Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Housing Supply Challenge: Round 4 - Building for the Future
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Process
There will be five separate and unique rounds as part of the overall Challenge. Details and information surrounding each round will be released as they become available.
Round 4 – Building for the Future
The Building for the Future round seeks innovative construction processes, techniques, systems, and materials that will increase the supply of housing that is affordable, climate resilient, and meets people’s needs.
Stage 1: Concept Development
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Launch
December 1, 2022
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Submission deadline
April 13, 2023
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Evaluation and shortlisting
April 2023 to July 2023
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Notification of results
July 2023
Stage 2: Shortlisted Applicants Develop Final Submission
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Submission deadline
December 14, 2023
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Evaluation and shortlisting
December 2023 to March 2024
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Notification of results
March 2024
Stage 3: Funded Applicants Implement Solution
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Duration
March 2024 to March 2025
Challenge details
Key Dates
- Launch: December 1, 2022
- Initial Submissions: April 13, 2023 at 2pm EST
- Shortlisted: July 2023
- Stage 2 Final Submissions: December 2023
- Funded Solutions Announced: March 2024
Funding Allocation
- Stage 1 – Incubation Funding for prototyping: Up to 25 Shortlisted Applications will receive $150k
- Stage 2 – Implementation Funding: Selected solutions will share a pool of $38.5M
Who can Apply?
Lead Applicant must be a legal entity:
- For-profit (ex: housing developers, builders, construction professionals, general contractors, technology companies, start-ups, architects etc.)
- Not-for-profit organizations (ex: housing providers)
- Indigenous organizations, governments, groups, housing agencies and authorities
- Canadian post-secondary institutions
- Governments (provincial, territorial, Indigenous, municipal, local and regional)
- Teams composed of a variety of participants
* All participants must be affiliated with a legally incorporated organization