Community Broadband Toolkits A set of toolkits designed to help small communities successfully make their community broadband aspirations a reality. 4 resources
Design Thinking Modules Refine your problem statement and test your assumptions with these essential tools for your Housing Supply Challenge proposal. 6 resources
Civic-Indigenous Placekeeping and Partnership Building Toolkit Aani bozhoo, kweh, tansi, shé:kon, éy swayel, ulakoot, greetings! 8 resources
Design Thinking Modules This is an essential tool for your Housing Supply Challenge proposal. Each module will guide you through the process of thinking about the pro… January 26, 2023
Report My Future Home: Older Adults Session Reports What will the future of housing look like for older adults? The My Future Home Older Adults Reports provide an overview of future housing insi… December 20, 2022
Story Solving the housing crisis together: National Housing Forum Recap If Canada is going to solve the housing affordability crisis, we need 5.8 million new homes by 2030. The only way that will happen is if peopl… December 14, 2022
Report My Future Home: Youth Session Reports What do youth in Canada envision as their housing future? The My Future Home Youth Reports provide an overview of future housing insights and … December 2, 2022
Story Building for the Future: Innovative Construction for Housing Affordability Housing Supply Challenge Building for the Future Round Event – ’Innovation and Affordability: Funding Opportunity for the Future of Housing’. November 18, 2022
Video Latest Breakthroughs in Housing Construction Technology and Climate Resilience Session exploring how innovative technology and inclusive policies can help us meet our national housing challenges and climate targets. November 18, 2022
Video Elected Leaders Roundtable: A Conversation on Policies for Housing Innovation A conversation with elected municipal leaders on the housing crisis in Canada. November 18, 2022
Video Welcome to [Place+Space]: In Conversation with Angela Cooke Opening conversation with Angela Cooke , Associate Director, Organizational Transformation and Accountability, Toronto District School Board. November 18, 2022
Story Building housing, building partnerships Tips for collaborating with partners, organizations, and communities in northern and remote parts of the country from consultant Amanda Buffalo. November 15, 2022
Report My Future Home: Newcomers Session Reports What do newcomers to Canada envision as their housing future? The My Future Home Newcomers Reports provide an overview of the future housing i… November 14, 2022
Story The idea incubator: everything you need to know about the Northern Ideas Developme… Got a great idea for solving a supply chain issue that impacts housing in Canada's northern and remote regions? May 26, 2022
Story 10 tips for applying to the Housing Supply Challenge Helpful hints for building and submitting your application. May 24, 2022
Presentation Housing Supply Challenge Northern Access Round: Virtual Networking Sessions This virtual event gives potential applicants and interested participants the opportunity to meet prospective partners and learn about wise pr… April 29, 2022
Presentation Northern Access Round: Northern Ideas Development Program Information Session This session featured information about the third round of the Housing Supply Challenge – Northern Access: Supply Chain Solutions for Northern… April 6, 2022
Story Are you applying to the Northern Access Round of the Housing Supply Challenge? Fiv… Key takeaways from the Northern Access Round Launch April 4, 2022
Story Northern Access Round Stage 1 Events The Northern Access Round invites applicants to propose solutions that will improve efficient and affordable access to materials and resources… February 25, 2022
Video Housing Supply Challenge Northern Access Round Launch This session featured information about the launch of the Housing Supply Challenge Third Round – Northern Access: Supply Chain Solutions for N… February 22, 2022
Story No vacancy: what fixing supply chain issues will mean for Northern housing The Housing Supply Challenge – with $80 million in funding available – seeks solutions to the unique housing barriers faced by residents in no… February 16, 2022
Story Residents in northern and remote regions face unique housing barriers and costs The Housing Supply Challenge – with $80 million in funding available – seeks solutions to these complex challenges February 16, 2022
Story How Organizations Can Use Data to Combat the Housing Supply Crisis Jennifer Looi is the manager of data consulting at Ajah, an organization that specializes in data and technology for the social good sector. H… January 26, 2022
Story Key Resources for The Housing Supply Challenge: Data Driven Round The first Round of the Housing Supply Challenge invited applicants to propose data solutions for informed decision making. December 1, 2021
Report Affordable Housing Report: Spring 2021 Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission's recommendations on affordable housing in Nova Scotia. The commission worked with experts in the pu… November 25, 2021
Story Experts Weigh in on Barriers to Housing Supply Evergreen is asking experts from the housing sector across Canada to share their experiences and highlight some key barriers to new housing supply. November 24, 2021
Story How Building Smarter Today Can Help the Housing Supply Crisis Tomorrow Dan Dicaire, Manager of Conservation and Sustainability at the Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC), explains how energy efficiency and… November 24, 2021
Story Newcomers to Canada Face Discrimination and Other Barriers When Seeking Suitable Housing. Damaris Rose, retired professor of Urban Studies, shares research on how Quebec’s housing policy currently falls short when it comes to Canadi… November 24, 2021
Story How the Housing Supply Challenge Support Program Can Help You Bring Your Innovativ… Through the Data Driven Round, Evergreen provided guidance, mentorship and resources for applicants. November 23, 2021
Story The Pandemic Amplified the Existing Housing Crisis. All Levels of Government Need to Act. Evergreen is asking experts from the housing sector across Canada to share their experiences and highlight some key barriers to new housing supply. November 17, 2021
