# Canada Housing Starts

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 229.074 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-19 |
| Previous value | 240.773 |
| Change | -11.699 |

Canada Housing Starts printed 229.074 Units (SAAR) in July 2026, a change of -11.699 from 240.773 Units (SAAR). The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of CAD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-19 | 229.074 | 240.773 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-08-19 |
| 2026-07-20 | 240.773 | 254.178 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-07-20 |
| 2026-06-19 | 254.178 | 271.832 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-06-19 |
| 2026-05-19 | 271.832 | 239.571 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-05-19 |
| 2026-04-20 | 239.571 | 248.831 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-04-20 |
| 2026-03-19 | 248.831 | 236.778 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-03-19 |
| 2026-02-19 | 236.778 | 282.023 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-02-19 |
| 2026-01-19 | 282.023 | 253.191 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-01-19 |
| 2025-12-19 | 253.191 | 231.239 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2025-12-19 |
| 2025-11-19 | 231.239 | 280.669 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2025-11-19 |
| 2025-10-20 | 280.669 | 244.294 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2025-10-20 |
| 2025-09-19 | 244.294 | 293.877 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2025-09-19 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/housing_starts?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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