We help communities in overcoming barriers to ensure affordable housing is a reality.
Our Sustainable Housing Initiative (SHI) is your partner in overcoming barriers to affordable housing development. Our dedicated team is committed to guiding your organization through every stage of the process. From defining the need, creating a strategy, to accessing funding, we provide the support and expertise needed to help make affordable housing a reality in your community.
To help identify housing needs in your community, which helps with planning & accessing funding.
Co-creating an informed strategy for housing in your community.
To confirm financial viability of a housing project based on costs, revenue, and market factors.
To champion the proposed housing development by encompassing the needs assessment, financial analysis, research, and organizational information in one proposal.
We write funding applications and help identify funding sources to implement housing projects.
To add community perspectives to the conversation, provide information, and create buy-in.
Providing guidance to support the development of diverse, sustainable, and relevant housing in their communities.
April 1, 2024
Affordable Housing, Housing, Housing Education to Support Ukrainian Evacuees in Alberta, Rural Immigration
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Affordable Housing, Inclusive Communities, Placemaking for Inclusion
A resource for affordable housing providers and tenants seeking to foster greater social inclusion in their community. Click the button to view the resource as a PDF file.
ViewNovember 1, 2022
Affordable Housing, Enabling Housing Choice
The purpose of the Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Affordable Housing is to be a resource for individuals and groups who want to develop, build, and operate affordable rental housing. The 2nd Edition of the Guide was developed with support from the Government of Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), […]
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Affordable Housing, Enabling Housing Choice, Housing
Research for driving transformational, long-term policy change that encourages housing choice and diversity in communities. Click the buttons below to view more.
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Affordable Housing
A guide to the development and operation of sustainable, efficient, and resilient housing co-ops in Alberta. Click below to view each resource.
ViewMarch 1, 2020
Affordable Housing
Evidence-based building design recommendations to improve your tenants’ quality of life. Click below to view/download the resource in PDF format.
ViewConsultation Research Strategy, Homelessness
Housing, Workshops & Training
This Affordable Housing Course brings together tools and resources from across Canada that apply to anyone interested in the affordable housing development process. Each module is filled with interactive learning tools and can be completed at your own pace. The Affordable Housing Course will guide you through the following development phases: Length: Asynchronous and Self-Paced. […]
ViewConsultation Research Strategy, Rural Immigration
Our team works collaboratively to identify challenges in welcoming newcomers, and develop training, policies, and resources to better attract, retain and settle newcomers in rural areas.
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