: 44371977-05-01: 68411977-07-01: 89011977-09-01: 79231977-11-01: 77081978-01-01: 86971978-03-01: 76771978-05-01: 45611978-07-01: 46551978-09-01: 50501978-11-01: 78891979-01-01: 59001979-03-01: 32941979-05-01: 54211979-07-01: 29651979-09-01: 32421979-11-01: 54591980-01-01: 60401980-03-01: 18191980-05-01: 27471980-07-01: 31631980-09-01: 36731980-11-01: 38711981-01-01: 28611981-03-01: 23321981-05-01: 49491981-07-01: 42631981-09-01: 59401981-11-01: 48011982-01-01: 61421982-03-01: 45271982-05-01: 36401982-07-01: 42081982-09-01: 22391982-11-01: 43631983-01-01: 26121983-03-01: 27721983-05-01: 62381983-07-01: 34551983-09-01: 35141983-11-01: 33951984-01-01: 43671984-03-01: 19531984-05-01: 28241984-07-01: 20831984-09-01: 29771984-11-01: 20871985-01-01: 32941985-03-01: 29561985-05-01: 44501985-07-01: 40831985-09-01: 46671985-11-01: 49581986-01-01: 36891986-03-01: 27781986-05-01: 59121986-07-01: 47021986-09-01: 57941986-11-01: 57921987-01-01: 64591987-03-01: 59631987-05-01: 72501987-07-01: 72971987-09-01: 56241987-11-01: 61061988-01-01: 53541988-03-01: 45451988-05-01: 82991988-07-01: 45691988-09-01: 44701988-11-01: 65951989-01-01: 61531989-03-01: 43551989-05-01: 57301989-07-01: 46581989-09-01: 54551989-11-01: 58501990-01-01: 44981990-03-01: 49191990-05-01: 67681990-07-01: 50621990-09-01: 26771990-11-01: 28701991-01-01: 22891991-03-01: 18861991-05-01: 41631991-07-01: 47061991-09-01: 36751991-11-01: 36781992-01-01: 20881992-03-01: 31741992-05-01: 43701992-07-01: 49421992-09-01: 35371992-11-01: 31751993-01-01: 18711993-03-01: 27411993-05-01: 31751993-07-01: 39591993-09-01: 29351993-11-01: 37541994-01-01: 18801994-03-01: 23731994-05-01: 31501994-07-01: 27951994-09-01: 30071994-11-01: 35361995-01-01: 27721995-03-01: 15151995-05-01: 20771995-07-01: 23131995-09-01: 20591995-11-01: 20491996-01-01: 9621996-03-01: 13951996-05-01: 22241996-07-01: 17791996-09-01: 27081996-11-01: 22151997-01-01: 17381997-03-01: 14911997-05-01: 23081997-07-01: 23111997-09-01: 21051997-11-01: 18871998-01-01: 12331998-03-01: 22121998-05-01: 22651998-07-01: 23801998-09-01: 21311998-11-01: 17531999-01-01: 18781999-03-01: 24531999-05-01: 28211999-07-01: 21421999-09-01: 27151999-11-01: 33492000-01-01: 9822000-03-01: 20502000-05-01: 25132000-07-01: 30902000-09-01: 35022000-11-01: 26042001-01-01: 32862001-03-01: 20112001-05-01: 39462001-07-01: 25562001-09-01: 27592001-11-01: 35572002-01-01: 46242002-03-01: 32422002-05-01: 40052002-07-01: 36512002-09-01: 32462002-11-01: 56812003-01-01: 26202003-03-01: 35682003-05-01: 41182003-07-01: 50502003-09-01: 58702003-11-01: 45442004-01-01: 33982004-03-01: 50342004-05-01: 56892004-07-01: 37782004-09-01: 52272004-11-01: 72682005-01-01: 31842005-03-01: 47512005-05-01: 53192005-07-01: 76742005-09-01: 61792005-11-01: 66332006-01-01: 39052006-03-01: 68402006-05-01: 58622006-07-01: 70132006-09-01: 42012006-11-01: 76372007-01-01: 55732007-03-01: 48922007-05-01: 64082007-07-01: 48862007-09-01: 106982007-11-01: 61862008-01-01: 54302008-03-01: 87892008-05-01: 76322008-07-01: 50022008-09-01: 86242008-11-01: 54672009-01-01: 33902009-03-01: 46482009-05-01: 34372009-07-01: 32022009-09-01: 40632009-11-01: 41612010-01-01: 35922010-03-01: 38222010-05-01: 52602010-07-01: 60432010-09-01: 58242010-11-01: 68192011-01-01: 47912011-03-01: 60962011-05-01: 69582011-07-01: 77532011-09-01: 77792011-11-01: 59282012-01-01: 63802012-03-01: 72342012-05-01: 80332012-07-01: 76312012-09-01: 85302012-11-01: 77522013-01-01: 40872013-03-01: 57572013-05-01: 69402013-07-01: 72122013-09-01: 71132013-11-01: 73482014-01-01: 56712014-03-01: 46862014-05-01: 70762014-07-01: 70832014-09-01: 71432014-11-01: 70792015-01-01: 