Canada
More housing, faster — and with less guesswork! 🏘️
CMHC’s new Housing Design Catalogue is a step forward in making gentle density housing easier to build across Canada.
This free resource features ready-to-go designs for row-houses, fourplexes, sixplexes, and accessory dwelling units—designed to work in different regions across the country. This information offers a head start for homeowners, builders and municipalities in their planning processes.
Why does this matter?
✅ It can help reduce design costs and speed up construction.
✅ It supports smaller builders and homeowner-developers who might not have easy access to design expertise.
✅ It helps communities add gentle density in ways that fit existing neighbourhoods.
The full architectural packages will be available this spring—and we’ll be keeping a close eye on how this can support projects right here in BC.
Check out the Catalogue today!