Homes under construction per capita in Canadian cities
Trailing 12 months ending June 2026 16 of 16 markets published
What this measures
Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period (a stock, not a 12-month flow) per 1,000 residents.
Units under construction are a stock measured at the end of the period. Apartment-heavy markets tend to carry larger stocks because multi-unit buildings take longer to finish.
Ranked on this single metric only — no composite score.
Observations
- Halifax ranks first at 26.46, ahead of Victoria at 20.25.
- The highest value is 3.9 times the lowest (Regina, 6.74).
- The median is 12.45. The three most populous markets — Toronto, Montréal and Vancouver — rank 6th, 15th and 3rd, so this ranking does not simply follow market size.
- Halifax has 26.46 units under construction per 1,000 residents against 5.54 completions per 1,000 over the past 12 months — a stock 4.8 times its annual completions.
Units under construction per 1,000 residents
Full table
| Rank | Market | Under constr. /1,000 | Under constr. | Completions /1,000 | Apartment share | Under constr. change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax | 26.46 | 14,414 | 5.54 | 78.2% | +24.5% |
| 2 | Victoria | 20.25 | 9,015 | 8.79 | 79.9% | +4.0% |
| 3 | Vancouver | 19.40 | 59,896 | 9.54 | 78.6% | −4.3% |
| 4 | Moncton | 16.12 | 3,161 | 15.97 | 73.9% | −12.4% |
| 5 | Calgary | 13.58 | 24,924 | 14.10 | 55.2% | −6.1% |
| 6 | Toronto | 12.97 | 92,217 | 3.99 | 75.6% | −1.4% |
| 7 | Ottawa–Gatineau | 12.52 | 21,284 | 7.32 | 67.2% | +3.6% |
| 8 | Québec City | 12.50 | 11,295 | 7.11 | 82.2% | +16.8% |
| 9 | Saskatoon | 12.40 | 4,694 | 8.02 | 53.1% | +23.0% |
| 10 | Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo | 11.48 | 8,052 | 6.05 | 86.1% | +24.1% |
| 11 | Edmonton | 10.56 | 17,878 | 11.01 | 46.7% | +2.5% |
| 12 | London | 10.36 | 6,556 | 6.60 | 78.5% | +9.6% |
| 13 | Winnipeg | 9.40 | 8,947 | 6.00 | 56.2% | +18.6% |
| 14 | Hamilton | 8.11 | 7,068 | 2.81 | 86.5% | +9.2% |
| 15 | Montréal | 7.76 | 35,697 | 5.23 | 91.2% | +14.0% |
| 16 | Regina | 6.74 | 1,963 | 5.41 | 56.2% | +8.2% |
- Under constr.:
- Dwelling units under construction at the end of the reference period.
- Completions /1,000:
- Dwelling units completed over the trailing 12 months divided by the CMA population estimate, per 1,000 residents.
- Apartment share:
- Apartment and other unit types as a share of all housing starts over the trailing 12 months.
- Under constr. change:
- Change in units under construction compared with the same month a year earlier.
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Analysis behind the numbers
These articles retain their original data periods; the tables on this page show current figures.
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Data period: Trailing 12 months ending June 2026
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Data period: Trailing 12 months ending June 2026
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Data period: Trailing 12 months ending June 2026
Sources and data period
Figures cover the trailing 12 months ending June 2026, the latest period published for all 16 markets. Source data retrieved through September 12, 2026. This page was built on November 8, 2026; the build date is not the data period. Values not published by the source are shown as “Not published”, never estimated.
- Statistics Canada (CMHC Starts and Completions Survey) — CMHC housing starts, under construction and completions in selected CMAs, monthly
Table 34-10-0154-01 · monthly · dwelling units · latest period July 2026
- Statistics Canada — Population estimates, July 1, by census metropolitan area and census agglomeration
Table 17-10-0148-01 · annual · persons · latest period 2025