# Canada Housing Starts

Canada Housing Starts was 248.9 Units (thousands), SAAR in September 2026, up 2.8% from August 2026 and down 11.3% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 161.0 Units (thousands), SAAR (Apr 2020) to 319.8 Units (thousands), SAAR (Mar 2021), averaging 237.4 Units (thousands), SAAR.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.HSTART.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Units (thousands), SAAR
- Coverage: 1992-10-01 to 2026-09-01 (408 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/housing-starts

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 248.9 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| August 2026 | 242.2 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| July 2026 | 246.3 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| June 2026 | 239.8 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| May 2026 | 254.5 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| April 2026 | 270.7 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| March 2026 | 239.6 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| February 2026 | 248.8 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| January 2026 | 236.8 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| December 2025 | 282.0 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| November 2025 | 253.2 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| October 2025 | 231.2 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| September 2025 | 280.7 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| August 2025 | 244.3 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| July 2025 | 293.9 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| June 2025 | 284.2 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| May 2025 | 278.7 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| April 2025 | 281.8 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| March 2025 | 214.5 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| February 2025 | 222.4 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| January 2025 | 233.8 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| December 2024 | 232.6 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| November 2024 | 262.9 Units (thousands), SAAR |
| October 2024 | 243.7 Units (thousands), SAAR |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.HSTART.M.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.HSTART.M.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```