Resources for Housing Providers
Resources
CMHC Affordable Housing Centre
CMHC provides guidance and expertise to help make proposed housing projects a reality through the resources and expertise available at the Affordable Housing Centre.
- Housing Development Checklist - A useful tool for first time affordable housing providers that identifies the essential steps for groups and individuals to get organized. The checklist guides providers through the development process.
- Housing Development Factsheets - These factsheets provide times and practical information on some of the important activities involved in developing affordable housing.
- Financial Assistance - Financial assistance is available to help get an affordable housing project started, increase the supply, and fund renovations.
- Mortgage Loan Insurance - CMHC enables lenders to offer even more financing flexibilities to home buyers as well as developers of rental projects, beyond those available for the financing of market housing.
- Tools and Resources - Learning resources and interactive tools to help you with your affordable housing development projects.
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) - Saskatoon
Suite 200, 119, 4th Avenue SSaskatoon, SK
S7K 5X2Ph: 306.975.4900
Toll Free: 1.888.841.4975
Fax: 306.975.6066Website
Statistics Canada
100 Tunney's Pasture DrivewayOttawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6Ph: 1-800-263-1136
Fax: 1-877-287-4369
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Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics
9th Floor, 2350 Albert Street,Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P 4A6Phone: (306)787-6327
Fax: (306)787-6311
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Cost of Living in Saskatoon
This website outlines general statistical information about Saskatoon, including average house prices, expenditure, income and taxes.
Affordabily and Choice Today (ACT)
24 Clarence StreetOttawa, ON
K1N 5P3
Ph: 613.907.6242
Fax: 913.244.1515
Email: info@actprogram.com
Website: www.actprogram.com
City of Saskatoon, Planning Branch
222 – 3rd Avenue North,Saskatoon, SK S7K 0J5Ph: 975.3340
Fax: 975.7712
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Example of an Affordable Housing Strategies
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Affordable Housing Project Profiles - Affordable housing solutions that have worked in other communities across Canada, as profiled by CMHC.
SMART GROWTH BC
- Smart Growth BC is dedicated to many land use and development principles that aim to enhance our quality of life, preserve the natural environment, and save money over time. Smart growth principles ensure that growth is fiscally, environmentally and socially responsible and recognizes the connections between development and quality of life. Smart growth enhances and completes communities by placing priority on infill, redevelopment, and green space protection. As a primary development issue of concern, Smart Growth BC recognizes that affordable housing is the foundation of communities and an essential part of smart growth.
- Affordable Housing: A Smart Growth Toolkit for BC Municipalities - This publication provides detailed explanations of eight tools and strategies, from inclusionary zoning to land banking, and highlights examples of best practices across BC demonstrating how local governments are adapting affordable housing strategies to fit their unique needs. It addresses the gap between 100% market-rate housing and 100% social housing.
