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What We Do

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada's national housing agency. We are committed to helping Canadians access a wide choice of quality, affordable homes, while making vibrant, healthy communities and cities a reality across the country. CMHC works to enhance Canada's housing finance options, assist Canadians who cannot afford housing in the private market, improve building standards and housing construction, and provide policymakers with the information and analysis they need to sustain a vibrant housing market in Canada.







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Creating Vibrant, Healthy Communities

  • Innovative Financing Options
    CMHC assists Canadians in all parts of the country to access a wide range of innovative and affordable financing choices.
  • Affordable Housing
    Working together with our provincial, territorial, nongovernmental partners and the private sector to deliver the federal government's housing agenda, CMHC helps Canadians from all walks of life access quality, affordable homes.
  • Housing Expertise and Advice
    Through research, CMHC contributes to the well-being of the housing sector and is a leading source of objective, reliable housing information.
  • Sharing Canadian Housing with the World
    At home and abroad, CMHC also works in close collaboration with our government partners and the housing industry to enhance Canada's presence in the global marketplace, and share our housing experience and expertise with the world.

Our Mission and Values

  • CMHC's Statement of Values
    CMHC is a leader in housing. We meet or exceed client expectations through quality service and world-class products. We succeed through our employees who are valued and respected as individuals and recognized for their contribution.

Special Reports

  • Travel and Hospitality Expenses
    Provides information on the travel and hospitality expenses incurred within CMHC by the President and the Vice-Presidents.
  • Revision of 1996 and 2001 Core Housing Need Estimates
    CMHC released revisions to previous estimates of core housing need. During verification of ongoing research, CMHC found that some households had been misclassified when Statistics Canada applied core housing need to both the 1996 and 2001 Censuses.