68222015-03-01: 81572015-05-01: 80522015-07-01: 75852015-09-01: 114152015-11-01: 90672016-01-01: 47762016-03-01: 74982016-05-01: 73772016-07-01: 75052016-09-01: 91592016-11-01: 65522017-01-01: 70422017-03-01: 91182017-05-01: 74082017-07-01: 85962017-09-01: 88672017-11-01: 110292018-01-01: 74012018-03-01: 82352018-05-01: 74892018-07-01: 88962018-09-01: 84682018-11-01: 103262019-01-01: 78312019-03-01: 83312019-05-01: 91912019-07-01: 106372019-09-01: 112132019-11-01: 94412020-01-01: 78432020-03-01: 68602020-05-01: 88632020-07-01: 122022020-09-01: 100742020-11-01: 122082021-01-01: 109592021-03-01: 134872021-05-01: 124982021-07-01: 117742021-09-01: 115992021-11-01: 157962022-01-01: 83112022-03-01: 90892022-05-01: 134362022-07-01: 131282022-09-01: 148852022-11-01: 133142023-01-01: 88572023-03-01: 98142023-05-01: 89522023-07-01: 135332023-09-01: 151372023-11-01: 101122024-01-01: 107152024-03-01: 118762024-05-01: 149302024-07-01: 154092024-09-01: 114812024-11-01: 144002025-01-01: 113192025-03-01: 99112025-05-01: 169562025-07-01: 160852025-09-01: 156492025-11-01: 153292026-01-01: 120152026-03-01: 116942026-05-01: 156142026-07-01: 123992026-09-01: 12989
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Units: Units

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Housing starts, Apartment and other unit types. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Statistics Canada), table 34-10-0143-01. Expressed in units; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Housing starts, Apartment and other unit types, Canada SC_34100143_730029, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_34100143_730029, November 2, 2026.

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COVID-19 recession160180200220240260280300320340201620182020202220242026Thousands of units2016-10-01: 194.1722016-11-01: 185.7862016-12-01: 202.6932017-01-01: 206.5672017-02-01: 208.6862017-03-01: 245.5622017-04-01: 212.8522017-05-01: 198.4842017-06-01: 209.1112017-07-01: 229.4482017-08-01: 227.2742017-09-01: 218.5662017-10-01: 220.5172017-11-01: 248.3312017-12-01: 214.3092018-01-01: 216.762018-02-01: 229.4322018-03-01: 221.2262018-04-01: 211.9562018-05-01: 196.2462018-06-01: 241.8992018-07-01: 201.5532018-08-01: 197.1162018-09-01: 193.4982018-10-01: 213.7132018-11-01: 224.4652018-12-01: 214.992019-01-01: 200.4842019-02-01: 163.0482019-03-01: 192.5962019-04-01: 229.4172019-05-01: 196.5812019-06-01: 242.6242019-07-01: 219.7242019-08-01: 225.5552019-09-01: 225.8482019-10-01: 204.7532019-11-01: 201.7752019-12-01: 199.5552020-01-01: 200.0822020-02-01: 209.5892020-03-01: 189.1172020-04-01: 161.0042020-05-01: 192.5512020-06-01: 213.1672020-07-01: 244.8512020-08-01: 263.632020-09-01: 214.4762020-10-01: 227.4922020-11-01: 259.9342020-12-01: 240.4212021-01-01: 291.292021-02-01: 260.9222021-03-01: 319.8432021-04-01: 272.3442021-05-01: 283.0922021-06-01: 283.7692021-07-01: 274.4722021-08-01: 259.632021-09-01: 250.7142021-10-01: 236.5882021-11-01: 305.2062021-12-01: 247.1792022-01-01: 229.1252022-02-01: 248.8772022-03-01: 245.692022-04-01: 262.6932022-05-01: 280.9612022-06-01: 273.5652022-07-01: 277.1952022-08-01: 266.5212022-09-01: 294.6152022-10-01: 261.6322022-11-01: 259.5182022-12-01: 252.1152023-01-01: 205.5852023-02-01: 245.4742023-03-01: 212.6352023-04-01: 259.2582023-05-01: 193.7092023-06-01: 282.6572023-07-01: 253.6752023-08-01: 250.8142023-09-01: 268.4512023-10-01: 270.3222023-11-01: 207.5692023-12-01: 253.862024-01-01: 228.5742024-02-01: 263.5392024-03-01: 242.5142024-04-01: 240.3472024-05-01: 258.4562024-06-01: 246.1012024-07-01: 276.4752024-08-01: 215.4212024-09-01: 226.912024-10-01: 243.7322024-11-01: 262.932024-12-01: 232.6392025-01-01: 233.832025-02-01: 222.4482025-03-01: 214.4942025-04-01: 281.8262025-05-01: 278.7012025-06-01: 284.1652025-07-01: 293.8772025-08-01: 244.2942025-09-01: 280.6692025-10-01: 231.2392025-11-01: 253.1912025-12-01: 282.0232026-01-01: 236.7782026-02-01: 248.8312026-03-01: 239.5712026-04-01: 270.6922026-05-01: 254.4772026-06-01: 239.8382026-07-01: 246.3412026-08-01: 242.2232026-09-01: 248.896
