Canadian housing starts rise slightly in February, says CMHC

March 16, 2026 8:25 AM EDT

Construction workers work on new homes in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Patrick Doyle

OTTAWA, ‌March 16 (Reuters) - ​Canadian ​housing starts rose ‌slightly in February ⁠compared with the ‌previous month, indicating ‌that the trend in new ​construction remains steady ⁠despite monthly volatility, the ​national housing agency said on Monday.

The ​seasonally adjusted ‌annualized rate of housing ⁠starts edged up to 250,900 ⁠units from a ​revised 240,148 units in January, the Canada ‌Mortgage and Housing Corporation ‌said in ⁠a ‌release.

(Reporting by ​David LjunggrenEditing by Ros ‌Russell)



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