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CMHC: Canadian housing starts trend slips again in August
CMHC said the six-month trend in housing starts fell 1.3% in August 2026 to 244,149 units. In centres of 10,000 people or more, year-to-date starts were 149,542, 4% lower than a year earlier. Completions in larger centres fell 11.2% from July.
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation · Published 16 September 2026 · Added 16 September 2026 · Canada
Why it matters
Canada is one of the few countries whose official housing agency also publishes a modeled supply gap. A slowing starts trend moves the country further from that implied construction pace.
Related topics: Construction · Housing Supply
Read the original at Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationCMHC six-month trend in housing starts of 244,149 units in August 2026, down 1.3% from July. Year-to-date starts in centres of 10,000+ were 149,542, down 4% from 2025.