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Housing starts for June 2025
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The six-month trend in housing starts increased (3.6%) in June (253,081 units), according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend measure is a six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total housing starts for all areas in Canada.
Actual housing starts were up 14% year-over-year in centres with a population of 10,000 or greater, with 23,282 units recorded in June, compared to 20,509 units in June 2024. The year-to-date total was 114,411, up 4% from the same period in 2024.
The total monthly SAAR of housing starts for all areas in Canada was flat (0.4%) in June (283,734 units) compared to May (282,705 units).
“Through the first six months of the year, national housing starts have increased marginally compared to 2024, however, new home construction varies significantly across Canada. Québec and the Prairie provinces have accelerated the pace of construction for single-detached homes and purpose-built rentals. By contrast, weak condo market conditions in Toronto and Vancouver have contributed to declines in overall housing starts in these regions,” said Kevin Hughes, CMHC’s Deputy Chief Economist.
Key facts:
The monthly SAAR for Canada’s centres with a population of 10,000 or greater was flat in June (261,705 units) compared to May (260,947 units).
The rural starts monthly SAAR estimate was 22,029 units.
Among Canada’s big three cities, Vancouver recorded a 74% increase in starts this month, driven by higher multi-unit starts. Montreal posted an 8% year-over-year decrease in actual housing starts compared to June 2024, driven by fewer multi-unit starts. A decrease in multi-unit starts drove the 40% year-over-year decrease in Toronto’s housing starts compared to June 2024.
Monthly Housing Starts and Other Construction Data are accessible in English and French on our website and the CMHC Housing Market Information Portal.
Housing starts data is available on the eleventh business day each month. We will release the July housing starts data on August 18 at 8:15 AM ET.
CMHC uses the trend measure as a complement to the monthly SAAR of housing starts to account for considerable swings in monthly estimates and to obtain a clearer picture of upcoming new housing supply. In some situations, analyzing only SAAR data can be misleading, as the multi-unit segment largely drives the market and can vary significantly from one month to the next.
Read about our definitions and methodology to better understand the foundations of the Starts and Completions and Market Absorption surveys.
Housing starts facilitate the analysis of monthly, quarterly, and year-over-year activity in the new home market. The data we collect as part of our Starts and Completions and Market Absorption surveys helps us obtain a clearer picture of upcoming new housing supply and is used as part of our various housing reports.
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Housing Start Data in Centres 10,000 Population and Over (Province)
January – June 2024 – 2025
N.-L.
254
274
8
104
179
72
358
453
27
P.E.I.
73
124
70
516
444
-14
589
568
-4
N.S.
692
691
0
3,454
3,257
-6
4,146
3,948
-5
N.B.
344
325
-6
1,618
1,747
8
1,962
2,072
6
Atlantic
1,363
1,414
4
5,692
5,627
-1
7,055
7,041
0
Que.
1,954
2,081
6
17,225
23,774
38
19,179
25,855
35
Ont.
5,500
4,412
-20
30,871
22,956
-26
36,371
27,368
-25
Man.
773
1,066
38
1,803
1,931
7
2,576
2,997
16
Sask.
524
789
51
992
2,002
102
1,516
2,791
84
Alta.
6,949
7,792
12
14,561
20,110
38
21,510
27,902
30
Prairies
8,246
9,647
17
17,356
24,043
39
25,602
33,690
32
B.C.
