Support HART’s work

The Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project has simplified housing needs assessments for communities across the country. They have saved thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of staff time by creating free, online, and comparable tools for governments and non-profits to use in developing funding applications, fulfilling provincial and federal requirements, and better understanding their community makeup. Their work advances the priorities of the National Housing Strategy by highlighting the needs of priority populations, including Indigenous people; advancing social sustainability through mapping land according to amenity proximity; and encouraging a balanced supply of housing.

The project team has the expertise, data infrastructure, and capacity to deliver standardized, automated housing needs reports for communities through the 2026 census, to expand datasets and develop more nuanced estimates of future housing needs. They are also able to create easy-to-use maps of public land in Canada, including site characteristics, infrastructure capacity, and regulatory constraints, supporting the goals of government programs like BC Builds, Canada Builds, and the Federal Lands Initiative.

HART is dependent on grants for its work. Community support is helpful in showing that HART’s work has been beneficial for local governments, non-profit housing providers, and others in the housing sector.

Sign this form to indicate support for funding of HART’s work for the 2026 census and beyond.