Funders list for sustainable affordable housing

Learn about additional funding sources to support your next affordable housing project

SUSTAINABLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

New construction of sustainable affordable housing Tool

Last updated: October 2023

Building sustainable and affordable housing can be complex, particularly when it comes to financing. Many projects rely on external funding sources to implement energy-efficient retrofits or new builds. The following funder list is designed to streamline your search for financial sources at both provincial and national levels and serves as a strategic tool to simplify the decision-making process. Whether you’re laying the groundwork for a new build or planning for extensive high-performance, energy efficient retrofits, this list includes additional funding resources that are aligned with GMF's Sustainable Affordable Housing (SAH) initiative.

Discover funding that not only fuels your project but also contributes to a future where sustainability and affordability coexist.

Funders list

The information below links to programs external to FCM. While we strive to provide accurate information, FCM cannot ensure the accuracy of content hosted externally. For inquiries related to updates, changes, or relevant questions concerning the programs external to FCM, please reach out to us at gmfcapacity@fcm.ca.

Region

Grant Type

Region	Organization	Funding Program	Alignment with SAH	Grant/Loan
AB	Province of Alberta, Province-wide	Affordable Housing Partnership Program	Plan Capital Stackable	Grant Land or buildings Transfer or long-term lease of a government-owned asset
AB	City of Edmonton, Municipal Region	Affordable Housing Investment Program	Capital Stackable	Grant
AB	City of Edmonton, Municipal Region	Affordable Housing Tax Grant	Capital Stackable	Grant
AB	City of Calgary, Municipal Region	Housing Incentive Program (HIP)	Plan Study Stackable (Co-requirement, groups must apply to CMHC for seed funding first)	Grant, rebate
AB	Alberta Real Estate Foundation	Development Grants	Plan Capital Stackable	Grant
AB	Calgary Foundation	Strategic Opportunity Grants	Plan Study Pilot	Grant
BC	BC Hydro & Fortis BC Province-wide	Social housing retrofit support program	Study Capital Stackable	Grant, rebate
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Building BC Community Housing Fund Program	Study Capital Stackable	Loan Grant
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Building BC Indigenous Housing Fund Program	Study Capital Stackable	Loan Grant
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Building BC Women's Transition Housing Fund	Study Capital Stackable	Loan Grant
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Building BC Supportive Housing Fund Program	Study Capital Stackable	Loan Grant
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Community Housing Fund	Capital Stackable	Grant
BC	BC Housing Province-wide	Canada - British Columbia Housing Benefit Program (CBCHB)	Capital	Grant
BC	Vancity cooperative Province-wide	Vancity: Impact Investing	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Loan, Grant (Grants to help housing providers articulate the positive impact of a project; build capacity to deliver a project; develop a successful business plan; communicate the success and/or lessons learned.)
BC	Real Estate Foundation of BC	REFBC Grants	Plan Capital Stackable	Grant
Canada	Community Housing Transformation Centre, Nation-wide	Local Projects Grant	Study Capital Stackable	Grant
Canada	Community Housing Transformation Centre, Nation-wide	Sectoral Impact Projects Grants	Pilot Study Capital Stackable	Grant
Canada	Community Housing Transformation Centre, Nation-wide	Nova Scotia’s Community Housing Growth Fund (CHGF)	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant
Canada	Community Housing Transformation Centre, Nation-wide	The Nunalingni Piruqpaalirut Fund	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant
Canada	Housing Partnership Canada (HPC), Nation-wide	Housing Investment Corporation (Hi-C)	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Loans
Canada	Green Municipal Fund (GMF) of Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), Nation-wide	Sustainable Affordable Housing	Plan Study Pilot projects Retrofit capital projects New-build capital projects Stackable	Grants, loans
Canada	Cooperative Housing Federation (CHF), Nation-wide	Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Financing	Study Stackable	Loans provided by credit institutions
Canada	CMHC	National Housing Co-Investment Fund: New Construction	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant Loans
Canada	CMHC	National Housing Co-Investment Fund: Renovation	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant Loans
Canada	CMHC	Rental Construction Financing Initiative	Capital Stackable	Loans
Canada	CMHC	Affordable Housing Innovation Fund	Plan Study Stackable	Grant Loans
Canada	CMHC	Seed Funding program	Plan Stackable	Loans
