Housing Awards Program

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.

Eligibility Criteria

The competition is open to both groups and individuals in the public and private sectors. After applications are received, an independent external committee composed of housing experts from across Canada select the winners.

Summary

The CMHC Housing Awards have successfully promoted innovations in: seniors' housing (1988); housing for young families (1990); housing for persons with disabilities (1992); housing for Aboriginal people (1994); housing for youth (1997); housing challenges of the new millennium (2000); and affordable housing (2002 and 2004).

Applications must be sent to CMHC's National Office postmarked by the application deadline (usually April 5). The next cycle of the Housing Awards Program will be in 2008.

Quebec Contact(s):
See National Contact.

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National Contact(s):
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
Web site: http://www.schl.ca/en/