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Housing starts, Semi-detached units, Canada (quarterly)

(SC_34100136_15817803)
Observations
Q3 2026: 2980
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:04:00 a.m. ET
Units
Units,
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Series ID
SC_34100136_15817803
Table 34-10-0136-01
CREDHousing starts, Semi-detached units, Canada (quarterly)
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession50010001500200025003000350040004500500055001959196619731980198719942001200820152026Units1959-01-01: 18641959-04-01: 30841959-07-01: 25491959-10-01: 23951960-01-01: 10411960-04-01: 25461960-07-01: 23531960-10-01: 26961961-01-01: 12911961-04-01: 26521961-07-01: 33261961-10-01: 25501962-01-01: 13091962-04-01: 28151962-07-01: 33451962-10-01: 26811963-01-01: 6911963-04-01: 21031963-07-01: 19231963-10-01: 23671964-01-01: 11951964-04-01: 16611964-07-01: 14451964-10-01: 29031965-01-01: 12041965-04-01: 15241965-07-01: 15191965-10-01: 23351966-01-01: 11601966-04-01: 13291966-07-01: 12501966-10-01: 26231967-01-01: 9691967-04-01: 29351967-07-01: 28961967-10-01: 17301968-01-01: 12601968-04-01: 24441968-07-01: 21711968-10-01: 28401969-01-01: 16791969-04-01: 26511969-07-01: 23661969-10-01: 19401970-01-01: 8871970-04-01: 21911970-07-01: 21021970-10-01: 38141971-01-01: 12081971-04-01: 27811971-07-01: 33981971-10-01: 35751972-01-01: 20311972-04-01: 38821972-07-01: 35511972-10-01: 29261973-01-01: 16531973-04-01: 33491973-07-01: 34321973-10-01: 28901974-01-01: 19911974-04-01: 32151974-07-01: 25571974-10-01: 19571975-01-01: 17791975-04-01: 36901975-07-01: 42221975-10-01: 42061976-01-01: 24351976-04-01: 38301976-07-01: 36511976-10-01: 37661977-01-01: 25181977-04-01: 49641977-07-01: 46191977-10-01: 45401978-01-01: 37181978-04-01: 49911978-07-01: 48971978-10-01: 47281979-01-01: 21961979-04-01: 39181979-07-01: 42111979-10-01: 45041980-01-01: 17171980-04-01: 23641980-07-01: 28981980-10-01: 31661981-01-01: 18211981-04-01: 40121981-07-01: 26891981-10-01: 17471982-01-01: 17411982-04-01: 13411982-07-01: 8531982-10-01: 19251983-01-01: 11871983-04-01: 24491983-07-01: 12571983-10-01: 13371984-01-01: 7721984-04-01: 14001984-07-01: 12371984-10-01: 13361985-01-01: 9971985-04-01: 13631985-07-01: 13721985-10-01: 15311986-01-01: 10491986-04-01: 19321986-07-01: 20021986-10-01: 20771987-01-01: 11851987-04-01: 22851987-07-01: 20301987-10-01: 22391988-01-01: 10031988-04-01: 20181988-07-01: 17281988-10-01: 18921989-01-01: 11741989-04-01: 20251989-07-01: 15701989-10-01: 16601990-01-01: 12961990-04-01: 24361990-07-01: 16561990-10-01: 13781991-01-01: 8651991-04-01: 20631991-07-01: 22701991-10-01: 30151992-01-01: 13941992-04-01: 30351992-07-01: 24451992-10-01: 25331993-01-01: 16041993-04-01: 31321993-07-01: 26571993-10-01: 26971994-01-01: 13261994-04-01: 43151994-07-01: 28461994-10-01: 23121995-01-01: 9531995-04-01: 24001995-07-01: 18131995-10-01: 15191996-01-01: 10091996-04-01: 30081996-07-01: 21581996-10-01: 22241997-01-01: 16951997-04-01: 32711997-07-01: 28241997-10-01: 24331998-01-01: 17331998-04-01: 27231998-07-01: 22291998-10-01: 26061999-01-01: 18451999-04-01: 33771999-07-01: 25231999-10-01: 26562000-01-01: 19662000-04-01: 30012000-07-01: 31272000-10-01: 26712001-01-01: 22442001-04-01: 32452001-07-01: 30022001-10-01: 25602002-01-01: 26692002-04-01: 34502002-07-01: 33332002-10-01: 30922003-01-01: 21722003-04-01: 37362003-07-01: 34872003-10-01: 33802004-01-01: 23802004-04-01: 39642004-07-01: 34682004-10-01: 34252005-01-01: 20962005-04-01: 37992005-07-01: 34992005-10-01: 30222006-01-01: 26132006-04-01: 37202006-07-01: 32742006-10-01: 32812007-01-01: 24422007-04-01: 39722007-07-01: 34042007-10-01: 30082008-01-01: 21982008-04-01: 32912008-07-01: 32512008-10-01: 25682009-01-01: 15132009-04-01: 26852009-07-01: 28752009-10-01: 30182010-01-01: 24202010-04-01: 37372010-07-01: 28812010-10-01: 28352011-01-01: 19382011-04-01: 34562011-07-01: 28582011-10-01: 31502012-01-01: 23782012-04-01: 37482012-07-01: 36022012-10-01: 34722013-01-01: 22232013-04-01: 35312013-07-01: 31842013-10-01: 28992014-01-01: 22542014-04-01: 38142014-07-01: 32332014-10-01: 31082015-01-01: 19772015-04-01: 30792015-07-01: 27042015-10-01: 25342016-01-01: 17072016-04-01: 29912016-07-01: 26922016-10-01: 26182017-01-01: 21082017-04-01: 30052017-07-01: 33242017-10-01: 29362018-01-01: 20462018-04-01: 30422018-07-01: 27032018-10-01: 23252019-01-01: 14652019-04-01: 26332019-07-01: 26302019-10-01: 26072020-01-01: 19482020-04-01: 24742020-07-01: 26322020-10-01: 33422021-01-01: 24542021-04-01: 36962021-07-01: 26532021-10-01: 28092022-01-01: 21722022-04-01: 32692022-07-01: 26732022-10-01: 21982023-01-01: 17082023-04-01: 24372023-07-01: 23922023-10-01: 21312024-01-01: 18622024-04-01: 26612024-07-01: 24362024-10-01: 24952025-01-01: 19902025-04-01: 31592025-07-01: 28412025-10-01: 27932026-01-01: 19342026-04-01: 28692026-07-01: 2980
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Units: Units

