The Solidarity Savings Bank, in partnership with the TIESS (Innovative Territories in Social and Solidarity Economy) and The Center (Housing Transformation Center community), is proud to unveil the initiatives selected as part of the call for projects aimed at strengthening organizational capacities in community housing through innovation.
A total amount of $500,000 will be distributed to support 5 promising projects, each benefiting from a financial contribution of $100,000.
The five winners of the 2026 call for projects
- Entraide Habitat Estrie (EHE) | Creation of the EHE Foundation and two philanthropic funds to finance the development of Entraide Habitat Estrie and Réseau Bon Voisinagé projects.
- PAX Habitat and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SSCCJM) | Scaling of PAX Habitat innovations via structured support for communities and social economy promoters wishing to draw inspiration from this success.
- Société de développement de l’Est (of which cmétis is a related party) | Development of a regional fund designed to counter chronic real estate underinvestment in rural areas in Eastern Quebec, and which will call on innovative financial partnerships
- HocheLab | Scaling up the innovative model of the HocheLab collective real estate company. The project simultaneously innovates in the financial structure, the mixed ownership model, the territorial approach and the regulatory environment surrounding mixed commercial and residential real estate.
- Toit à moi (TÀM) | To meet the needs of people at risk or experiencing homelessness, TÀM offers an innovation that does not exist in Quebec: acquiring and socializing co-ownerships (condos) via a mixed financing model, including planned donations and public and private investments.
Shared innovations, disseminated learning
To maximize the impact of this call for projects, each winning initiative will be documented by TIESS, which will ensure the dissemination of learning throughout the sector.
Project leaders will be invited to actively contribute by:
→ Sharing their thoughts and experiences
→ Participant in a community of practice
→ Taking part in follow-up interviews and focus groups
These actions will make it possible to promote innovations and inspire other players in non-market housing.
This commitment by the Caisse and its partners aims to support the community’s desire to reach 20% of the rental stock over the coming years, to resolve the housing crisis and to prevent future ones.
Remember that the projects submitted had to aim at the development or scaling of a promising innovation for the strengthening of the community housing sector.
These initiatives had to fall into one of the following areas:
→ Financing or business models
→ Governance
→ Development approach or strategy
→ Regulatory and normative framework
And stand out by:
→ Their structuring nature
→ Their significant scope: a concrete impact on the development of non-market housing.
→ Their feasibility
→ Their strong support and active partnerships
