New homes started, last 12 months
Area: Greater Victoria (CMA) 12 months to September 2026 · Where this covers
4,060 homes
Getting worse
Was 4,890 in 12 months to Sep 2025
Source: CMHC, via Statistics Canada, 12 months to Sep 2026 · Full source
What it measures
How many new homes builders began constructing in Greater Victoria over the latest 12 months.
Why it matters
More homes being built adds to supply over time, which matters for both rents and prices.
Over time
How we decided “getting worse”
A higher number means builders began construction on more new homes. 4,060 homes in the 12 months to September 2026 compared with 4,890 in the 12 months to September 2025 (-17.0%). The rules.
Source
- Period
- 12 months to September 2026
- Licence
- CMHC Licence Agreement for the Use of Data; also listed as Open Government Licence - Canada
- Updated by agency
- Monthly; latest release Oct 19, 2026
- Retrieved
- Nov 10, 2026, 11:52 PM B.C. time
The open.canada.ca record lists this table under the Open Government Licence - Canada; the Statistics Canada table footnote says CMHC's licence governs. Both allow free reuse with attribution.
Adapted from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Starts and Completions Survey (housing starts, all unit types), 12 months to September 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation of this product. Adapted from Statistics Canada, table 34-10-0154-01. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Show the numbers as a table
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 4,060 |
| 2026-08 | 3,411 |
| 2026-07 | 3,977 |
| 2026-06 | 4,392 |
| 2026-05 | 5,269 |
| 2026-04 | 5,412 |
| 2026-03 | 4,939 |
| 2026-02 | 5,173 |
| 2026-01 | 5,161 |
| 2025-12 | 4,859 |
| 2025-11 | 4,913 |
| 2025-10 | 4,955 |
| 2025-09 | 4,890 |
| 2025-08 | 5,026 |
| 2025-07 | 4,846 |
| 2025-06 | 4,618 |
| 2025-05 | 3,992 |
| 2025-04 | 3,766 |
| 2025-03 | 3,881 |
| 2025-02 | 3,974 |
| 2025-01 | 4,108 |
| 2024-12 | 4,185 |
| 2024-11 | 4,312 |
| 2024-10 | 4,466 |
Keep in mind
- A start is when construction begins on a new home (the foundation is in place). It is not a completion and does not show whether homes are affordable.
- Monthly counts swing a lot, because one large building can add hundreds of homes in a single month, so this page adds up 12 months. The 12-month total is calculated here from CMHC's monthly counts.
- Counts include all home types (houses, row homes, apartments and condominiums, and purpose-built rentals).
- The area is the Victoria census metropolitan area, which is larger than the City of Victoria. Geographic definitions are updated every five years, so historical comparisons are not exact.
Where this covers
Area: Greater Victoria (CMA)
Statistics Canada’s Victoria metropolitan area: 13 municipalities plus nearby electoral-area and reserve lands.
Included
- Victoria
- Saanich
- Oak Bay
- Esquimalt
- View Royal
- Langford
- Colwood
- Highlands
- Metchosin
- Sooke
- Central Saanich
- North Saanich
- Sidney
- Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 1 (for example East Sooke, Jordan River and Shirley)
- First Nations reserves: Cole Bay 3, Union Bay 4, East Saanich 2, South Saanich 1, Becher Bay 1, Esquimalt, New Songhees 1A and T'Sou-ke
Not included
- Salt Spring Island
- Southern Gulf Islands (Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands)
- Port Renfrew area (Juan de Fuca electoral area, part 2)
Official definition
How the agency describes it: Victoria census metropolitan area (Greater Victoria).
Connected to: Private builders, Municipal and Provincial approvals and policy. This is a label, not a judgement.