Funding Programs
The National Housing Strategy has programs and initiatives that can help create new housing supply and renovate and modernize existing housing supply. It has resources for community housing providers and innovation and research programs.
GET FUNDING TO BUILD NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- National Housing Co-Investment Fund – New Construction Stream
Low-cost repayable loans and forgivable loans for building new shelters and transitional and supportive housing.
- Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Funding for unique ideas and innovative building techniques that revolutionize the affordable housing sector.
- Rental Construction Financing
Low-cost loans to encourage building sustainable rental apartment projects across Canada.
- Federal Lands Initiative
Surplus federal lands and buildings used to create affordable, sustainable, accessible and socially inclusive developments.
- Other funding and financing opportunities
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FUNDING TO RENOVATE AND REPAIR EXISTING AFFORDABLE AND COMMUNITY HOUSING
- National Housing Co-Investment Fund – Housing Repair and Renewal Stream
Low-cost repayable loans and forgivable loans for repairing/renewing shelters and transitional and supportive housing.
- Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Funding for unique ideas and innovative building techniques that revolutionize the affordable housing sector.
- Other funding and financing opportunities
Find other CMHC funding and financing opportunities.
FUNDING FOR UNIQUE IDEAS AND INNOVATIVE BUILDING TECHNIQUES
- The Federal Community Housing Initiative
Subsidies for federally-administered community housing providers provided under their existing operating agreements.
- Community Housing Transformation Centre
Tools and assistance to increase the capacity of community housing providers and support an efficient community housing sector.
- Community-Based Tenant Initiative
Funding for local organizations helping tenants access information on housing options and improve financial literacy and management.
PROMOTING EXCELLENCE IN CANADIAN HOUSING RESEARCH
- The Demonstrations Initiative
Highlighting innovations in affordable housing that progress social, economic and environmental performance, programs and strategies.
- Solutions Labs
Working through complex housing issues to scale potential solutions to housing affordability pressures.
- Collaborative Housing Research Network
An independent, Canadian academic-led housing network focused on the holistic research of housing conditions.
- Research and Planning Fund
Funding for non-governmental organizations wanting to do housing-related research or research-related activities.
- CMHC Housing Research Scholarship Program
Partnering with the tri-agencies to support early-career researchers with post-doctoral fellowships.
- Housing Research Awards
A suite of awards that recognize impactful housing research and support knowledge translation.
- National Housing Conference
Experts showcase new ideas and innovations in affordable housing at an annual, multi-stream conference.
- Housing Needs Data
Understanding housing conditions and needs of priority populations to develop success measures toward strategy outcomes.
- Expert Community on Housing
The Expert Community on Housing (ECOH) is a web-based community of practice to support housing experts and the sharing of research, expertise and experiences.
- Housing Supply Challenge
Communities, organizations and experts from across the country can propose innovative solutions to address barriers to the creation of new housing supply in Canada.
- Affordable Housing Innovation Fund
Funding for unique ideas and innovative building techniques that revolutionize the affordable housing sector.
- Longitudinal Outcomes Research Grant
Research to help guide evidence-based decision-making related to housing and the health, wellness and economic resilience of priority populations.