The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and the Government of Canada announce funding for 34 projects through the Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative in communities of all sizes across Canada. The funding amounts to $2,080,241.
The SAH initiative is delivered through FCM’s Green Municipal Fund (GMF), a $1.65 billion program endowed by the federal government. SAH supports local affordable housing providers to retrofit existing affordable housing, or build new, energy efficient units that emit lower GHG emissions.
| Applicant, municipality, and province | Project title and type | GMF grant amount |
|---|---|---|
|
YWCA Banff, Town of Banff, Alberta |
Pilot project: An affordable net-zero energy ready (NZER) pilot in Banff |
$500,000 |
|
Sunnyhill Housing Co-operative Ltd., City of Calgary, Alberta |
Feasibility study: Retrofitting existing townhouses and building a new net-zero multi-unit building in Calgary |
$112,765 |
|
Alberta Rural Development Network, City of Edmonton, Alberta |
Plan: ARDN’s affordable housing retrofit in Edmonton |
$24,000
|
|
GEF Seniors Housing, City of Edmonton, Alberta |
Feasibility Study: Lauderdale Terrace
|
$175,000 |
|
Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society, Town of Comox, British Columbia |
Plan: Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society's NZER affordable housing plan: Cypress Garden |
$25,000 |
|
Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society, Village of Fruitvale, British Columbia |
Plan: Lower Columbia Affordable Housing Society: Fruitvale net zero energy ready multi-use redevelopment plan |
$25,000 |
|
Alberni Low Energy Housing Society, City of Port Alberni, British Columbia |
Plan: Achieving energy efficiency in an existing 11-unit building in Port Alberni |
$25,000 |
|
Qualicum Parksville Kiwanis Housing Society, Town of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia |
Plan: Aiming to be net-zero energy ready for a 50-unit new construction in rural Qualicum Beach |
$25,000 |
|
Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, City of Port Coquitlam, British Columbia |
Feasibility study: Metro Vancouver's Welcher avenue affordable housing NZER |
$96,995 |
|
Harriet Street Seniors Housing Inc., City of Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Plan: A possible NZER affordable housing project for seniors in Winnipeg |
$25,000 |
|
University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation, City of Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Plan: Higher energy-efficiency targets for a new affordable housing construction in Winnipeg |
$25,000 |
|
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation, City of Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Plan: Targeting energy efficiency for four buildings in the City of Winnipeg |
$25,000 |
|
Bethel Mennonite Care Services Inc., City of Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Plan: Deep energy retrofit for an existing 139-unit complex in Winnipeg |
$19,300 |
|
Spruce Woods Housing Cooperative, City of Brandon, Manitoba |
Plan: “Sustainaffordability”: Using deep retrofits to increase affordability in 81 units in Brandon |
$21,750 |
|
Antigonish Affordable Housing Society, County of Antigonish, Nova Scotia |
Feasibility study: Small-scale, net-zero energy housing with Antigonish Affordable Housing Society |
$36,500 |
|
Nepean Housing Corporation, City of Ottawa, Ontario |
Feasibility study: Aiming for net-zero energy ready affordable housing in Ottawa |
$65,625 |
|
Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation (CCOC), City of Ottawa, Ontario |
Plan: Design charette for a 49-unit fully electric multi-unit residential buildings in the City of Ottawa |
$25,000 |
|
Thresholds Homes and Supports Inc., City of Kitchener, Ontario |
Plan: Aiming to be net-zero energy ready for a 25-unit new construction in Kitchener |
$23,360 |
|
Blue Mountains Attainable Housing Corporation, Town of Blue Mountains, Ontario |
Feasibility study: The Blue Mountains attainable housing demonstrating project |
$152,620 |
|
County of Northumberland, Ontario |
Plan: Northumberland County social housing needs assessment plan |
$25,000 |
|
Places for People Haliburton Highlands Inc, Municipality of Dysart et al, Ontario |
Plan: affordable housing development in the Municipality of Dysart et al |
$25,000 |
|
Kenora District Services Board, City of Kenora, Ontario |
Plan: Aiming to be net-zero energy ready for a 54-unit new construction for seniors in Kenora |
$13,840 |
|
Kenora District Services Board, City of Dryden, Ontario |
Feasibility study: Net-zero affordable housing for seniors in rural Northern Ontario |
$43,570 |
|
Supportive Housing of Waterloo, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario |
Plan: Retrofit plan for supportive housing of Waterloo’s seniors’ residence |
$14,500 |
|
Clintwood Non-profit Housing Co-operative Inc, City of Toronto, Ontario |
Plan: Clintwood co-op net-zero energy ready retrofit |
$19,600 |
|
Toronto Artscape Inc., City of Toronto, Ontario |
Feasibility study: Increasing energy performance and efficiency at Toronto’s Artscape Wychwood Barns |
$147,820 |
|
Wigwamen Incorporated, City of Toronto, Ontario |
Plan: Increasing energy efficiency of a building for the Toronto Indigenous population |
$16,640 |
|
Workforce Housing Non-profit Corporation, City of Mississauga, Ontario |
Plan: Development of a proposal for a 1200+ unit mixed-housing affordable community build in Mississauga |
$25,000 |
|
Community Seniors Cooperative Ltd., Town of O'Leary, Prince Edward Island |
Feasibility study: Community Seniors Cooperative Ltd.'s O'Leary seniors’ residence |
$175,000 |
|
Cohabitat Wakefield, Municipality of La Pêche, Quebec |
Plan: Net-zero plan for 32 affordable housing units in Wakefield |
$24,480 |
|
Habitations Maska, City of Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec |
Plan: Planning grant for Habitations Maska in Saint-Hyacinthe |
$25,000 |
|
Maison des aînés de Saint-Amable, Municipality of Saint-Amable, Quebec |
Plan: Net-Zero plan for the Maison des aînés de Saint-Amable |
$25,000 |
|
Fiducie foncière communautaire Québec, City of Québec, Quebec |
Feasibility study: New multiple-dwelling project: the Dorimène housing cooperative in the City of Québec |
$52,140 |
|
National Affordable Housing Corporation, City of Regina, Saskatchewan |
Plan: Plainsview Townhomes: Affordable, net-zero ready living in Regina |
$19,736 |
Source: FCM
For more information on a specific project, contact FCM Media.
Associated link: Canada and FCM announce support for new and retrofitted energy efficient local affordable housing.