CMHC launches 2026 Housing Research Awards with modernization as a theme

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has launched a new round of the annual Housing Research Awards competition. This year’s theme for the President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research is: Modernizing Canada’s Housing Industry. “Advancing the modernization of housing will help increase productivity, reduce costs and timelines, and scale housing delivery,” a release [...] The post CMHC launches 2026 Housing Research Awards with modernization as a theme appeared first on constructconnect.com .

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has launched a new round of the annual Housing Research Awards competition. This year’s theme for the President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research is: Modernizing Canada’s Housing Industry. “Advancing the modernization of housing will help increase productivity, reduce costs and timelines, and scale housing delivery,” a release reads.

“This includes the application of manufacturing-based production systems to residential construction characterized by off-site fabrication, standardized and repeatable designs, integration of digital and automated technologies and co-ordinated supply chains.” The awards recognize Canadian housing research, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities. They recognize outstanding housing research and provide monetary awards to help project teams conduct further research, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities.

Three awards are provided annually: - CMHC President’s Medal for Outstanding Housing Research: Modernizing Canada’s Housing Industry – $25,000 - Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence – $12,500 - Gold Roof Award for Knowledge to Action – $12,500 A panel of experts, which may include representatives from academia, as well as the private, public and non-profit sectors, will review the applications. The Housing Research Awards application portal is now open.

More information about the types of projects that may be submitted is available online. Applicants have until 4 p.m. EST, Sept. 29 to submit their proposals. Winners will be selected later this year.