# Canada Housing Starts – Jan 19, 2026: 282.023

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-01-19
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 282.023 |
| Previous | 253.191 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2025-12-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-01-19 08:30 America/Toronto |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-01-19 13:30 UTC |
| Release ID | cad_housing_starts_2026-01-19 |

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.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | -- |
| 2025-09-19 | 244.294 | 293.877 | -- |

## 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_2025-12-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-02-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt