There are 33 Census Metropolitan Areas in Canada (i.e., urban areas with core populations of at least 50,000 people). Through the first quarter of this year, housing starts increased in 20 CMAs and declined in the other 13.
The six most populous cities in Canada are Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton and Calgary. Despite severe winter weather, Toronto (+60%) was a leader along with Calgary (+68%) in first-quarter starts. Ottawa (+37%), Montréal (+26%) and Vancouver (+19%) also had gains. In all five of those centres, it was multiple-unit starts that pulled up their totals. Only Edmonton (-31%) had a tail-off in combined starts.
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