2,114
1,874
-11
20,172
18,583
-8
22,286
20,457
-8
Canada
19,177
19,428
1
91,316
94,983
4
110,493
114,411
4
1 Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
Housing Start Data in Centres 10,000 Population and Over (Metropolitan Areas)
January – June 2024 – 2025
Abbotsford – Mission
83
78
-6
471
1,194
154
554
1,272
130
Barrie
198
75
-62
127
155
22
325
230
-29
Belleville – Quinte West
87
68
-22
91
184
102
178
252
42
Brantford
91
171
88
17
1,054
##
108
1,225
##
Calgary
3,343
3,548
6
7,835
11,164
42
11,178
14,712
32
Chilliwack
69
68
-1
260
250
-4
329
318
-3
Drummondville
70
120
71
261
481
84
331
601
82
Edmonton
2,958
3,448
17
5,490
7,420
35
8,448
10,868
29
Fredericton
100
87
-13
114
402
253
214
489
129
Greater/Grand Sudbury
38
26
-32
24
88
267
62
114
84
Guelph
25
11
-56
164
35
-79
189
46
-76
Halifax
373
365
-2
3,150
2,956
-6
3,523
3,321
-6
Hamilton
147
127
-14
888
765
-14
1,035
892
-14
Kamloops
60
50
-17
110
126
15
170
176
4
Kelowna
156
135
-13
2,558
1,679
-34
2,714
1,814
-33
Kingston
93
86
-8
66
715
##
159
801
404
Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo
214
152
-29
1,427
1,079
-24
1,641
1,231
-25
Lethbridge
106
173
63
183
190
4
289
363
26
London
264
238
-10
1,457
543
-63
1,721
781
-55
Moncton
91
107
18
994
1,094
10
1,085
1,201
11
Montréal
518
617
19
8,855
12,075
36
9,373
12,692
35
Nanaimo
83
47
-43
628
163
-74
711
210
-70
Oshawa
222
147
-34
836
172
-79
1,058
319
-70
Ottawa – Gatineau
784
776
-1
3,567
5,643
58
4,351
6,419
48
Gatineau
165
154
-7
1,353
1,115
-18
1,518
1,269
-16
Ottawa
619
622
0
2,214
4,528
105
2,833
5,150
82
Peterborough
78
28
-64
40
3
-93
118
31
-74
Québec
271
340
25
3,317
4,458
34
3,588
4,798
34
Red Deer
31
68
119
247
216
-13
278
284
2
Regina
111
170
53
558
769
38
669
939
40
Saguenay
112
112
–
112
209
87
224
321
43
St. Catharines – Niagara
365
205
-44
517
740
43
882
945
7
Saint John
84
81
-4
312
118
-62
396
199
-50
St. John’s
218
256
17
94
172
83
312
428
37
Saskatoon
381
582
53
430
1,145
166
811
1,727
113
Sherbrooke
135
120
-11
567
692
22
702
812
16
Thunder Bay
23
29
26
38
37
-3
61
66
8
Toronto
1,789
1,465
-18
20,740
11,110
-46
22,529
12,575
-44
Trois-Rivières
71
88
24
486
632
30
557
720
29
Vancouver
1,057
944
-11
13,221
11,827
-11
14,278
12,771
-11
Victoria
143
126
-12
1,763
2,213
26
1,906
2,339
23
Windsor
163
150
-8
902
265
-71
1,065
415
-61
Winnipeg
650
978
50
1,720
1,663
-3
2,370
2,641
11
Total
15,855
16,462
4
84,637
85,896
1
100,492
102,358
2
1 Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
Housing Start Data in Centres 10,000 Population and Over (Provinces)
N.-L.
96
81
-16
36
40
11
132
121
-8
P.E.I.
6
24
300
38
15
-61
44
39
-11
N.S.
178
212
19
769
505
-34
947
717
-24
N.B.
124
122
-2
358
531
48
482
653
35
Atlantic
404
439
9
1,201
1,091
-9
1,605
1,530
-5
Qc
434
507
17
4,561
4,351
-5
4,995
4,858
-3
Ont.
1,142
1,155
1
4,539
4,076
-10
5,681
5,231
-8
Man.
160
196
23
563
247
-56
723
443
-39
Sask.
154
155
1
217
237
9
371
392
6
Alta.
1,586
1,429
-10
2,205
3,934
78
3,791
5,363
41
Prairies
1,900
1,780
-6
2,985
4,418
48
4,885
6,198
27
B.C.
