Alberta continues to lead housing construction in Canada, according to a recent report by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.
Information from CMHC shows that Alberta continues to be on track to exceed its 2024 record-setting year with 27,902 housing starts in the first two quarters of 2025. This is a 30 per cent increase compared to last year’s impressive statistics and outpaces development in every other province. Despite making up less than 13 per cent of Canada’s population, Alberta built nearly a quarter of all housing starts in the country in the first half of 2025.
Both Calgary and Edmonton continue to be on course to break the records set last year with year-to-date housing starts increasing 32 per cent and 29 per cent, respectively. Housing construction in Alberta’s mid-sized cities continues to be strong this year compared to 2024, with a 26 per cent increase in Lethbridge, a 112 per cent increase in Grande Prairie and a two per cent increase in Red Deer.
Alberta’s builders and developers continue to respond to population growth and demand in the rental sector, with 48 per cent of all new housing starts being rentals. There are currently 21,735 rental units under construction across Alberta.
The statement goes on to say that there were 27,902 housing starts in Alberta during the first half of 2025, and there are currently 21,735 rental units currently under construction across the province.
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