Scotiabank Previews Monday's Housing Starts in Canada

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 08/18/25 07:51 AM EDT

07:51 AM EDT, 08/18/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation's housing starts for July will be released at 8:15 a.m. ET on Monday, noted Scotiabank.

Housing starts are expected to fall after the prior month's surge and given a softer trend in building permits, said the bank.

Scotiabank expected 240,000 housing starts, while in June they were 283,700. The consensus is for 265,000 in July, stated the bank.

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