# Canada Housing Starts – Mar 19, 2024: 263.539

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2024-03-19
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 263.539 |
| Previous | 228.574 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2024-02-29 |
| Release time (local) | 2024-03-19 08:30 America/Toronto |
| Release time (UTC) | 2024-03-19 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | cad_housing_starts_2024-03-19 |

Canada Housing Starts came in at 263.539 on Mar 19, 2024, compared with 228.574 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-17 | 229.046 | 229.074 | -- |
| 2026-08-19 | 229.074 | 240.773 | -- |
| 2026-07-20 | 240.773 | 254.178 | -- |
| 2026-06-19 | 254.178 | 271.832 | -- |
| 2026-05-19 | 271.832 | 239.571 | -- |
| 2026-04-20 | 239.571 | 248.831 | -- |
| 2026-03-19 | 248.831 | 236.778 | -- |
| 2026-02-19 | 236.778 | 282.023 | -- |
| 2026-01-19 | 282.023 | 253.191 | -- |
| 2025-12-19 | 253.191 | 231.239 | -- |
| 2025-11-19 | 231.239 | 280.669 | -- |
| 2025-10-20 | 280.669 | 244.294 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2024-02-20
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2024-04-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt