CMHC for Housing Industry Professionals and Community Groups	November 2007

Housing Awards — Best Practices in Affordable Housing

What is the Housing Awards Program about?

CMHC established the Housing Awards Program in 1988 to recognize significant contributions to the advancement of Canadian housing. The Housing Awards are presented every second year. Through the Housing Awards Program, the very best practices in housing are identified and celebrated, and then shared with communities across the country.

How are entries judged?

Entries are judged by an independent national committee made up of housing industry experts and representatives from business and academia.

The deadline for applications was April 5, 2006. An independent external committee, composed of housing experts from across Canada, met to select winners.

Winners received recognition on the national stage

On November 6, 2006, CMHC presented 16 awards to honour the nation's Best Practices in Affordable Housing.

The 2006 Winning Initiatives

The next cycle of the Housing Awards Program will be in 2008.

For more information, please contact:

Project Officer
Responsive Programs
Policy and Research Division
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
700 Montreal Road
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0P7

Telephone: 613-748-2526
Fax: 613-748-2402
E-mail: hap@cmhc.ca