Canadian housing starts slow in July as construction split widens between major markets

Ontario Construction News staff writer Canada’s housing construction sector slowed in July, with the annualized pace of housing starts falling five per cent from June as activity varied sharply among major markets. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. reported a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 229,074 housing starts in July, down from 240,773 in June. […] The post Canadian housing starts slow in…