Canadian housing starts jump 17% in April
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Canadian housing starts jump 17% in April
THE CANADIAN PRESS
PUBLISHED MAY 15, 2026
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts for April rose 17 per cent compared with March.
The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts came in at 279,317 units for April, up from 239,747 units in March…
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