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Housing in Calgary

Housing in Calgary

Great cities are places where everyone can afford to live and work. Housing and housing affordability are foundational to position our communities as inclusive and vibrant, placing Calgary on the map as one of the most livable cities in the world.

To keep pace with very high population growth, Calgary needs to increase and diversify housing options in all communities so Calgarians can find homes that meet their lifestyle, budget, and neighbourhood preferences.

Topics in this section

  • The Housing Strategy

    The Home is Here, The City of Calgary's Housing Strategy, has been approved with amendments.

    Learn more about the five initiatives in the housing strategy.

  • Affordable housing

    Calgary needs to increase and offer alternateive housing options in all communities. This ensures Calgarians can find homes that meet their lifestyle, budget, and neighbourhood preferences.

    Learn more about affordable housing in Calgary here.

  • Funding programs for housing development and supports

    Various funding programs are available to industry partners and developers in Calgary.

    Learn more here.

  • Corporate Housing Research

    We collect and report on housing statistics in Calgary. Everything from population and income to the number of available housing units throughout the year are reported to Calgarians.

    Discover more here.

Resources and initiatives

  • Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program

    The Downtown Calgary Development Incentive Program offers funding to help convert empty office spaces into residential units, co-living developments, hotels, schools and performing arts centres.

    Learn more here.

  • Housing Data Dashboard

    The City of Calgary monitors a variety of metrics to maintain a pulse on the housing market as well as performance measures related to actions being implemented in The City's Housing Strategy.

  • Supporting Calgarians experiencing homelessness

    How we are helping Calgarians experiencing homelessness.

  • Rezoning for housing

    With the approval of The City's Housing Strategy, Council directed Administration to take actions to address the housing crisis. On May 14, 2024 City Council approved rezoning for housing with amendments.

    Learn more about what this means here.