Housing & Real Estate
44 curated official resources. Search and filter these in the directory →
Federal
- Build Canada HomesNew federal agency (launched September 2025, $13B capitalized) building and financing affordable housing at scale on federal lands; national proposal submission portal for developers and non-profits.
- CMHC — Household Characteristics and Core Housing Need TablesDownload Excel tables on core housing need, tenure, income and household type for Canada, provinces, territories and CMAs.
- CMHC — Housing Accelerator Fund Progress ReportSee HAF funding, permit targets and incented units by province and community in an interactive progress report (through March 2026).
- CMHC — Housing Market Information PortalFree CMHC housing data for any geography from national to neighbourhood: starts, completions, under construction, vacancy rates and rents as tables, maps and comparisons.
- CMHC — Residential Mortgage Industry Data DashboardFilter quarterly Canadian mortgage stock, originations, arrears and LTV by lender type; download 2015–2026 tables as XLSX.
- First Home Savings Account (FHSA)Tax-free registered savings account for first-time home buyers, up to $40,000 lifetime
- Government of Canada Financial Tools and CalculatorsBig collection of practical calculators for budgeting, mortgages, loans, credit cards, and retirement
- Home Buyers' Plan (HBP) — RRSP WithdrawalWithdraw up to $60,000 tax-free from RRSPs toward a first home — rules and repayment
- Statistics Canada — Canadian Housing Statistics Program (CHSP)StatsCan residential property database covering properties and owners across provinces and territories: non-resident ownership, financing, and property characteristics built from land registries, assessment rolls, and tax data.
Provincial
- Alberta — Find Housing Digital ServiceAnonymous questionnaire matching users to provincially-subsidized affordable housing options across Alberta (community housing, seniors apartments/lodges), with eligibility screening and application guidance.
- Alberta Property Rights — Land TitlesAlberta land titles search — property ownership records, title documents, and land ownership history
- Alberta Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution ServiceAlberta alternative to court for tenancy disputes — applications, forms, and rules
- BC Assessment — Property Assessment SearchOfficial BC Assessment e-valueBC lookup: search any British Columbia property's assessed value and property details.
- BC Assessment — Property SearchLook up assessed property values, property class, sales data, and ownership information for any property in BC
- BC Housing — New Homes Registry DataMonthly New Homes Registry reports on registered new homes by building type, size and location, plus builder/homeowner survey summaries and residential construction statistics for B.C. (PDF archive since 2020).
- BC Public Lands Map — HART (UBC)Interactive map of publicly-owned land across BC (federal, provincial, municipal and Crown agency parcels) scored for non-profit housing potential: development readiness, proximity to amenities and infrastructure. 52,384 parcels mapped, roughly 661,000 potential homes identified. Free and public, built by UBC’s Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project.
- BC Residential Tenancy BranchResolve BC tenancy disputes, find tenancy forms, and read the Residential Tenancy Act
- Manitoba — Title Check (Teranet Manitoba Land Titles)Online public search of Manitoba's Land Titles Registry for titles, instruments and survey plans by number, payable by credit card. Completes western-province land-title coverage.
- Manitoba Assessment OnlineSearch property assessment values and details for all Manitoba properties outside Winnipeg.
- Manitoba Residential Tenancies BranchManitoba's branch for residential tenancy disputes, rent regulation, and guidance
- New Brunswick — Property Assessment Online (PAOL)Search NB property assessments by address, PAN or PID, with four years of assessment history, recent sale prices and tax levy information on a provincial map.
- Nova Scotia — Public Housing Units (Open Data)Searchable open-data dataset of Nova Scotia public housing units: civic address, community, county, municipality, housing authority and unit count for locating provincial public housing.
- PVSC — Nova Scotia Assessment SearchFind any of Nova Scotia's 650,000+ property assessments by civic address, assessment account number, community or sale date.
- Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) OntarioFile applications, download forms, and read LTB rules for Ontario residential tenancy disputes
- Ontario — OnLand Property RecordsOntario's official electronic land registration system: title searches, parcel registers, and property imagery for land titles and registry act properties across the province.
- Ontario Property Assessment — MPACMunicipal Property Assessment Corporation — look up your property's assessed value, class, and assessment details
- PEI Property Tax CalculatorEstimate annual property taxes for residential and commercial properties on Prince Edward Island
- Quebec — Registre foncier du Québec en ligneConsult Quebec's land register online by cadastral lot number to trace a property's full transaction history, registered rights and legal documents.
- Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL) QuebecQuebec housing tribunal — tenancy dispute filings, forms, and rent increase calculator
- SAMAView — Saskatchewan Assessments OnlineFree search, view and comparison of individual property assessments across all SAMA client municipalities in Saskatchewan.
Municipal
- RentSafeTO — Apartment Inspection LookupLook up any Toronto apartment building's City inspection history, safety scores, and red flags (pests, elevators, orders) before signing a lease. Independent Next.js app built on City of Toronto RentSafeTO open data.
- Toronto — Housing Data HubCity of Toronto's central housing data hub: affordable rental housing map, housing data book, and the HousingTO 2020–2030 Action Plan progress dashboard.
- Toronto Multiplex TrackerLive map and trends of every Toronto building permit creating 1–6 dwelling units since 2022, refreshed daily from Toronto Open Data with raw data available as GeoJSON. By Malcolm Kennedy; featured in the City of Toronto open-data gallery.
- Vancouver Active Condo Listings — City DataActive Strata and condo listings data published as open data by the City of Vancouver
- Windsor Property Tax CalculatorEstimate your annual property tax bill in Windsor based on assessed value and property class
Agency
- BC Housing — Housing ListingsSearchable tool listing 1200+ subsidized, affordable and market rental buildings across BC, filterable by location, housing type and unit size, showing how to apply to each.
- British Columbia — ParcelMap BC Search (LTSA)Search LTSA's authoritative map of all titled and surveyed Crown parcels in BC by address, PID or map click to view parcel boundaries and legal descriptions.
- Canadian Real Estate Association — StatsMonthly national home sales, prices, and MLS benchmarks by market
- Saskatchewan — ISC Land Titles SearchFind any Saskatchewan land title by parcel number, title number, land description or owner name, with a free map search tool and historical title lookups.
- Toronto Community Housing — DirectoryDirectory of Toronto Community Housing units and application info
Crown Corp
- Canada Lands Company — Property PortfolioSurplus federal properties and lands available for redevelopment
- CMHC — Mortgage CalculatorOfficial mortgage payment, amortization, and affordability calculator from CMHC
- CMHC Housing Affordability TrackerMonitor housing affordability across Canadian markets
- Saskatchewan — Local Housing Authorities (SHC)Directory of 230+ local housing authorities managing affordable rental housing in 260+ communities, with a 'Search Communities with Housing' tool for contact info and applying for social housing.