Toronto: COVID-19 worsens plight of residents struggling to pay the rent
Driving a clear connection between food insecurity and unaffordable housing, the 2020 Who’s Hungry report details the impact of COVID-19 on food bank users. While managing debt was already a concern for many Canadian households, with reports that over half of...
Working to plug widening holes in the Maritimes safety nets
Renée started her career with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Moncton and has over 30 years of experience working with non-profits and charities. An avid curler, she is particularly excited about the changing face of the Maritimes. How did you come to work at the...
Indigenous youth transition with help from community elders
In Kamloops, B.C., an innovative approach to improve outcomes for Indigenous youth aging out of foster care is the talk of the town. Kikékyelc [pronounced Kee-kek-yel-c] is an affordable housing complex where youth is teamed with elders to promote natural...
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 to other grants
Rapid Housing Initiative
CMHC Fund
The RHI is $1-billion program to help address urgent housing needs of vulnerable people through the rapid construction of affordable housing. The deadline for applications is Dec. 31, 2020.
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.