Canada	CMHC	Community-Based Tenant Initiative	Plan Study	Grants
Canada	CMHC	NHS Demonstrations Initiative	Pilots	Grant Loans
MB	The Winnipeg Foundation City-wide	Major Capital Grants	Plan Study Capital	Grant
NB	NB Ministry of Social Development, Province-wide	Shelter Enhancement Program	Capital Stackable	Forgivable Loan
NB	NB Power, Province-wide	Community Outreach Program	Capital Stackable	Energy Efficiency Kits
NL	City of St John's, Municipal Region	Housing Catalyst Fund	Capital Stackable	Grant
NL	The Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Province-wide	Provincial Housing and Homelessness Partnership Fund	Capital Stackable	Grant
NS	Housing Nova Scotia, Province-wide	Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program	Capital Stackable	Grant
NS	Efficiency NS, Province-wide	SolarHomes	Study	Rebate
NS	Efficiency NS, Province-wide	Affordable Multifamily Housing Program	Study	Rebates
NS	Halifax Foundation	Grant Programs	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant
NWT	Yellowknife Community Foundation	Community Impact Fund	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant
ON	IESO, Province-wide	Retrofit Program	Capital Stackable	Grant
ON	Enbridge Province-wide	Affordable Multi-Family Residential Program	Capital Stackable	Grant
PEI	Province of PEI Province-wide	Affordable Housing Development Program	Capital Stackable	Forgivable Loan
PEI	PEI, CMHA Province-wide	Community Housing Fund, Canadian Mental Health Association	Study Stackable	Grant
PE	Province of PEI Province-wide	Solar Electric Rebate Program	Capital Stackable	Rebate
QC	Hydro Quebec & Société d'habitation Quebec Province-wide	Rénovation énergétique pour les ménages à faible revenu	Capital Stackable	Grant/rebate
QC	Transition énergétique Quebec Province-wide	Rénoclimat	Capital Stackable	Grant
QC	Transition énergétique Quebec (TEQ) Province-wide	Éconologis	Capital Stackable	Grant/Service
QC	Energir Province-wide	Energy efficiency grants	Capital Stackable	Grant
QC	Victoriaville Municipal-wide	Victoriaville Habitation Durable	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Grant Subsidies
QC	Victoriaville Municipal-wide	Programme de subventions rénovation écogestes	Capital Stackable	Grant
QC	Ville de Saguenay	Home renovation program	Capital	Rebates
QC	Societe d'habitation Quebec	Quebec Renovation Program	Capital Stackable	Grant
QC	Ville de Riviere du Loup	Heritage Restoration Program	Study Capital	Grants
QC	Ville de Montreal	Reno Affordable Housing	Study Capital Stackable	Grant Subsidies
QC	Ville de Laval Municipal Region	Heritage Building Revitalization Program	Study Capital	Grants
QC	Ville de Laval Municipal Region	Oil Heating System Replacement	Capital Stackable	Grant
SK	City of Saskatoon Municipal Region	Affordable Housing Reserve	Study Capital	Grant Tax Abatements
SK	City of Regina Municipal Region	Housing Incentive Policy	Capital Stackable	Grant
YT	Yukon Territory Territory-wide	Good Energy rebates	Capital Stackable	Rebate
YT	Yukon Territory Territory-wide	Developer Build Loan Program	Capital Stackable	Loan
QC	Socitété d'habitation du Québec Province-wide	Home Ownership Program for Residents of the Kativik Region	Capital Stackable	Grant
PEI	Energy Efficiency Equipement Rebates	efficiencyPEI	capital	Rebate
NS	Government of Nova Scotia Province-wide	Nova Scotia - Your Energy Rebate	capital Stackable	Rebate
QC	Hydro-Québec Province-wide	LogisVert	capital Study Stackable	Grant
QC	Énergir Province-wide	Supplement for low-income households	Capital	Grant
ON	City of Toronto City-wide	Home Energy Loan Program (HELP)	capital Stackable	Loan
ON	Enbridge Gas Province-wide	Savings by Design Affordable Housing	capital study Stackable	Grant
YT	Yukon Territory Territory-wide	Solar domestic hot-water heating systems	Capital Stackable	Rebate
YT	Yukon Territory Territory-wide	Renewable energy systems	Capital	Rebate
NT	Arctic Energy Alliance Province-wide	Rebates on Energy-Efficient Home Improvements	Capital Stackable	Rebate
NT	Arctic Energy Alliance Province-wide	Rebates on Energy-Efficient Products	Capital Stackable	Rebate
CA	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation	Canada Greener Affordable Housing	Plan Study Capital Stackable	Loan
QC	Société d'habitation du Québec	Programme de rénovation des habitations à loyer modique	Capital	Grant
BC	BC Hydro	BC Hydro's Custom Efficiency Program	Capital, Stackable	Grant
BC	CleanBC	Social Housing Incentives Program (SHIP)	Planning/Sudy, capital, stackable	Grant
BC	CleanBC	CleanBC Custom Program (retrofits)	Planning/Sudy, capital, stackable	Grant
BC	CleanBC	CleanBC Commercial New Construction Program	Planning/Sudy, capital, stackable	Grant
BC	BC Housing	Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program (EERP)	Capital, Stackable	Grant
BC	BC Housing	Capital Renewel Funding (CRF)	Capital, Stackable	Grant
BC	CleanBC	CleanBC Income Qualified Program	Capital, Stackable	Grant
BC	CleanBC	CleanBC Custom Lite Program (retrofits)	Planning/Sudy, capital, stackable	Grant

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