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: Housing starts, Semi-detached units. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, From the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (Statistics Canada), table 34-10-0136-01. Expressed in units; published quarterly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Housing starts, Semi-detached units, Canada (quarterly) SC_34100136_15817803, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/SC_34100136_15817803, November 2, 2026.

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COVID-19 recession160180200220240260280300320340201620182020202220242026Thousands of units2016-10-01: 194.1722016-11-01: 185.7862016-12-01: 202.6932017-01-01: 206.5672017-02-01: 208.6862017-03-01: 245.5622017-04-01: 212.8522017-05-01: 198.4842017-06-01: 209.1112017-07-01: 229.4482017-08-01: 227.2742017-09-01: 218.5662017-10-01: 220.5172017-11-01: 248.3312017-12-01: 214.3092018-01-01: 216.762018-02-01: 229.4322018-03-01: 221.2262018-04-01: 211.9562018-05-01: 196.2462018-06-01: 241.8992018-07-01: 201.5532018-08-01: 197.1162018-09-01: 193.4982018-10-01: 213.7132018-11-01: 224.4652018-12-01: 214.992019-01-01: 200.4842019-02-01: 163.0482019-03-01: 192.5962019-04-01: 229.4172019-05-01: 196.5812019-06-01: 242.6242019-07-01: 219.7242019-08-01: 225.5552019-09-01: 225.8482019-10-01: 204.7532019-11-01: 201.7752019-12-01: 199.5552020-01-01: 200.0822020-02-01: 209.5892020-03-01: 189.1172020-04-01: 161.0042020-05-01: 192.5512020-06-01: 213.1672020-07-01: 244.8512020-08-01: 263.632020-09-01: 214.4762020-10-01: 227.4922020-11-01: 259.9342020-12-01: 240.4212021-01-01: 291.292021-02-01: 260.9222021-03-01: 319.8432021-04-01: 272.3442021-05-01: 283.0922021-06-01: 283.7692021-07-01: 274.4722021-08-01: 259.632021-09-01: 250.7142021-10-01: 236.5882021-11-01: 305.2062021-12-01: 247.1792022-01-01: 229.1252022-02-01: 248.8772022-03-01: 245.692022-04-01: 262.6932022-05-01: 280.9612022-06-01: 273.5652022-07-01: 277.1952022-08-01: 266.5212022-09-01: 294.6152022-10-01: 261.6322022-11-01: 259.5182022-12-01: 252.1152023-01-01: 205.5852023-02-01: 245.4742023-03-01: 212.6352023-04-01: 259.2582023-05-01: 193.7092023-06-01: 282.6572023-07-01: 253.6752023-08-01: 250.8142023-09-01: 268.4512023-10-01: 270.3222023-11-01: 207.5692023-12-01: 253.862024-01-01: 228.5742024-02-01: 263.5392024-03-01: 242.5142024-04-01: 240.3472024-05-01: 258.4562024-06-01: 246.1012024-07-01: 276.4752024-08-01: 215.4212024-09-01: 226.912024-10-01: 243.7322024-11-01: 262.932024-12-01: 232.6392025-01-01: 233.832025-02-01: 222.4482025-03-01: 214.4942025-04-01: 281.8262025-05-01: 278.7012025-06-01: 284.1652025-07-01: 293.8772025-08-01: 244.2942025-09-01: 280.6692025-10-01: 231.2392025-11-01: 253.1912025-12-01: 282.0232026-01-01: 236.7782026-02-01: 248.8312026-03-01: 239.5712026-04-01: 270.6922026-05-01: 254.4772026-06-01: 239.8382026-07-01: 246.3412026-08-01: 242.2232026-09-01: 248.896
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation via Statistics Canada via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Building Permits Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Source: Statistics Canada, Investment in Building Construction via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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