CMHC Reports January Housing Starts Down 15 Percent From December
An aerial view shows carpenters building a log home made from white pine in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que., on Oct. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts declined 15 percent in January.
The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 238,049 units in January compared with 280,668 units in December.