Grande Prairie is seeing one of the largest jumps in housing starts in 2025, compared to the same year-to-date time period last year.
According to a recent report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, to date this year in the city, there have been 235 housing starts, up 112 per cent from 2024. Grande Prairie is among three of the mid-sized communities in the province, seeing an increase in housing starts in 2025, with 363 starts reported so far this year in Lethbridge, a 26 per cent year-over-year increase and Red Deer seeing 284 housing starts, up two per cent from 2024.
Across Alberta, housing starts are reportedly on track to surpass its 2024 record-setting year with 27,902 housing starts in the first two quarters of 2025, up 30 per cent year-over-year. This is reportedly equal to nearly a quarter of all housing starts across Canada in the first six months of 2025.
As more people than ever before call Alberta home, it is critical to keep up with housing demand. That is why the province has been working to break down barriers and empower its housing partners to get more shovels in the ground faster, and the numbers show that Alberta’s efforts are working. Chief Executive Officer for BILD Alberta, Scott Fash, says these numbers positively represent what is being done in the province.
“This sustained momentum highlights the continued collaboration between industry, the provincial government, and municipalities in reducing barriers and supporting housing affordability,” Fash says.
Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services, Jason Nixon, echoes Fash’s sentiments, adding, “This is what it looks like when a government does what it takes to get shovels in the ground and homes built.”
According to the statistics, Calgary and Edmonton are both on the path to break the records set last year, with Calgary’s year-to-date starts up 32 per cent and Edmonton’s housing starts up 29 per cent.
Forty-eight per cent of the housing starts across the province reportedly are rentals, equalling 21,735 rental units being under construction across the province.
