What is the Collaborative Housing Research Network?

The Collaborative Housing Research Network is an independent, Canada-wide collaboration of academics and community partners. It’s focused on multi-disciplinary research on housing conditions, needs and outcomes in support of the priority areas of the National Housing Strategy.

The Collaborative Housing Research Network provides objective, recognized and high-quality research that can support housing policy decisions and inform future program development. It is a joint initiative between CMHC and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

The Collaborative Housing Research Network Structure

Five research teams bring together a diverse group of researchers and housing system stakeholders around a common focus and objectives. Each team is led by a project coordinator and focused on one thematic research area aligned with the National Housing Strategy’s priority areas of action. 

The sixth team, the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC), coordinates research collaboration and planning internally among the research teams.  It also leads knowledge mobilization within the network and externally.

Knowledge Mobilization Hub:

• • Dr. James Dunn, McMaster University, Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC)

Research Teams:

• • Aging in the right place: Building Capacity for Promising Practices that Support Older People Experiencing Homelessness in Montréal, Calgary and Vancouver led by Dr. Sarah Canham, Simon Fraser University
  • At Home in the North: New Partners for Northern Housing Security and Homes led by Dr. Julia Christensen, Queen’s University
  • Balanced Supply of Housing Node led by Dr. Alexandra Flynn, The University of British Columbia, CMHC-SSHRC
  • Building a Resilient Community Housing Sector in Canada led by Dr. Damian Collins, University of Alberta, Community Housing Sustainability
  • Affordable Rental Housing for those in the Greatest Need led by Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid, Cape Breton University, People, Places, Policies and Prospects