How did housing starts change in Canada?
The answer
Housing starts increased in Canada.
- Overall change
- +120,752
- 87.3% increase
- Start · 1955
- 138,276
- Latest · 2025
- 259,028
What this answer shows
- Measure
- Housing starts
- Area shown
- Canada
- Period
- 1955–2025Annual
- Unit
- Count
Selected details
- Housing estimates
- Housing starts
- Type of unit
- Total units
Housing starts rose from 138,276 to 259,028 between 1955 and 2025—an increase of 120,752, or 87.3%. It reached an observed high of 273,203 in 1976 before ending at 259,028 in 2025.
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Housing starts in Canada
Annual · 71 observations · 1955–2025
- Housing starts259,028
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- Observed high
- 273,2031976
- Observed low
- 108,8581960
Exact values71 observations · 1955–2025
| Period | Housing starts |
|---|---|
| 2025Latest | 259,028 |
| 2024 | 245,367 |
| 2023 | 240,267 |
| 2022 | 261,849 |
| 2021 | 271,198 |
| 2020 | 217,880 |
| 2019 | 208,685 |
| 2018 | 212,843 |
| 2017 | 219,763 |
| 2016 | 197,916 |
| 2015 | 195,535 |
| 2014 | 189,329 |
| 2013 | 187,923 |
| 2012 | 214,827 |
| 2011 | 193,950 |
| 2010 | 189,930 |
| 2009 | 149,081 |
| 2008 | 211,056 |
| 2007 | 228,343 |
| 2006 | 227,395 |
| 2005 | 225,481 |
| 2004 | 233,431 |
| 2003 | 218,426 |
| 2002 | 205,034 |
| 2001 | 162,733 |
| 2000 | 151,653 |
| 1999 | 149,968 |
| 1998 | 137,439 |
| 1997 | 147,040 |
| 1996 | 124,713 |
| 1995 | 110,933 |
| 1994 | 154,057 |
| 1993 | 155,443 |
| 1992 | 168,271 |
| 1991 | 156,197 |
| 1990 | 181,630 |
| 1989 | 215,382 |
| 1988 | 222,562 |
| 1987 | 245,986 |
| 1986 | 199,785 |
| 1985 | 165,826 |
| 1984 | 134,900 |
| 1983 | 162,645 |
| 1982 | 125,860 |
| 1981 | 177,973 |
| 1980 | 158,601 |
| 1979 | 197,049 |
| 1978 | 227,667 |
| 1977 | 245,724 |
| 1976 | 273,203 |
| 1975 | 231,456 |
| 1974 | 222,123 |
| 1973 | 268,529 |
| 1972 | 249,914 |
| 1971 | 233,653 |
| 1970 | 190,528 |
| 1969 | 210,415 |
| 1968 | 196,878 |
| 1967 | 164,123 |
| 1966 | 134,474 |
| 1965 | 166,565 |
| 1964 | 165,658 |
| 1963 | 148,624 |
| 1962 | 130,095 |
| 1961 | 125,577 |
| 1960 | 108,858 |
| 1959 | 141,345 |
| 1958 | 164,632 |
| 1957 | 122,340 |
| 1956 | 127,311 |
| 1955 | 138,276 |
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About this data
How to read this measureUse caution when comparing years: the source says geographic areas change every five years to follow census definitions, so these data are not strictly comparable historically.
Data shown through 2025Table updated
These are the selections used for this answer. The full Statistics Canada table (opens in a new tab) (34-10-0126-01) contains other measures and breakdowns.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, annual, 2026-01-21. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
How this answer was calculatedThe headline compares the first and last observations shown. Absolute change is the last source value minus the first; relative change is (last ÷ first − 1) × 100. Intermediate observations remain visible in the chart and exact values. This is descriptive and does not identify causes.