Accessible Housing Consultation:
Considering age-related changes throughout our lifespan, and prevalence of disability in Canada, living environments need to adapt with our changing needs. Find out from our accessibility technical experts how to create design and build beautiful and functional environments that can positively impact safety, accessibility and participation in meaningful activities!
Future proof your accessible housing project by including universal design, accessibility and adaptable design features that will work for all throughout the lifespan.
Learn about high impact assistive technology, home automation, and other home-based equipment and features who use national and international accessibility design standards that not only increase ease of living but can also increase property value!
Whether you are designing for occupants who have a disability, progressive illness, or thinking about future occupants, our experts can review your plans, provide education and resources so you can make informed choices about your accessible housing project!
Accessible Housing Consultation: Multi-unit Residential Buildings (MURBs)
On projects where public space and private residential dwellings meet, you may be challenged with creating an accessible site, property, and residential units to meet the needs of all our diverse population.
Our accessibility technical experts share high impact design considerations that meet CSA Standard, Universal Design Guidelines and Rick Hansen Foundation Criteria. By offering sustainable accessibility and adaptable solutions we help ensure your project can accommodate the needs of current and future occupants.
With our decades of experience in accessible housing and working with national and local funders and policy makers, we can share funding opportunities and help write grant proposals using strategic accessibility terminology and outcome measures.
We provide consultation at all project phases from pre-design to post-occupancy to ensure you meet your project accessibility goals and go beyond!
We also inject the prospectives of people who are Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent to test concept and specification planning as it relates to technology and functional use of space to ensure you are creating inclusive living opportunities for all!
CMHC MLI Select and ACLP Programs
If you are a developer or designer interested in creating more accessible housing options for Canadians, check out CMHC’s MLI Select program is an innovative new multi-unit mortgage loan insurance product focused on affordability, accessibility, and climate compatibility. It uses a point system to offer insurance incentives based on affordability, energy efficiency, and accessibility. Incentives are available for new construction and existing properties.
The Apartment Construction Loan Program provides low-cost funding to eligible borrowers during the riskiest phase of development: construction through to stabilized operations. The program offers loans ranging from a minimum of $1,000,000 up to 100% of the cost of the residential component of a project. The program focuses on standard rental, seniors housing and student housing projects in Canada where there is a need for additional rental housing supply.
CMHC MLI Select and ACLP Accessibility Attestation
Marnie Courage, CEO of Incluzia sits on the technical committee for the CSA/ASC B-652-23 Accessible Dwellings Standard and leads Incluzia’s collaborative accessibility consultation team who can help you reach your housing project goals, optimizing design and occupant outcomes. We have an in-depth knowledge and understand the MLI Select and ACLP program technical requirements for both public spaces and private dwellings to help you and your team navigate the standards, guidelines and other requirements to qualify for the accessibility components in these programs. Our consolation and resulting Accessibility Attestation are helping applicants achieve the required points they need to be successful in these funding programs.
If you are looking for accessible housing plan reviews, consultation, or other assistance with your housing project (all types of dwellings), we can provide collaborative input offering information on essential accessible features, increasing your return on investment and optimizing current and future occupant outcomes!
You can help contribute to solving the accessible housing crisis in Canada with incentives from CMHC and collaboration with Incluzia accessible housing experts!
What Our Clients Say
Marnie and her team have shared valuable knowledge and expertise in accessibility which has informed our business plan, grant applications, and functional programming for the space we are developing. She continues to collaborate with our team in each phase of this project to help us realize our inclusive community dream!
Margy Nelson
Cerebral Palsy Manitoba CoHabit
Marnie helped our residential development application with CMHC MLI Select Program. Their expertise in accessibility needs really brought our development application to the next level. Fair rates, friendly and punctual service. We will be teaming up with Incluzia in the near future for our next few projects.
Jake Kendrick
Kenwest Group
