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Canada Housing Starts 2026-01-19 08:30 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Housing Starts came in at 282.023 on Jan 19, 2026, compared with 253.191 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
282.023
Previous
253.191
Forecast
--
Reference period
2025-12-31

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Canada Housing Starts release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Housing Starts chart through 2025-12-31
CAD Housing Starts readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 282.023.

Housing Starts release read

Canada Housing Starts came in at 282.023 on Jan 19, 2026, compared with 253.191 previously. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The parent Housing Starts page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_housing_starts_2026-01-19
API announcement ID cad_housing_starts_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-19 13:30 UTC
Reference period date 2025-12-31
Actual value 282.023
Previous value 253.191
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1768829400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Housing Starts history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2026-02-19 08:30 America/Toronto · 236.778

Older release

2025-12-19 08:30 America/Toronto · 253.191

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Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1768829400,
  "announcement_id": "cad_housing_starts_2025-12-31",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "previous_value": 253.191,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1768829400,
      "val": 282.023
    }
  ],
  "val": 282.023
}