About Us
The Calgary Solutions Lab Project Sponsor
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada’s national housing agency. The CMHC Solutions Lab program is intended to support multidisciplinary, holistic and committed project teams that will develop roadmaps to implement innovative solutions to address identified housing problems within the National Housing Strategy (NHS) priority theme areas and priority populations. Solutions Labs provide funding and expert solution lab consultants to help solve complex housing problems using innovation methods and tools.
The Calgary Solutions Lab Project Partners
Intelligent Futures is a progressive firm of versatile community problem-solvers, with specialization in communications, design, engagement, community development, and urban planning. Since 2008, the team has worked with clients and community partners to deliver a diversity of award-winning projects ranging from strategic planning and sustainability initiatives to regional branding strategies. No matter the context of the work, Intelligent Futures remains true to its core purpose of helping communities find better ways of living together.
At Attainable Homes Calgary Corporation (AHCC), we believe homeownership is a great thing; it provides housing stability, security and flexibility. Through our program we work to remove barriers to homeownership for moderate-income Calgarians who are looking to move along the housing continuum. Since incorporation as a not-for-profit social enterprise in 2009, through our down-payment assistance program, AHCC has helped over 1,000 families purchase their own homes. The funds received from participants exiting the program supports future development.
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation envisions healthy ecosystems for all Albertans and we are a long-standing and critical source of funding, training and skill building for Alberta’s environmental community. At Alberta Ecotrust we believe everyone has a role to play in creating a sustainable future, and we actively work to build trust and foster collaboration across sector boundaries. Our large and diverse network allows us to find common ground and develop collaborative solutions to wicked problems.
The launch of Alberta Ecotrust’s Climate Innovation Fund in Calgary and in Edmonton provides a tremendous opportunity to identify, invest in, and scale up carbon reduction solutions in the built environment. The Climate Innovation Fund will incubate the seeds of innovation required to ensure Calgary and Edmonton’s future communities and economies are resilient.
Dr. Sasha Tsenkova is a Professor of Planning & International Development at the University of Calgary. Over the last 25 years, she has established a professional career as a consultant and advisor to governments and international institutions specializing in urban planning and housing policy. Her research and professional activities for the World Bank, Council of Europe and the United Nations include a range of housing and urban projects in more than 20 countries in Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Central Asia. She is the author of 25 books and research monographs and over 50 articles on housing policy, social housing, urban regeneration, and sustainable cities.
The City of Calgary Affordable Housing Division works closely with the wholly-owned subsidiary Calgary Housing Company, provincial and federal governments, non-profit organizations and private sector developers to make affordable housing more readily available throughout Calgary. Working with partners in government and affordable housing agencies, The City of Calgary’s Affordable Housing Division builds and supports new affordable housing by securing land, managing building design and construction, balancing City funding for new housing, and working with local communities to ensure affordable housing developments are well integrated into the fabric of neighbourhoods.