Welcome to the Community Housing Transformation Centre
The Community Housing Transformation Centre is a catalyst for the growth of community housing across Canada.
We provide grants, tools and services to support community housing stakeholders (non-profit housing organizations, housing co-ops, federations, associations, groups and governments) in their efforts to enact social change, ensure economic sustainability, and bolster growth and efficiency.
Find out about our services, programs and grants, browse our news and get involved in growing community housing in Canada.
2024-2028 Strategic plan
A new plan will guide the Centre’s work over the coming years
RentSmart
Empowering tenants and communities through education
Annual Report 2024-2025
Unite, strengthen, transform
Self-Assessment Tools
Run a health check on your organization using the Organizational Compass and the Green Compass. Fill out our free online self-assessment form to:
- Identify your strengths and weaknesses
- Access an automatically generated action plan
- Consult the list of resources available to implement the plan
Resource Inventory
Access a list of resources selected by the Centre’s team to meet your organizational needs based on your areas of interest and location. Included are the following:
- Guides, reports and tools
- Activities and training
- Financing opportunities
Services & Special projects
- Energy efficiency coaching services
- Self-assessment tools
- Resource inventory
- Special projects
News
Racialized People and the Housing Crisis
For several years now, the housing crisis has been worsening across Canada. While this crisis affects all Canadians, we must recognize that racialized people are more severely affected. The International […]
Sector activities in April: The Centre to promote forward-looking solutions
The Centre in Edmonton The Centre will be attending the Alberta Seniors & Community Housing Association (ASCHA) conference at the Edmonton Convention Centre, April 3–5. Come visit our booth and […]
Women and Canada’s housing crisis: Challenges and solutions
While Canada’s housing crisis affects everyone, housing and homelessness issues affect women in especially severe and complex ways. The financialization of housing has aggravated housing scarcity, the pandemic has exacerbated […]
According to CMHC’s rental market report, the crisis is still growing. What role can the community housing sector play?
Last month, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) released its annual rental market report. The conclusions are not surprising: the crisis is getting worse, as we have been observing […]
Reinforcing Black Canadian communities through housing transformation
The history of Black communities housing in Canada is a story of persistent discrimination, segregation, and inequality. From Nova Scotia’s eastern shores on the coast of Africville in the early […]
(BC) A promising and replicable model to stop the leak in affordable housing
“Anyone else feel like they’re drowning here?” reads an anonymous post from a user on the Vancouver subreddit, an online community with over 452 thousand members. “[I have] a minimum […]
Awarded projects
Promotion and Realization of the Right to Housing of Racialized Tenants in Montreal
Buddy Up! — Digital Tools for Sharing Knowledge and Building Capacity among Members in Housing Cooperatives
Increasing Housing Units for Marginalized Population Groups
Community Housing for Quebec Seniors and Elderly