Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) in the Prairie Provinces - 1. What this program offers
Intake period
The intake period for the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative is now closed. Applications for this program are no longer being accepted. The program ended on March 31, 2026.
Through the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII), the federal government is investing $50 million over 2 years, starting in 2024-25, to support local innovative housing solutions across the country. PrairiesCan will invest $9.6M in projects such as designing and upscaling of modular homes, the use of 3D printing, mass timber construction, panelized construction, as well as implementing net-zero and climate resilient housing practices.
The RHII builds on Solving the Housing Crisis: Canada’s Housing Plan.
Program objective
The RHII aims to change the way houses are built and provide more Canadians with a place to call home faster. It provides repayable contributions directly to businesses to help enhance local and regional housing supply chain and advance innovation in the residential construction sector.
Available assistance
PrairiesCan will fund up to 50% of eligible project costs in interest-free repayable funding. At least 50% of total project funding must come from non-government sources.
PrairiesCan contributions must range between $200,000 to a maximum of $5 million per project†.
[†Maximum of one project per year and $10M per organization]