484
407
-16
2,859
5,058
77
3,343
5,465
63
Canada (10,000+)
4,364
4,288
-2
16,145
18,994
18
20,509
23,282
14
Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
## not calculable / extreme value
Housing Start Data in Centres 10,000 Population and Over (Metropolitan Areas)
Abbotsford – Mission
12
20
67
29
292
##
41
312
##
Barrie
34
30
-12
38
34
-11
72
64
-11
Belleville – Quinte West
19
25
32
8
19
138
27
44
63
Brantford
4
67
##
4
121
##
8
188
##
Calgary
719
579
-19
1,247
1,721
38
1,966
2,300
17
Chilliwack
11
14
27
104
9
-91
115
23
-80
Drummondville
15
29
93
85
144
69
100
173
73
Edmonton
737
650
-12
738
2,039
176
1,475
2,689
82
Fredericton
37
41
11
43
168
291
80
209
161
Greater / Grand Sudbury
0
11
##
0
14
##
0
25
##
Guelph
7
3
-57
30
10
-67
37
13
-65
Halifax
97
99
2
695
401
-42
792
500
-37
Hamilton
19
53
179
6
74
##
25
127
408
Kamloops
6
4
-33
6
16
167
12
20
67
Kelowna
38
30
-21
572
632
10
610
662
9
Kingston
28
24
-14
7
497
##
35
521
##
Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo
47
36
-23
538
24
-96
585
60
-90
Lethbridge
17
49
188
15
10
-33
32
59
84
London
77
69
-10
129
292
126
206
361
75
Moncton
27
41
52
197
285
45
224
326
46
Montréal
121
149
23
2,841
2,580
-9
2,962
2,729
-8
Nanaimo
17
14
-18
62
40
-35
79
54
-32
Oshawa
32
42
31
214
26
-88
246
68
-72
Ottawa – Gatineau
184
141
-23
487
1,039
113
671
1,180
76
Gatineau
36
57
58
107
100
-7
143
157
10
Ottawa
148
84
-43
380
939
147
528
1,023
94
Peterborough
42
6
-86
24
0
-100
66
6
-91
Québec
68
54
-21
761
534
-30
829
588
-29
Red Deer
4
20
400
5
19
280
9
39
333
Regina
37
39
5
91
48
-47
128
87
-32
Saguenay
25
28
12
24
8
-67
49
36
-27
St. Catharines – Niagara
37
45
22
33
272
##
70
317
353
Saint John
36
27
-25
68
41
-40
104
68
-35
St. John’s
86
73
-15
33
37
12
119
110
-8
Saskatoon
112
111
-1
126
177
40
238
288
21
Sherbrooke
29
29
–
194
257
32
223
286
28
Thunder Bay
9
15
67
6
6
–
15
21
40
Toronto
324
360
11
2,523
1,341
-47
2,847
1,701
-40
Trois-Rivières
17
17
–
80
93
16
97
110
13
Vancouver
300
190
-37
1,467
2,889
97
1,767
3,079
74
Victoria
22
43
95
312
917
194
334
960
187
Windsor
58
42
-28
305
126
-59
363
168
-54
Winnipeg
130
184
42
549
182
-67
679
366
-46
Total
3,641
3,503
-4
14,696
17,434
19
18,337
20,937
14
Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
## not calculable / extreme value
Housing Start Data — Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rates (SAAR)
(Provinces — 10,000+)
N.L.
748
611
-18
382
476
25
1,130
1,087
-4
P.E.I.
248
351
42
96
180
88
344
531
54
N.S.
1,795
2,023
13
6,927
6,023
-13
8,722
8,046
-8
N.B.
932
817
-12
5,442
6,294
16
6,374
7,111
12
Qc
4,308
4,626
7
54,404
46,056
-15
58,712
50,682
-14
Ont.
9,902
12,212
23
58,453
46,830
-20
68,355
59,042
-14
Man.
2,224
2,136
-4
6,132
2,964
-52
8,356
5,100
-39
Sask.
1,895
1,729
-9
3,456
2,844
-18
5,351
4,573
-15
Alta.
16,441
14,289
-13
50,791
47,050
-7
67,232
61,339
-9
B.C.
