According to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the trend measure of housing starts in Canada for October was 206,089 units, compared to 202,793 in

Canadian housing starts reached a trend measure of 185,586 units in July, compared to 184,035 in June, reports CMHC.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reports that in June, the trend measure of Canadian housing starts rose to 183,959 units.

Multiple starts in Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic region drove a modest uptick in the trend measure of housing starts in May, according to CMHC.

Multi-unit urban housing starts reached 86, 214 units in February, shifting downward from the 115, 123 starts reported in January, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s latest Preliminary Housing Start data. In eight of the ten Canadian provinces, all housing types experienced a decline in month-over-month housing starts.

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), an increase in Ontario housing starts in the multi-family sector over the last several months can be attributed to low vacancy rates, growing prices in the detached housing market and increasing urban intensification.