# How did housing under construction change in Quebec? > Housing under construction increased in Quebec. Housing under construction rose from 24,181 to 66,035 between 1963 and 2022—an increase of 41,854, or 173.1%. It reached an observed high of 66,901 in 2021 before ending at 66,035 in 2022. ## Answer scope - Geography: Quebec (QC) - Period: 1963 to 2022 - Frequency: Annual - Source updated: 2026-01-21 - Housing estimates: Housing under construction - Type of unit: Total units ## Key figures - Start · 1963: 24,181 - Latest · 2022: 66,035 - Overall change: +41,854 (173.1% increase) ## Exact observations | Period | Series | Source display value | Value as charted | Chart unit | | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | | 1963 | Housing under construction | 24,181 | 24181 | Count | | 1964 | Housing under construction | 23,037 | 23037 | Count | | 1965 | Housing under construction | 24,512 | 24512 | Count | | 1966 | Housing under construction | 19,282 | 19282 | Count | | 1967 | Housing under construction | 17,815 | 17815 | Count | | 1968 | Housing under construction | 24,942 | 24942 | Count | | 1969 | Housing under construction | 22,668 | 22668 | Count | | 1970 | Housing under construction | 31,959 | 31959 | Count | | 1971 | Housing under construction | 33,999 | 33999 | Count | | 1972 | Housing under construction | 35,710 | 35710 | Count | | 1973 | Housing under construction | 39,280 | 39280 | Count | | 1974 | Housing under construction | 31,487 | 31487 | Count | | 1975 | Housing under construction | 31,805 | 31805 | Count | | 1976 | Housing under construction | 43,600 | 43600 | Count | | 1977 | Housing under construction | 35,366 | 35366 | Count | | 1978 | Housing under construction | 24,053 | 24053 | Count | | 1979 | Housing under construction | 20,413 | 20413 | Count | | 1980 | Housing under construction | 14,639 | 14639 | Count | | 1981 | Housing under construction | 12,815 | 12815 | Count | | 1982 | Housing under construction | 14,164 | 14164 | Count | | 1983 | Housing under construction | 18,320 | 18320 | Count | | 1984 | Housing under construction | 16,309 | 16309 | Count | | 1985 | Housing under construction | 21,270 | 21270 | Count | | 1986 | Housing under construction | 24,531 | 24531 | Count | | 1987 | Housing under construction | 28,974 | 28974 | Count | | 1988 | Housing under construction | 21,372 | 21372 | Count | | 1989 | Housing under construction | 19,527 | 19527 | Count | | 1990 | Housing under construction | 14,719 | 14719 | Count | | 1991 | Housing under construction | 15,662 | 15662 | Count | | 1992 | Housing under construction | 11,033 | 11033 | Count | | 1993 | Housing under construction | 9,811 | 9811 | Count | | 1994 | Housing under construction | 7,730 | 7730 | Count | | 1995 | Housing under construction | 5,986 | 5986 | Count | | 1996 | Housing under construction | 6,784 | 6784 | Count | | 1997 | Housing under construction | 6,289 | 6289 | Count | | 1998 | Housing under construction | 6,325 | 6325 | Count | | 1999 | Housing under construction | 8,061 | 8061 | Count | | 2000 | Housing under construction | 9,443 | 9443 | Count | | 2001 | Housing under construction | 10,760 | 10760 | Count | | 2002 | Housing under construction | 16,940 | 16940 | Count | | 2003 | Housing under construction | 22,065 | 22065 | Count | | 2004 | Housing under construction | 27,905 | 27905 | Count | | 2005 | Housing under construction | 27,270 | 27270 | Count | | 2006 | Housing under construction | 26,639 | 26639 | Count | | 2007 | Housing under construction | 26,546 | 26546 | Count | | 2008 | Housing under construction | 24,933 | 24933 | Count | | 2009 | Housing under construction | 24,821 | 24821 | Count | | 2010 | Housing under construction | 29,036 | 29036 | Count | | 2011 | Housing under construction | 31,097 | 31097 | Count | | 2012 | Housing under construction | 32,117 | 32117 | Count | | 2013 | Housing under construction | 29,202 | 29202 | Count | | 2014 | Housing under construction | 28,148 | 28148 | Count | | 2015 | Housing under construction | 31,578 | 31578 | Count | | 2016 | Housing under construction | 32,427 | 32427 | Count | | 2017 | Housing under construction | 37,966 | 37966 | Count | | 2018 | Housing under construction | 41,708 | 41708 | Count | | 2019 | Housing under construction | 45,004 | 45004 | Count | | 2020 | Housing under construction | 52,268 | 52268 | Count | | 2021 | Housing under construction | 66,901 | 66901 | Count | | 2022 | Housing under construction | 66,035 | 66035 | Count | ## How to read this measure Use 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. ## How this answer was calculated The 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. ## Source and provenance - Official source: [Statistics Canada table 34-10-0126-01]() - Table title: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing starts, under construction and completions, all areas, annual - Dataset identifier: 34100126 - Canonical human-readable answer: - Province and territory comparison: - Interpretation policy: this answer describes the selected observations; it does not infer causation. - Source acknowledgement: 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. ## Evidence version - Snapshot generated: 2026-09-05 - Snapshot SHA-256: `c9882d908d7b8a0374fe7c7c93106506b8d47520df5814c21d767e74984d45cb` - Evidence changelog: - This answer URL represents the latest deployed evidence. Record the digest when reproducibility matters. ## Suggested citation Canada in Data. “How did housing under construction change in Quebec?” Quebec. Source updated 2026-01-21. Canada in Data is an independent public-interest project and is not Statistics Canada. Verify consequential uses against the linked official table.