Preliminary monthly housing starts for Alberta's seven major urban centres, including Calgary and Edmonton. Government of Alberta statistics published under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. The dataset was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Track regional construction trends based on monthly housing start counts
- Compare urban centre development rates based on the seven listed metropolitan areas
- Analyze seasonal patterns in residential construction based on monthly time-series data
Strengths
- Focuses on seven specific major urban centres in Alberta
- Data is published under the OGL-CA-2.0 open license
- Last updated date is April 17, 2026
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Government of Alberta
- Geography
- Alberta's seven major urban centres (Calgary CMA, Edmonton CMA, Lethbridge CMA, Red Deer CMA, Medicine Hat CA, Wood Buffalo CA, Grande Prairie CA)