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via Statistics Canada via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Investment in Building Construction

CREDInvestment in Residential Building Construction
COVID-19 recession70000000008000000000900000000010000000000110000000001200000000013000000000140000000001500000000016000000000170000000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Dollars2017-01-01: 97201110922017-02-01: 94663957712017-03-01: 94826844642017-04-01: 95294031172017-05-01: 100908982552017-06-01: 100785764012017-07-01: 98060687822017-08-01: 92412485492017-09-01: 91373752792017-10-01: 95584193672017-11-01: 100768811962017-12-01: 100442994012018-01-01: 100742334322018-02-01: 98895292872018-03-01: 100643326952018-04-01: 103491886352018-05-01: 101971884252018-06-01: 102044589982018-07-01: 101481745022018-08-01: 104601431302018-09-01: 104614282142018-10-01: 102660688962018-11-01: 99254370572018-12-01: 99680477152019-01-01: 100291778882019-02-01: 102489978872019-03-01: 101300555362019-04-01: 101013188512019-05-01: 102729291922019-06-01: 100497260312019-07-01: 100161749182019-08-01: 101840331262019-09-01: 104829501642019-10-01: 104606172742019-11-01: 103868388062019-12-01: 102998036762020-01-01: 102683459912020-02-01: 106081339062020-03-01: 108758388472020-04-01: 75756846512020-05-01: 90532202802020-06-01: 97861101052020-07-01: 103789112902020-08-01: 110614233992020-09-01: 115754710132020-10-01: 118184237032020-11-01: 123171243182020-12-01: 127602922072021-01-01: 132104646412021-02-01: 137985853402021-03-01: 144896375332021-04-01: 154461320132021-05-01: 152257910072021-06-01: 143509642222021-07-01: 137734940782021-08-01: 133936430452021-09-01: 131666604202021-10-01: 132539130432021-11-01: 136393789282021-12-01: 141729759732022-01-01: 146420720692022-02-01: 146279735172022-03-01: 145124216852022-04-01: 149469908012022-05-01: 151522546702022-06-01: 152452240702022-07-01: 155108029352022-08-01: 156084933482022-09-01: 151213579072022-10-01: 147618232522022-11-01: 142461675602022-12-01: 139778185322023-01-01: 141026593152023-02-01: 139387681282023-03-01: 133750825762023-04-01: 135034471302023-05-01: 135003843382023-06-01: 134597059072023-07-01: 136831894272023-08-01: 138590734392023-09-01: 144103818822023-10-01: 148717784872023-11-01: 148467214492023-12-01: 147313834032024-01-01: 147877012662024-02-01: 141504505972024-03-01: 141246913902024-04-01: 138397027732024-05-01: 137706741192024-06-01: 142198545842024-07-01: 141546577662024-08-01: 142335814242024-09-01: 147843280932024-10-01: 145800521662024-11-01: 140815862912024-12-01: 140868054202025-01-01: 145503788492025-02-01: 151348100902025-03-01: 152236051142025-04-01: 150544081642025-05-01: 152448234262025-06-01: 151650387012025-07-01: 150047259002025-08-01: 149453790262025-09-01: 148323484872025-10-01: 147071366392025-11-01: 154438263202025-12-01: 160199730052026-01-01: 158089021272026-02-01: 156770160992026-03-01: 158468285082026-04-01: 163903349102026-05-01: 162962667062026-06-01: 161556834082026-07-01: 161638323162026-08-01: 16118386420
Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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