Video Housing Supply Challenge Support Program: Writing Successful Proposals Proposal writing overview and best practices with an expert in grant writing November 5, 2021
Story The Climate Crisis is Here. Canada’s Housing Stock Needs to Reflect That Resilient communities, effective building codes and knowledgeable individuals are the best ways to prevent excessive losses from natural hazards. November 4, 2021
Video Writing Successful Proposals: The Housing Supply Challenge This session was presented as part of Future Cities Canada: The Summit October 27, 2021
Story The Key Role Supportive Housing Plays in Canada’s Housing Supply Evergreen is asking experts from the housing sector across Canada to share their experiences and highlight some key barriers to new housing supply. October 4, 2021
Story Nationwide response to the Getting Started Round of the Housing Supply Challenge A total of 167 teams from across Canada propose solutions to tackle housing supply challenges. September 14, 2021
Story Why Collaboration is Key to Solving the Housing Crisis Insights from The Housing Supply Challenge Support Program World Café. August 18, 2021
Story Five Key Resources Related to Housing and Affordability Affordability has been a major hurdle for many looking to find suitable housing. August 17, 2021
Toolkit Joint Center for Housing Studies Through research, education, and outreach, the JCHS produces a wide range of working papers, research briefs, major reports, and interactive m… July 25, 2021
Video World Cafe: Improving Pre-Development Processes Hosted by Evergreen and CMHC, this World Café convened housing and civic sector actors across Canada to share knowledge and explore the range … July 10, 2021
Presentation Housing Supply Challenge Support Program Systems and Design Thinking Workshop Presentation On July 7, 2021, Evergreen hosted Systems and Design Thinking Workshops in French and English for potential applicants to the Housing Supply C… July 7, 2021
Story Why fixing Canada’s housing supply crisis will take more than simply building more homes Solutions to Canada’s housing supply crisis might seem obvious to the casual observer: why not simply build more homes and flood the market wi… June 8, 2021
Video Housing Supply Challenge Round 2 Info Session This info session and FAQ highlights key dates and information relating to the application and evaluation process of the Housing Supply Challe… June 1, 2021
Story Five Insights from the Pre-Launch of the Second Round of the Housing Supply Challenge Experts from CMHC discuss the second round, Getting Started: Pre-development Processes May 25, 2021
Video Housing Supply Challenge Second Round Pre-Launch This session was presented as part of Future Cities Canada: The Summit May 19, 2021
Video Data Driven Round Stage 2 Orientation Session Presented by Evergreen and CMHC, this virtual orientation session is an opportunity for all shortlisted applicants to learn more about the Sta… March 11, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: 5. Refine & Pitch At this point, your team and stakeholders brainstormed a lot of possible solutions to your problem statement and narrowed them down to your be… March 5, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: 4. Ideate Develop a list of possible solutions with stakeholders At this point, your team has come up with a precise problem statement based on systems-… March 5, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: 2. Empathize & Analyze Engage people who are part of the system and learn from their perspective to better understand issues, challenges and opportunities March 3, 2021
Story Key Resources for The Housing Supply Challenge: Getting Started Round The second Round of the Housing Supply Challenge invited applicants to propose solutions focused on pre-development processes. March 3, 2021
Report Community Benefits and Tower Renewal Community benefits are an emerging mechanism to grow local economies, extend employment opportunities to those who face difficulties entering … February 23, 2021
Story Nationwide response to Round One of the Housing Supply Challenge 123 teams from across Canada propose solutions to tackle housing supply challenges. February 18, 2021
Story How Data Is Key to Addressing Canada’s Housing Crisis Canadian housing data is often outdated, inconsistent and not openly available. What can we do about that? February 11, 2021
Story Housing Glossary As part of the Housing Supply Challenge Support Program, we have prepared a glossary of definitions to help you better navigate the housing ec… January 13, 2021
Story Partnering for success: a teamwork approach to breaking down housing supply barriers As part of the Housing Supply Challenge, Evergreen and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently hosted a Networking and Collaborat… January 7, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: 3. Define & Refine Turning insights into an actionable problem statement. At this point, your team has already completed some primary and secondary research to b… January 4, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: Introduction How to use the housing supply challenge modules. The modules will take you through the design-thinking process to refine your housing supply c… January 4, 2021
Toolkit Design Thinking Module: 1. Understand Develop a system understanding of your Housing Supply Challenge solution. At this point, your team has a challenge statement, which describes … December 23, 2020
Video Data Driven Round Virtual Technical Information Session The Data Driven Round Virtual Technical Information Session, held on December 10th, 2020, featured representatives from CMHC's Data and Analyt… December 17, 2020
Video Housing Supply Challenge – First Round Launch This session was presented as part of Future Cities Canada: #UnexpectedSolutions. December 3, 2020
Presentation Housing Supply Challenge Support Program Outline This presentation provides potential applicants with details about the timeline and application process for the Data Driven Round of the Housi… December 2, 2020