Housing Research Awards

The Housing Research Awards recognize research excellence and provide funding to support exceptional work. This work generates essential data and insights that are key to advancing the objectives of Canada’s National Housing Strategy.

The initiative focuses on completed or near completed research activities. The awards recognize impactful and innovative Canadian housing research, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities. They play a crucial role in building and sustaining Canada’s culture of research-based housing knowledge. This spans across key fields, including the social sciences and humanities, health and technology.

CMHC President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research

The CMHC President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research recognizes a significant research contribution that helps us achieve our aspiration to make housing affordable for everyone in Canada.

Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence

The Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence is for a significant research contribution that has increased knowledge or understanding in one of the National Housing Strategy’s priority areas.

Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action

Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action recognizes initiatives that close the gap between what is known from excellent research and what is done with that knowledge in the housing sector.