Housing Research

• Building Technology
• Social Housing
  • Federal
  • Provincial
  • Related Web Sites
• Urban Planning
• Related Web Sites

Building Technology

• BOCA International: Building Officials and Code Administrators
  www.bocai.org
• Construction IT Research
  cic.vtt.fi
• CSTB: Centre scientifique et technique du bâtiment
  www.cstb.fr
• Institute for Research in Contruction
  www.nrc.ca/irc/irccontents.html
• National Association of Home Builders Research Centre (NAHBRC) (US)
  www.nahbrc.org

Social Housing

Federal

• Community Infrastructure and Housing (DIAND)
  www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ps/hsg/cih/index_e.html

  Provincial

• Alberta: Ministry of Community Development
  www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/housing/
• British Columbia: Ministry of Municipal Affairs
  www.bchousing.org
• New Brunswick: Housing
  www.gnb.ca/0017/Housing/index-e.asp
• Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation
  www.nlhc.nf.ca
• Nova Scotia: Department of Community Services
  www.gov.ns.ca/coms/hous/
• Ontario: Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
  www.mah.gov.on.ca
• Prince Edward Island: Health and Social Services
  www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/Government/GovInfo/Health/Housing/
• Québec: Société d'habitation du Québec
  www.shq.gouv.qc.ca
• Saskatchewan: Municipal Affairs, Culture, and Housing
  www.municipal.gov.sk.ca

  Related Websites

• Caledon Institute of Social Policy
  www.caledoninst.org
• Campaign 2000
  www.campaign2000.ca
• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
  www.policyalternatives.ca
• Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
  www.chra-achru.ca
• Canadian Social Research - Homelessness and Housing
  www.canadiansocialresearch.net/homeless.htm
• Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHFC)
  www.chfc.ca
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
  www.fcm.ca
• Habitat for Humanity Canada
  www.habitat.ca
• Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
  www.onpha.on.ca

Urban Planning

• Canadian Urban Institute - The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life in urban areas in Canada and internationally. As an independent body the Institute meets the need for a think-tank committed to improving policy making and management in urban regions by encouraging a better understanding of contemporary urban issues among business, government and other key institutions.
  www.canurb.com
• Federation of Canadian Municipalities - The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is the national voice of municipal governments, dedicated to improving the quality of life in all communities by promoting strong, effective and accountable municipal government.
  www.fcm.ca
• HUD: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  www.hud.gov
• Muniscope - Muniscope tracks down research, legislation as well as practical solutions to current municipal issues. The Muniscope library collection has over 9,000 publications relating to urban, regional and rural settings. More than a library, Muniscope offers an extensive networking service across Canada.
  www.muniscope.ca
• RUDI - Resource for Urban Design Information - RUDI offers a one stop shop for anyone interested in urban design by bringing together high quality text content, directory information and reference sources on one web site.
  www.rudi.net
• Wellesley Central Health Corporation - The Wellesley Central Health Corporation promotes the health of urban communities through research, public policy development, education, and community development.
  www.wellesleycentral.com

Related Web Sites

• HUD User Bibliographic Database - Dedicated to housing and community development issues, HUD contains more than 10,000 full-abstract citations to research reports, articles, books, monographs, and data sources in housing policy, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and a host of other relevant fields.
  www.huduser.org/bibliodb/pdrbibdb.html
• Statistics Canada - Statistics Canada provides economic, social and census data.
  www.statcan.ca
• Strategis - Business and consumer information and statistics from Industry Canada.
  strategis.ic.gc.ca/engdoc/main.html