
Nova Scotia: Collaborative Efforts in the Community Housing Sector
Since its launch in 2019, the Community Housing Transformation Centre has worked closely with local organizations and experts across Canada to best answer the diverse needs of the community housing sector in order to move towards greater growth and sustainability. As...
Reducing the Community Housing Sector’s Environmental Footprint
Green Municipal Fund for Sustainable Affordable Housing Projects After having joined the reflection process on project criteria, the Centre is pleased about the recent launch of FCM’s (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) 300-million-dollar Sustainable Affordable...
The Centre’s Presence at Poverty Pandemic Roundtable
The Centre at an anti-poverty roundtable discussion.
COVID-19 and Vulnerable SRO Tenants: a Silver Lining
The gradual loss of affordable SRO (single room occupancy) units has contributed to the inability of the City and partners to reduce homelessness in and around Vancouver. However, during the COVID-19 crisis, more spaces have been adapted to provide housing and tenants...
Three Million-Dollar Boost for Canada’s Community Housing Sector
Overview of the Centre’s First Year of Activities Within 4 months, the Centre’s dynamic team has been working efficiently, even after the start of a nationwide COVID-19 crisis, approving 32 first project grants. After studying numerous proposals, more than...
Community Housing for Quebec Seniors
In Quebec, and across the country, the aging of the population will dramatically impact all sectors of society over the coming years. This must be considered before 2035, when a quarter of the population reaches the age of 65 or more. The significant effects of an...
First Impressions on COVID-19 in Vancouver
As authorities and society come to realize how closely health and housing are intertwined, the SRO Collaborative Society — a project funded by the Community Housing Transformation Centre — hopes to see positive impacts of the current crisis, like a change in tenant’s...
Important COVID-19 Related Message
While the world faces a crisis without precedent, I want to express a heartfelt thank you to every volunteer and employee of the community housing sector. Your commitment makes all the difference in protecting particularly vulnerable populations. As Leilani Farha, UN...

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.