For local governments
The Housing Design Catalogue provides tools that can support local governments in addressing housing needs with a focus on infill development and gentle density.
Interested in supporting the use of the catalogue in your community?
CMHC is looking for additional partners across Canada to continue creating the conditions for success for standardized designs in their communities.
This could include:
- promoting regional designs within your community
- streamlining the development and permit process for some or all designs
- providing guidance to builders and homeowners on site-specific issues such as lot coverage, setbacks, drainage and parking
If you are a local elected official or public servant interested in making homebuilding easier in your community, contact us at catalogue@cmhc-schl.gc.ca.
Simplification through standardization
The catalogue provides tools to facilitate new housing construction through high-quality, context-appropriate designs that can be reviewed with confidence. Supported by local planning policy and fast-tracked approvals where available, the catalogue can make homebuilding easier and faster for communities.
High-Quality Design
- Developed by Canadian architecture and engineering teams based in each region
- Peer reviewed for quality and compliance
Planning Alignment
- Built for common planning and lot assumptions for each region of Canada
Context Appropriate
- Created to provide options for gentle density
- Adaptable to scales that fit various neighbourhoods across Canada