3,844
3,880
1
32,527
60,314
85
36,371
64,194
76
Canada (10,000+)
42,337
42,674
1
218,610
219,031
0
260,947
261,705
0
Canada (All Areas)
56,216
56,645
1
226,487
227,086
0
282,705
283,734
0
Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
## not calculable / extreme value
Housing Start Data — Seasonally Adjusted at Annual Rates (SAAR) (Metropolitan Areas)
Abbotsford – Mission
152
218
43
540
3,504
##
692
3,722
438
Barrie
281
252
-10
276
408
48
557
660
18
Belleville – Quinte West
103
203
97
0
228
##
103
431
318
Brantford
0
735
##
4,236
1,452
-66
4,236
2,187
-48
Calgary
7,037
6,195
-12
28,776
20,652
-28
35,813
26,847
-25
Chilliwack
185
183
-1
185
108
-42
233
291
25
Drummondville
212
294
39
996
1,728
73
1,208
2,022
67
Edmonton
7,317
6,078
-17
18,204
24,468
34
25,521
30,546
20
Fredericton
235
239
2
1,308
2,016
54
1,543
2,255
46
Greater / Grand Sudbury
95
180
89
828
168
-80
923
348
-62
Guelph
2
12
##
216
120
-44
218
132
-39
Halifax
783
710
-9
5,856
4,812
-18
6,639
5,522
-17
Hamilton
244
535
119
792
888
12
1,036
1,423
37
Kamloops
41
51
24
48
192
300
89
243
173
Kelowna
362
257
-29
4,548
7,584
67
4,910
7,841
60
Kingston
225
220
-2
24
5,964
##
249
6,184
##
Kitchener – Cambridge – Waterloo
237
278
17
444
288
-35
681
566
-17
Lethbridge
511
463
-9
456
120
-74
967
583
-40
London
278
842
203
312
3,504
##
590
4,346
##
Moncton
290
310
7
3,144
3,420
9
3,434
3,730
9
Montréal
1,228
1,162
-5
30,366
30,806
1
31,594
31,968
1
Nanaimo
40
123
208
216
480
122
256
603
136
Oshawa
387
416
7
528
312
-41
915
728
-20
Ottawa – Gatineau
1,190
1,618
36
11,196
12,468
11
12,386
14,086
14
Gatineau
376
689
83
4,668
1,200
-74
5,044
1,889
-63
Ottawa
814
929
14
6,528
11,268
73
7,342
12,197
66
Peterborough
70
74
6
0
0
–
70
74
6
Québec
913
575
-37
23,424
6,408
-73
24,337
6,983
-71
Red Deer
90
262
191
2,160
228
-89
2,250
490
-78
Regina
381
379
-1
336
576
71
717
955
33
Saguenay
244
198
-19
600
96
-84
844
294
-65
St. Catharines – Niagara
438
598
37
936
3,264
249
1,374
3,862
181
Saint John
193
164
-15
600
492
-18
793
656
-17
St. John’s
650
534
-18
360
444
23
1,010
978
-3
Saskatoon
1,450
1,173
-19
2,988
2,124
-29
4,438
3,297
-26
Sherbrooke
222
250
13
660
3,084
367
882
3,334
278
Thunder Bay
108
115
6
132
72
-45
240
187
-22
Toronto
4,490
4,716
5
38,424
16,092
-58
42,914
20,808
-52
Trois-Rivières
127
102
-20
3,756
1,116
-70
3,883
1,218
-69
Vancouver
1,978
1,802
-9
19,116
34,668
81
21,094
36,470
73
Victoria
157
557
255
4,344
11,004
153
4,501
11,561
157
Windsor
409
368
-10
372
1,512
306
781
1,880
141
Winnipeg
1,996
1,959
-2
5,988
2,184
-64
7,984
4,143
-48
Data for 2022 based on 2016 Census Definitions and data for 2023, 2024 and 2025 based on 2021 Census Definitions.
Source: CMHC Starts and Completion Survey, Market Absorption Survey
## not calculable / extreme value
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Date Published: July 16, 2025