Housing starts, Apartment and other units, Canada

(SC_34100151_15817880)
Observations
Sep 2026: 11881
Updated: 2026-11-02, 7:56:55 a.m. ET
Units
Units,
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Series ID
SC_34100151_15817880
Table 34-10-0151-01
CREDHousing starts, Apartment and other units, Canada
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recession0200040006000800010000120001400016000180001988199219962000200420082012201620202026Units1988-06-01: 44421988-07-01: 43611988-08-01: 59081988-09-01: 40671988-10-01: 42671988-11-01: 59291988-12-01: 42841989-01-01: 58001989-02-01: 30461989-03-01: 42581989-04-01: 54041989-05-01: 52751989-06-01: 46541989-07-01: 41421989-08-01: 36081989-09-01: 49091989-10-01: 46461989-11-01: 54691989-12-01: 52471990-01-01: 43341990-02-01: 34961990-03-01: 47741990-04-01: 50601990-05-01: 64291990-06-01: 46231990-07-01: 46001990-08-01: 42121990-09-01: 23821990-10-01: 29771990-11-01: 26341990-12-01: 30721991-01-01: 22261991-02-01: 16731991-03-01: 17691991-04-01: 30431991-05-01: 36901991-06-01: 34931991-07-01: 44861991-08-01: 34011991-09-01: 34631991-10-01: 33701991-11-01: 34121991-12-01: 27371992-01-01: 18971992-02-01: 26601992-03-01: 30251992-04-01: 36081992-05-01: 41281992-06-01: 38981992-07-01: 46471992-08-01: 28961992-09-01: 32731992-10-01: 26211992-11-01: 30151992-12-01: 33111993-01-01: 16291993-02-01: 16311993-03-01: 26751993-04-01: 37621993-05-01: 28191993-06-01: 29371993-07-01: 33281993-08-01: 32581993-09-01: 26991993-10-01: 33951993-11-01: 34561993-12-01: 31221994-01-01: 17651994-02-01: 29711994-03-01: 21861994-04-01: 22741994-05-01: 28951994-06-01: 29701994-07-01: 24581994-08-01: 19441994-09-01: 27881994-10-01: 33101994-11-01: 32161994-12-01: 21911995-01-01: 25321995-02-01: 21061995-03-01: 14301995-04-01: 22681995-05-01: 18551995-06-01: 23181995-07-01: 20901995-08-01: 20661995-09-01: 18701995-10-01: 15061995-11-01: 18281995-12-01: 22211996-01-01: 9231996-02-01: 15731996-03-01: 12791996-04-01: 10351996-05-01: 20351996-06-01: 22501996-07-01: 16501996-08-01: 15201996-09-01: 23891996-10-01: 11881996-11-01: 19741996-12-01: 21851997-01-01: 16771997-02-01: 13631997-03-01: 14301997-04-01: 20611997-05-01: 21021997-06-01: 19511997-07-01: 22001997-08-01: 18191997-09-01: 19931997-10-01: 18051997-11-01: 17571997-12-01: 24871998-01-01: 12211998-02-01: 14751998-03-01: 20241998-04-01: 27151998-05-01: 21101998-06-01: 16101998-07-01: 22981998-08-01: 20551998-09-01: 19781998-10-01: 18261998-11-01: 16861998-12-01: 21921999-01-01: 18351999-02-01: 18861999-03-01: 24531999-04-01: 24651999-05-01: 27581999-06-01: 23251999-07-01: 21111999-08-01: 26411999-09-01: 25361999-10-01: 24021999-11-01: 31101999-12-01: 18882000-01-01: 8922000-02-01: 32962000-03-01: 20102000-04-01: 24672000-05-01: 23272000-06-01: 18172000-07-01: 30362000-08-01: 22892000-09-01: 32462000-10-01: 39812000-11-01: 25272000-12-01: 18872001-01-01: 32012001-02-01: 20232001-03-01: 19702001-04-01: 35682001-05-01: 37062001-06-01: 40372001-07-01: 23952001-08-01: 32282001-09-01: 26482001-10-01: 33722001-11-01: 34952001-12-01: 34322002-01-01: 44742002-02-01: 21442002-03-01: 32272002-04-01: 29852002-05-01: 38862002-06-01: 34892002-07-01: 35082002-08-01: 40152002-09-01: 31272002-10-01: 44172002-11-01: 55362002-12-01: 31042003-01-01: 25372003-02-01: 58542003-03-01: 34422003-04-01: 44642003-05-01: 38042003-06-01: 38452003-07-01: 47572003-08-01: 59092003-09-01: 54872003-10-01: 75192003-11-01: 41942003-12-01: 43302004-01-01: 32582004-02-01: 32362004-03-01: 48142004-04-01: 64112004-05-01: 53732004-06-01: 61162004-07-01: 35692004-08-01: 77912004-09-01: 50032004-10-01: 57742004-11-01: 68182004-12-01: 48062005-01-01: 29372005-02-01: 32792005-03-01: 44562005-04-01: 68012005-05-01: 49632005-06-01: 55212005-07-01: 72722005-08-01: 46222005-09-01: 57402005-10-01: 47712005-11-01: 61912005-12-01: 55722006-01-01: 36912006-02-01: 37822006-03-01: 63692006-04-01: 55032006-05-01: 55182006-06-01: 66512006-07-01: 65732006-08-01: 43752006-09-01: 37522006-10-01: 62272006-11-01: 69112006-12-01: 45812007-01-01: 50652007-02-01: 29092007-03-01: 44852007-04-01: 52352007-05-01: 60642007-06-01: 51412007-07-01: 46992007-08-01: 57982007-09-01: 101262007-10-01: 67922007-11-01: 57292007-12-01: 23832008-01-01: 51762008-02-01: 71962008-03-01: 82622008-04-01: 