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Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households - Quebec - Canada
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Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households

Supports affordable rental housing development
Offered by
Quebec Housing Society (SHQ)

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Funding available
Up to 80% of project cost
Deadline
Unspecified
Location
Quebec, Canada
Who can apply

Applicants must carry out real-estate-related activities.

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Overview

The Quebec Affordable Housing Program supports affordable rental housing projects for low- or modest-income households and people with special housing needs in Quebec. It funds construction, renovation, and measures that improve project quality, environmental performance, and construction practices.
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At a glance

Funding available

Financing goals
  • Increase performance through digital transformation
  • Develop a new program or service
  • Increase social or community impact
Eligible Funding
  • Up to 80% of project cost
Funds Providers

Eligible candidates

Eligible Industries
  • All industries
Location
  • Quebec
Legal structures
  • Public or Parapublic institution
  • Non-profit
  • Non-financial cooperative
  • For-profit business
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
  • All industries
Target groups
  • All the groups
Revenue structures
  • All structures
Scope
  • All dimensions

Next Steps

1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility

Availability timeline

2026
Periods: 1

Activities funded

  • New construction
  • Renovation in the context of a purchase

Documents Needed

  • Letter of interest from the municipality
  • Household income attestation form (Excel or PDF version)
  • Applicant income attestation form (Excel or PDF version)
  • Specific municipal resolution

Eligibility

Who is eligible?

  • Applicants must carry out real-estate-related activities.
  • Housing offices, non-profit organizations, cooperatives, private-sector enterprises, and recognized post-secondary educational institutions.

Who is not eligible

  • Natural persons
  • Public institutions, private contracted institutions, or intermediate resources, except when they also operate a private seniors' residence, in which case they are eligible only as operators of such a residence
  • Applicants registered in the RENA
  • Applicants who failed to meet obligations related to prior financial assistance from the SHQ within the applicable exclusion period

Eligible expenses

  • Acquisition of the immovable and related costs, or updating of an emphyteutic lease up to a maximum of the value of the immovable
  • Project preparation and development expenses, including permits
  • Professional fees for studies, reports, design, and construction follow-up
  • Construction costs related to the residential part of the project, including labour, materials, technology acquisition, control equipment, and standard site development
  • Interest on development financing and interim financing for the residential part of the project for up to 48 months

Ineligible Costs and Activities

  • Furniture or household appliances to be installed in dwellings other than those of typology chambre
  • Tableware, utensils, kitchen accessories, bedding, housekeeping products, and maintenance products
  • Work related to adapting a dwelling
  • Work to bring water and sewer services to the land
  • Costs related to entrepreneurs registered in the RENA

Selection criteria

  • In each of the regions where projects will be submitted, the eligible projects that receive the highest scores will be selected until the amounts provided for in the budget allocation are exhausted.
  • The SHQ may redistribute unused amounts among the administrative regions in order to use the full budget.
  • If several projects located in the same sector meet the needs in a similar way, the SHQ reserves the right to retain only one of them.
  • If projects receive the same total score, they are ranked in the following order: guarantee and realization potential, financing structure, alignment of the project with regional needs, project quality, environmental and socioeconomic benefits, then methodological approach and consistency with government directions and strategies.

How to apply

  • Submit the projects for the component 1 as part of a call for projects.

Processing and Agreement

  • A convention de réalisation et d’exploitation must be concluded between the SHQ and the applicant before construction begins.
  • The convention defines the rights and obligations arising from the PHAQ and lasts for the duration of the commitment chosen by the applicant.

Additional information

  • The normative framework has legal force and prevails over other published program information.

Contacts

phaq@shq.gouv.qc.ca

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households Program

What is the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households?

The Quebec Affordable Housing Program supports affordable rental housing projects for low- or modest-income households and people with special housing needs in Quebec. It funds construction, renovation, and measures that improve project quality, environmental performance, and construction practices.

How much funding can be received?

Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households Funds up to 80% of admissible expenses.

Who is eligible for the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households program?

To be eligible for the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households program, you must: The applicant must carry out real-estate-related activities. The project must be a new construction or a renovation during a purchase. The project must be carried out in an immovable owned perpetually by the applicant.

What expenses are eligible under Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households?

New construction Renovation in the context of a purchase

Who can I contact for more information about the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households?

You can contact Quebec Housing Society (SHQ) by email at phaq@shq.gouv.qc.ca.

Where is the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households available?

The Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households program is available the province of Quebec.

Is the Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households a grant, loan, or tax credit?

Quebec Affordable Housing Program (QAHP) — Component 1: Projects for Low- or Modest-Income Households is a Grant and Funding