Calgary is on track to set a new annual record for housing development for the third year in a row as opponents of citywide rezoning take to the campaign trail in October’s civic election.

According to a briefing to city councillors this week, Calgary recorded 7,157 housing starts in the second quarter of this year; a nearly 56 per cent increase over the same time last year.

The total number of housing starts for the first half of 2025 reached 12,152 units, which marked the first time the city has exceeded 10,000 housing starts in the first half of a calendar year.

When asked about the figures, Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek said the city is still catching up with demand.

“We are leading the country in housing starts… We are 55 per cent of all the housing starts in the province and we are

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