Help and resources

Resources to help align your project with each application process.

The following resources can help you align your project with the each initiative’s application process.

Overall resources

National Housing Strategy Glossary – Defining the terms used throughout the National Housing Strategy.

CMHC’s Housing Market Information Portal – Housing market data that gives you up-to-date statistical snapshots for local, regional and national housing markets, allows you to compare statistics for multiple locations of interest, access comprehensive and customizable tables, maps and charts containing both current and historical housing

CMHC’s Housing Knowledge Centre – The most extensive housing research source in Canada. It holds a collection of CMHC and non-CMHC material. It focuses on the fields of housing and community development and consists of:

books, reports and publications
images in the Photo Library
scientific, academic and technical periodicals

It will be a helpful resource to those looking to apply for to initiatives in the Research and Innovation Stream.

CMHC’s National Housing Strategy Brand Style Guide – CMHC’s approval is required for all branding of external partnership collateral and documentation as it relates to the National Housing Strategy. The electronic artwork files of the National Housing Strategy are available upon request. Contact The Studio at studio@cmhc-schl.gc.ca.

What We Heard (PDF): Shaping Canada’s National Housing Strategy – A summary report from the 2016 Let’s Talk Housing consultations highlighting the views, ideas and insights of thousands of Canadians who participated in an online survey, expert and stakeholders roundtables, focus groups and written submissions.

Canada’s National Housing Strategy: A Place to Call Home (PDF) – the high-level public policy document released by the Government of Canada on November 22, 2017 that outlines the $82+ billion plan to help ensure that Canadians have access to housing that meets their needs and that they can afford. This includes more than $13 billion proposed through the 2020 Fall Economic Statement

Initiatives led by provinces and territories – Housing needs and priorities vary across the country. Provinces and territories play a crucial role by supporting affordable housing repair and renewal, construction and rental assistance in communities.

Contact

For help in completing your application, contact your Affordable Housing Specialist. They can help you understand and assess your needs, identify possible solutions, provide information on how CMHC can support your goals and help you navigate our application process.

General inquiries about the National Housing Strategy or technical support