Ontario has achieved just 26 per cent of its annual housing target so far in 2025, as new data released two-thirds of the way through the year suggests hitting its goal may be impossible.

The latest figures from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation revealed just 5,149 new homes started construction in August, a drop of four per cent compared to the year before.

The running total means that housing starts are down 23 per cent in Ontario in 2025, compared to 2024. Ontario is now the only province in Canada where housing starts are worse this year than last.

“Doug Ford has dug a deeper hole for Ontario housing than any other province,” Ontario Liberal MPP Adil Shamji said in a statement. “He may be digging its grave.”

Last year, Ontario missed the target it set itself by tens of t

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