Housing Design Catalogue
Now ready for use!
The full downloadable technical design packages for the Housing Design Catalogue are now available.
Homeowners, builders, and communities can choose from 50 standardized housing designs for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes and accessory dwelling units covering all regions of the country.
The Housing Design Catalogue is an innovative tool that features regionally tailored, standardized housing designs to make building easier and faster. The ready-to-use designs are affordable, efficient, accessible, and sustainable.
The catalogue is helping increase housing options within existing neighbourhoods through gentle density and infill development.
The Housing Design Catalogue is part of the toolbox of innovation that aligns with the Government of Canada's goal of building more homes, faster.
Unveiling of designs
In March 2025, the federal government released the final renderings, floor plan layouts, and key building details as part of the Housing Design Catalogue. They provided a head start for homeowners, builders, and communities in their planning processes.
Prefabricated Housing Industry Design Submission
In October and November 2024, the federal government invited companies building modular, panelized, and 3D printed houses to submit existing prefabricated housing designs to help inform the Housing Design Catalogue.
The submission also supported the Industrial Strategy for Homebuilding by collecting information on the current products, capabilities, and technologies in the industry and helping the federal government learn more about the role of prefabricated and other innovative homebuilding techniques in speeding up the pace of construction.
Request for proposals
In July and August 2024, the federal government invited multidisciplinary design teams from across Canada to submit proposals for the Housing Design Catalogue.
The successful proponents of the Request for Proposals process, who led the low-rise designs for the catalogue, were announced in October 2024.
Engagements with key stakeholders, partners and experts
In January 2024, the Government of Canada began conducting targeted engagements with industry professionals and technical experts, homebuilders, non-profit housing providers, and all orders of government to inform the types of designs, features, and amenities in the catalogue, and to discuss how it can be adopted and implemented in various regions across the country.
The Housing Design Catalogue – What We Heard Report summarizes the findings from the engagement and reflects on key points that have helped to inform the government's next steps.
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