Winnipeg, MB – More affordable housing is on the way with building permits issued for 10 major housing projects in Winnipeg. Construction will be happening soon for all projects funded in the first round of the Housing Accelerator Fund grant program.
These 10 projects will create 1,008 new housing units. Included in this new housing are:
- 590 affordable units
- 274 units at rent-geared-to-income (deeply affordable)
This month marks the two-year anniversary of Winnipeg’s Housing Accelerator Fund agreement. We have surpassed our annual housing targets for each of the last two years. We remain on pace to see more than 14,101 building-permitted housing units created by December 2026. This includes at least 3,166 housing units developed through HAF initiatives.
"Two years into our Housing Accelerator Fund program, the progress is clear: we are beating our targets and getting shovels in the ground,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham. “These ten projects represent over a thousand families and individuals who will soon have housing, showing that when we cut red tape and partner with home builders, we get results."
“These projects show how strong partnerships can accelerate meaningful change,” said Councillor Evan Duncan, Chairman of the Standing Policy Committee on Property & Development. “The Housing Accelerator Fund is helping us deliver the affordable and transitional housing Winnipeg needs and it’s encouraging to see this progress taking shape across our city.”
The 10 phase one projects are:
Longboat – 530 St. Mary Ave. & 252 Good St.
The new 165-unit, privately owned development will provide 50 units of affordable housing, 1,780 square feet of commercial space, and aims to be accessible for every ability.
Manitoba Inuit Association – Our Safe Space
This project will have 15 transitional housing units for Inuit women and women with children who are escaping gender-based violence. The facility will be he first housing initiative lead and operated by Inuit to serve Inuit within Manitoba.
Market Lands Inc. – Market Lands North Mixed-Use
This new mixed-use development will provide 128 mixed-income housing units, including 48 deeply affordable units, a large commercial space, and a daycare with a dedicated play area.
MRH Properties – 346 Pacific Ave.
This new, privately-owned development will convert a downtown surface parking lot into 125 units of housing, including 38 affordable units.
Ndinawemaaganag Endaawaad – Endaaying (Our Home)
This new 23-unit transitional housing development in Winnipeg’s North End will provide housing with wrap-around supports for Indigenous youth.
Shoal Lake 40 First Nation – 2675 Portage Ave.
This new development will provide 150 units of housing, over 40% of which will be a mix of affordable one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. This building will be open to the public offering safe, affordable housing for all residents, including Shoal Lake 40 First Nation community members wishing to live, study, and work in Winnipeg.
University of Winnipeg Community Renewal Corporation – Second-Stage GBV Transitional Housing Project
A new, 15-unit, transitional housing development for Indigenous and Newcomer women, Two Spirit, trans, and non-binary people, and their dependents who have experienced gender-based violence (GBV). Wrap-around support services to be provided by Family Dynamics, Ikwe Widdjiitiwin, and New Journey Housing.
UWCRC 2.0 Inc. & 10162513 Manitoba Ltd. – 440 Edmonton St.
This project will convert a vacant 13-storey commercial building into a residential complex with 180 new transitional, social, and affordable housing units.
Winnipeg Chinatown Development Corporation – 228 King St. & 261 Princess St.
This new, 54-unit apartment in the heart of Chinatown will have a mix of one-, two-, and three-bedrooms, which are all rent-geared-to-income. The development will also include a childcare space.
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation – 145 Transcona Blvd.
This new development will provide 154 units designed to house families and people with disabilities currently experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Forty-six percent of units will be deeply affordable, and an additional 31 units will be rent-geared-to-income designated for vulnerable populations.