About Shared Ground
Shared Ground: Leveraging Social Purpose Infrastructure for Affordable Housing is intended to help bridge the knowledge gap between those who want to build new affordable housing and the availability of land for housing development, using Winnipeg as a pilot city.
The research supports non-government organizations who want their social purpose properties to reach their full potential, and builds on the grassroots advocacy of community housing providers who want to increase the supply of affordable housing.
Research findings will be disseminated through a published guidebook of case studies and tools, a project website and a virtual land asset map. Shared Ground aims to create a replicable methodology that can be adopted by other communities across Canada. The research term concludes on March 31st, 2026.
Aperçu Shared Ground
Shared Ground: Tirer Parti des Infrastructures à Vocation Sociale Pour le Logement Abordable vise à combler l’écart de connaissances entre ceux qui souhaitent développer de nouveaux logements abordables et la disponibilité de terrains pour le développement résidentiel, en prenant Winnipeg comme ville pilote.
Cette recherche soutient les organismes sans but lucratif qui souhaitent maximiser le potentiel de leurs propriétés à vocation sociale et s’appuie sur le travail de mobilisation des fournisseurs de logements communautaires qui cherchent à accroître l’offre de logements abordables.
Les résultats de la recherche seront diffusés par l’entremise d’un guide présentant des études de cas et des outils, d’un site Web dédié au projet et d’une cartographie virtuelle des actifs fonciers. Le projet Shared Ground vise à développer une méthodologie reproductible pouvant être adoptée par d’autres collectivités à travers le Canada. La période de recherche se termine le 31 mars 2026.
About RKI
Launched in 2019, the Research and Knowledge Initiative (RKI) is a national merit-based contributions funding program from Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada that funds projects focused on key Government of Canada research and data priorities related to housing, infrastructure and communities.
Improving our understanding of housing and infrastructure, how they intersect and the dynamics that drive effective and responsive solutions in Canada, will be essential to build and maintain livable, resilient communities.
More and better research and data on housing and infrastructure can facilitate innovative approaches, empower citizens, as well as further community resilience and sustainability. Improved research and data can also inform national, regional and local decision-making and governance.
Read the official press release here.
Aperçu IRC
Lancée en 2019, l'Initiative de recherche et de connaissances (IRC) est un programme national de financement de contributions fondées sur le mérite de Logement, Infrastructures et Collectivités Canada qui permet de subventionner des projets axés sur les principales priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de recherche et de données liées au logement, à l'infrastructure et aux collectivités.
Il est essentiel d'améliorer notre compréhension du logement et des infrastructures, de leur interconnexion et de la dynamique qui conduit à des solutions efficaces et adaptées au Canada, dans le but de construire et conserver des communautés viables et résilientes.
Des recherches et des données plus approfondies et de meilleures qualités sur le logement et les infrastructures peuvent faciliter des approches novatrices, responsabiliser les citoyens et favoriser la résilience et la durabilité des collectivités. L'amélioration de la recherche et des données peut également permettre d'éclairer la prise de décision et la gouvernance aux niveaux national, régional et local.
About the Team
Shared Ground draws on previous research and best practices from within our research team, from our engaged stakeholders and through an external precedent review process.
The research team is led by local design firms 5468796 Architecture and Scatliff + Miller + Murray, in partnership with Relèven. As a coalition of both professional and non-profit partners, we are uniquely positioned to support social purpose organizations in the development of more quality affordable housing in Winnipeg.
5468796 Architecture
Established in 2007, 5468796 Architecture is an internationally recognized team of passionate design professionals. The firm is registered to practice in Manitoba, and has designed hundreds of housing units in Winnipeg (and thousands across Canada) for a broad range of user groups and ownership models. They have a strong history of working on housing projects for the underprivileged and care deeply about providing better homes and support services for people as a cornerstone of their practice.
Scatliff + Miller + Murray
Scatliff + Miller + Murray is a leader in urban planning and public engagement, with over 30 years in the industry; their professional designers, planners and communication experts facilitate and lead knowledge based consultation events for a broad range of projects. Their professional training is augmented with certification with the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).
Relèven
Relèven is a Canadian charity whose aim is to see 100 Canadian faith-based properties transformed into community hubs or housing. Relèven has undertaken a similar study of faith-based land assets in Montréal through a comprehensive, multi-year stakeholder Round Table process.