73872008-05-01: 71212008-06-01: 70722008-07-01: 43502008-08-01: 65522008-09-01: 80302008-10-01: 76762008-11-01: 49202008-12-01: 40892009-01-01: 31542009-02-01: 25642009-03-01: 43432009-04-01: 28162009-05-01: 32342009-06-01: 33242009-07-01: 29932009-08-01: 48322009-09-01: 37332009-10-01: 48282009-11-01: 38852009-12-01: 36812010-01-01: 33532010-02-01: 40292010-03-01: 35242010-04-01: 51602010-05-01: 50072010-06-01: 45452010-07-01: 56642010-08-01: 52392010-09-01: 54462010-10-01: 45212010-11-01: 63292010-12-01: 44372011-01-01: 46352011-02-01: 47172011-03-01: 59942011-04-01: 58582011-05-01: 64692011-06-01: 57252011-07-01: 73962011-08-01: 53892011-09-01: 73572011-10-01: 76312011-11-01: 56392011-12-01: 63832012-01-01: 62642012-02-01: 55412012-03-01: 70642012-04-01: 101372012-05-01: 77922012-06-01: 78332012-07-01: 73492012-08-01: 82412012-09-01: 81732012-10-01: 73822012-11-01: 74672012-12-01: 67072013-01-01: 39592013-02-01: 49662013-03-01: 55682013-04-01: 50092013-05-01: 67342013-06-01: 66602013-07-01: 68932013-08-01: 56512013-09-01: 66722013-10-01: 69342013-11-01: 68162013-12-01: 66092014-01-01: 54992014-02-01: 59552014-03-01: 45192014-04-01: 68512014-05-01: 66582014-06-01: 64072014-07-01: 66632014-08-01: 59432014-09-01: 66322014-10-01: 50762014-11-01: 68122014-12-01: 58942015-01-01: 66622015-02-01: 40742015-03-01: 80282015-04-01: 61752015-05-01: 78042015-06-01: 79032015-07-01: 73712015-08-01: 85572015-09-01: 111892015-10-01: 75782015-11-01: 87302015-12-01: 57532016-01-01: 45772016-02-01: 77752016-03-01: 73042016-04-01: 68482016-05-01: 69652016-06-01: 88302016-07-01: 71892016-08-01: 62532016-09-01: 88002016-10-01: 62512016-11-01: 61182016-12-01: 73602017-01-01: 68602017-02-01: 60482017-03-01: 89592017-04-01: 74602017-05-01: 71122017-06-01: 74462017-07-01: 81832017-08-01: 80492017-09-01: 84202017-10-01: 91362017-11-01: 105922017-12-01: 83292018-01-01: 71232018-02-01: 92952018-03-01: 78392018-04-01: 87182018-05-01: 70992018-06-01: 114892018-07-01: 84852018-08-01: 77972018-09-01: 78852018-10-01: 95392018-11-01: 96392018-12-01: 96642019-01-01: 75822019-02-01: 60922019-03-01: 80072019-04-01: 108552019-05-01: 88292019-06-01: 127272019-07-01: 99772019-08-01: 90772019-09-01: 106022019-10-01: 90992019-11-01: 86092019-12-01: 81762020-01-01: 76012020-02-01: 78622020-03-01: 64482020-04-01: 79962020-05-01: 84312020-06-01: 107952020-07-01: 118102020-08-01: 126872020-09-01: 96282020-10-01: 93562020-11-01: 115862020-12-01: 99982021-01-01: 104622021-02-01: 88462021-03-01: 129232021-04-01: 103822021-05-01: 120532021-06-01: 131762021-07-01: 113342021-08-01: 103492021-09-01: 111992021-10-01: 98522021-11-01: 151562021-12-01: 98262022-01-01: 77052022-02-01: 94322022-03-01: 84692022-04-01: 106762022-05-01: 127692022-06-01: 131452022-07-01: 125112022-08-01: 106632022-09-01: 143422022-10-01: 125802022-11-01: 125562022-12-01: 118682023-01-01: 85272023-02-01: 103252023-03-01: 93912023-04-01: 139052023-05-01: 82892023-06-01: 156052023-07-01: 130602023-08-01: 119242023-09-01: 145902023-10-01: 143532023-11-01: 94802023-12-01: 123512024-01-01: 101832024-02-01: 127472024-03-01: 113022024-04-01: 116942024-05-01: 141492024-06-01: 119022024-07-01: 143622024-08-01: 87622024-09-01: 104602024-10-01: 112182024-11-01: 133632024-12-01: 96472025-01-01: 105932025-02-01: 89232025-03-01: 92592025-04-01: 142042025-05-01: 161582025-06-01: 145582025-07-01: 154552025-08-01: 109212025-09-01: 150122025-10-01: 112182025-11-01: 138132025-12-01: 143382026-01-01: 110242026-02-01: 107472026-03-01: 108002026-04-01: 150112026-05-01: 150432026-06-01: 128882026-07-01: 112202026-08-01: 102312026-09-01: 11881
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Units: Units

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Housing starts, Apartment and other units. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Statistics Canada), table 34-10-0151-01. Expressed in units; published monthly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Housing starts, Apartment and other units, Canada SC_34100151_15817880, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_34100151_15817880, November 2, 2026.

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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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