An expanded foundation for local and regional housing insights
Why housing needs assessments matter now
Housing Needs Assessments (HNAs) are increasingly important, but processes that produce them remain inconsistent across time and place, bespoke, and labour intensive. This leaves opportunities unrealized, presents barriers for smaller communities, and makes a regional understanding hard to distill from a patchwork of local analyses.
The HNA Blueprint establishes a practical, scalable, standardised approach that addresses these issues, and helps amplify their impact. It is the product of an applied research project, led by practitioners, informed by end-users, and made possible by the support of Governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island. The Blueprint offers a comprehensive package of templates, guidebooks, and datasets that communities across Canada can use and build on.
What the Blueprint delivers
Designed to make HNAs more useful, consistent, and accessible for communities across Canada.
A solid starting point
Consolidated best practices, new and updated analyses, and expanded data resources to help fill knowledge gaps.
Standardised at every scale
A system that serves the needs of both local and regional actors.
Ready to implement
Guidebooks, datasets, and templates eliminate the need to start from scratch.
Removes capacity constraints
Tools that help communities complete and update assessments more efficiently.
Built by those who know
Practitioners shaped it, users informed it, and government funding made it real.
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