Tracking Progress Towards The Resolution Of The Housing Crisis
About The Project
Canada is projecting to be short 3.5 million homes by 2030. That number does not tell the story of a crisis of numbers, but one of a crisis of time and the grass roots progress being made across the country to track our progress towards a resolution.
This initiative was born from the Housing Supply Challenge, a bold initiative led by the Canadian Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC) that awarded funding to promising innovators across Canada with the potential to make a difference on the housing supply. The dashboard was designed to provide actionable insights to innovators across Canada.
Qualitative Research
We surveyed a nationally representative sample of
4953Canadian
Homeowners
2516Canadian
Residents
Quantitative Research
We interviewed over 100 stakeholders
56Canadian
Homeowners
34Canadian
Residents
30Municipal
Planners
26Builders &
Developers
Methods
Our research tracks the adoption of innovative strategies across four target stakeholder groups: homeowners, residents, builders, and municipalities, along with the barriers that get in the way.
Representative data across all provinces was collected during the third quarter of 2024. Additional checks were implemented to ensure that data was representative of urbanicity within provinces. Qualitative research was performed first, followed by large-scale surveys. Developers and Municipalities were not surveyed in part due to sampling concerns and the prohibitive cost to do so.
Partners
This project was funded as part of the Level Up phase of the Housing Supply Challenge, featuring exciting and impactful finalists working to change the way Canadian housing is built.
About The Decision Lab
The Decision Lab is an applied research and innovation firm. We use behavioral science & design to help ambitious organizations create a better future.
We operate by providing consulting services to some of the largest organizations in the world, carrying out research in priority areas, and running one of the largest publications in applied behavioral science. In the past, we have helped organizations such as the Gates Foundation, Capital One, the World Bank and numerous Fortune 500s solve some of their thorniest problems using scientific thinking.
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