CMHC

• Ontario finally sees increase in housing starts after years of decline

  Data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation shows that Ontario saw a 12 per cent bump in new housing starts for January 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.

  Economy

  Feb 16
  
• Alberta’s 2025 housing starts above national average of 5.6%

  Canada’s six largest markets recorded a combined 3.9 per cent year-over-year increase from 2024, driven by record annual starts in Calgary and Edmonton.

  Economy

  Jan 21
  
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• Mayors feel disappointment, ‘frustration’ over CMHC housing cuts

  The CMHC reduced funding from the Housing Accelerator Fund for Toronto and Vaughan, and cancelled money for Red Deer, which says it's not giving it back yet.

  Canada

  Jan 19
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• Ontario has hit 26% of its 2025 housing target to date as slump continues

  The latest data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed just 5,149 new homes started construction in August, a drop of 4 per cent compared to the year before.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2025
• Tale of two cities: Why Edmonton builds homes faster than Toronto

  Toronto is lagging cities such as Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver, where housing starts are on the rise. They're falling in Toronto, and experts say city policy is a culprit.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2025
• Dropping interprovincial trade barriers would add 30K housing starts: CMHC

  Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says dropping interprovincial trade barriers would push the total number of annual housing starts close to 280,000 over time.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2025
• Housing starts soar in Calgary, stall elsewhere in Alberta

  Calgary bucked the trend on Alberta housing starts last month with the number of new homes under construction soaring by more than 40 per cent.

  Consumer

  Mar 17, 2025
• Canada’s homebuilding pace ramps up — but here’s where arrears risk grew

  The CMHC said the seasonally adjusted annual rate for total housing starts was up by about eight per cent. But not all areas saw the same increases, and arrears risks are rising.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2024
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• Mortgage delinquencies rising with Canadians in ‘fragile financial state’

  Canadians continue to make payments on their mortgages, but there are signs of stress bubbling up on other credit products, which CMHC warns could continue to spread to home loans.

  Money

  Nov 4, 2024
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• Canada’s pace of homebuilding picked up in September, CMHC says

  The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 223,808 units in September, up from 213,012 in August.

  Economy

  Oct 16, 2024