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
Perpetual affordability and Community Control of the Land: Community Land Trusts in Canada
This is a summary of the workshop session ‘Perpetual Affordability and Community Control of the Land: Community Land Trusts in Canada’, which took place in Ottawa, on 26 April 2018 […]
The hidden reality of Rural Homelessness- Step-By-Step Guide to Estimating Rural Homelessness
The second edition of Alberta Rural Development Network’s (ARDN) Step-by-Step Guide to Estimating Rural Homelessness is a tool designed to reveal the hidden realities about housing needs and homelessness. The methodology aims to unravel the complex dimensions between homelessness and housing instability specific to rural areas.
How to start your Community Housing Project
A document prepared by the Alberta Rural Development Network (ARDN). After hearing from housing experts that it was virtually impossible to develop affordable housing in rural communities, Dee Ann Benard, […]
FiBi – For Indigenous, By Indigenous
A National Housing Strategy released by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA) and its Indigenous Housing Caucus Working Group Calling on the federal government to address the housing needs […]
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 […]
The Centre’s Presence at Poverty Pandemic Roundtable
The Centre at an anti-poverty roundtable discussion.