Approved Units Awaiting Housing Start (Pending Starts Units)

Data in this table shows the number of units with approved building permits that have not yet begun construction and are not yet counted as housing starts. As a supplement to CMHC’s monthly Starts and Completions Survey data, this information helps in monitoring upcoming new housing construction activity. It can be used to support planning, forecasting and policy decisions.

Data in this series is published monthly for the following geography levels:

• Census Metropolitan Areas (CMA)
• Large Census Agglomerations (CA) of 50,000 population or more
• Census subdivisions for centres with population of 50,000 plus. (*Published as of January 2026)

Author:

CMHC

Document Type:

Excel

Date Published:

June 30, 2026