Housing Needs Assessment

The 2025 Housing Needs Assessment gives a snapshot of housing in Winnipeg today. The report fulfills one of Winnipeg’s key action items under the Housing Accelerator Fund.

Virtual info session – Tuesday, December 2, 2025 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Anyone interested in discussing the findings of the report are invited to participate in a virtual info session. Participants can hear directly from the project team and ask questions about their research. Registration is required.

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The Housing Needs Assessment was written by the Housing Accelerator Fund team. The report was guided by input from:

  • Groups with specific expertise and lived experience related to housing.
  • Advisory committee made up of internal and external subject matter experts.

Winnipeg’s first Housing Needs Assessment was completed in 2020. The 2025 Housing Needs Assessment updates information in the first version and broadens the scope of the report.

The voluntary advisory committee included representation from:

  • City of Winnipeg - Community Development
  • City of Winnipeg - Indigenous Relations Division
  • City of Winnipeg - Information Technology
  • End Homelessness Winnipeg
  • Inuka Community Development
  • Institute of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg
  • Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association
  • PCL Construction
  • Province of Manitoba - Manitoba Housing
  • Right to Housing Coalition
  • Shawenim Abinoojii
  • Spence Neighbourhood Association
  • West Central Women’s Resource Centre
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