Resource kits
Resource Kit: Tenants rights across Canada
This kit introduces a selection of resources available for tenants across Canada.
Kit: Developing affordable community housing
This kit provides a selection of resources to help better understand what is required to start a project for community groups.
Tenants rights across Canada
This kit introduces a selection of resources available for tenants across Canada. As a tenant, knowing your legal rights and responsibilities when renting a home is essential. Below you can access information on laws, leases, evictions, and more. Whether you’re a first-time renter or a seasoned tenant, this kit aims to help you understand your rights, make informed decisions, and access support.
If you have a suggestion for a resource to add to the list, please submit here.
Ontario
Black legal action centre legal services, Black Legal Action Centre
FMTA eviction tracker, Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations
Have you experienced discrimination? Human Rights Legal Support Centre
Renting in Ontario: Your rights, Government of Ontario
Tenant hotline & Infohub, Federation of Metro Tenants’ Associations
Resource Kit: Introduction to developing affordable community housing
Developing affordable housing is a complex process. This kit provides a selection of resources to help better understand what is required to start a project for community groups. There are links to various organizations and resources that offer funding, planning, and implementation support for affordable housing projects.
If you have a suggestion for a resource to add to the list, please submit here.
Check out the Centre’s funding opportunities here.
Developing affordable housing
Select guides from across Canada
Affordable housing development navigator, Public Good Society of Dartmouth (Nova Scotia)
Building new co-op homes, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (Canada)
Community housing toolbox, Table de Quartier Sud de l’Ouest de l’Île (Québec)
Hiring and working with development consultants guide, BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA)
Paths for housing co-ops, Sustainable Housing Initiative of the Rural Development Network
Project management guide, The Agency for Co-operative Housing (Canada)
Step-by-step guide to developing affordable housing, Rural Development Network (Alberta)
Indigenous Housing
Interim Guide to Indigenous Housing Development and Design, BC Housing (British Columbia)
Knowledge Centre, First Nations Housing Professionals Association (FNHPA) (Canada)
NICHI Engagement & Events, National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. (NICHI) (Canada).
The FNLearning Hub, First National National Building Officers Association (Canada)
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Resources
Developing new affordable housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Housing development resources, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Resources for Indigenous housing providers, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Financing information and funding opportunities
Community housing acquisition program (CHAP), Housing Nova Scotia
Funding : Finding and securing funding, Table de quartier sud de l’Ouest-de-l’Île (TQSOI) (Québec)
Housing supply challenge support program, Future Cities Canada
Rental development program (RDP), Government of Saskatchewan
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) funding
Funding for Indigenous housing, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Funding programs, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Tools to help assess the need for affordable housing
Canadian rental housing index, BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) (British Columbia)
Housing market information portal, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)