# Canada Housing Starts – Jul 20, 2026: 240.773

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-07-20
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 240.773 |
| Previous | 254.178 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2026-06-30 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-07-20 08:30 America/Toronto |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-07-20 12:30 UTC |
| Release ID | cad_housing_starts_2026-07-20 |

Canada Housing Starts came in at 240.773 on Jul 20, 2026, compared with 254.178 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_2026-06-19
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts/announcements/cad_housing_starts_2026-08-19
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/canada/housing-starts
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt