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Explore our grants and resources for the community housing sector.
Reconciliation taking bigger role in community housing agenda
To spotlight their dedication to Reconciliation, the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association and the CHRA Indigenous Caucus have recently released a Statement on Reconciliation and Cultural Principles, with the hope to encourage sector organizations to reconfirm...
Parkdale tenants seek community solutions to booming gentrification
The Parkdale neighbourhood in Toronto is the focus of action-oriented research into changes in the rental market over the past few years. Rent increases, changes in building owners, shifts in the mix of tenants: the project seeks to record the experiences of residents through stories and data in order to come up with solutions from the community.
Temporary Rental Assistance: Welcome news!
On February 1, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced the creation of a new financing source, the Temporary Rental Assistance support. Here are a few of the good news stories that our project consultants would like to share with the Centre’s friends and followers.

Local Projects
Sector Transformation Fund
Enhance the capacity of your local organisation to provide affordable housing in a better way.

Sectoral Impact Projects
Sector Transformation Fund
Develop new services, models or tools to help the sector build and manage affordable housing.

Community-Based Tenant Initiative Fund
Tenant engagement projects that aim to involve tenants in housing decisions that impact them and in defining services.
Discover how we can help you apply for other grants.

Temporary Rental Assistance
The CMHC is pleased to offer this new funding stream. To help meet an extremely tight deadline, the Centre has been asked to assist in the outreach and application process.
Find out more here.

Sustainable Affordable Housing
FCM - Green Municipal Fund
Reap environmental, social, and economic benefits by achieve higher energy performance of your affordable housing project.

Affordable Housing Catalyst Fund
The Catalyst Fund supports practical and collaborative projects which will lead to larger changes in the community-housing sector of the city of St. John’s, N.L. The deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.