A catalyst for the growth of community housing in Canada

The Centre provides funding, services and tools to support the preservation and growth of the community housing sector. It aims to unite the sector around a 20% housing market share by leveraging its strengths.

Services

Make the most of our services to strengthen your organizational and management capacity, expand your knowledge, and advance your career in the sector.

Funding

Find the right financial support for your project through national, provincial, and territorial funds administered by the Centre.

Resources

Access hundreds of resources on community housing issues, curated for you by the Centre.

My Centre Portal

Create and access your My Centre account to submit applications and benefit from exclusive tools.

RentSmart

This program equips educators to teach the skills required to build healthy, lasting rental relationships between tenants and landlords.

Will you help us amplify our impact by sharing your real world experience?

We’re inviting you to take part in an initiative to reflect on your projects: what went well, what was challenging, and what you have learned. We’d like you to share as many short stories as you can about your experience with a Centre-funded project, whether as a lead, a partner, or a participant.

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News

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Centre News, Indigenous

Today and every day, we recognize the importance of reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit, and Metis people

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples have lived in harmony with the land, integrating values of respect, reciprocity, and shared responsibility. Their relationship with the land is a model of […]

Inclusion

Parkdale rooming house tenants are not alone in battle to save their homes

In Toronto’s South Parkdale district, rooming houses are key to providing affordable housing for many in the multicultural working-class district. In the face of concerted pressure from developers looking to earn higher profits by converting these units into larger apartments, the Parkdale Rooming House Eviction Prevention Project is aimed at...

Centre News, Indigenous

Coming Home: Squamish Nation to build affordable housing on reserve land

The Hiy̓ám̓ ta Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Housing Society, founded by the Squamish Nation Council, has an ambitious goal of providing every member of their community with affordable and culturally appropriate housing. A first project will be launched shortly, and others are already in preparation.

News – editorial

Editorial: Three new members join the team and regional energy coaches get a new leader

In last month’s newsletter, we talked about the importance of acting together, introduced you to one of our volunteer project reviewers and celebrated several Indigenous projects. Today, we’d like to tell you about ourselves, since we have a lot of news to share!