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Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA)

Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA)

The Canadian Home Builders' Association is "the voice of Canada's residential construction industry", representing more than 8,000 member firms across Canada. CHBA members represent every area of Canada's housing industry- new home builders and renovators, land developers, trade contractors, product and material manufacturers, building product suppliers, lending institutions, insurance providers, service professionals and others. The Canadian Home Builders' Association has been in existence since 1943.

For over sixty years, the CHBA has worked to build a strong and professional housing industry in Canada. Its activities are centred in three areas:
• Working to achieve a stable business environment for our members.
• Working to promote and protect the interests of consumers.
• Working to support the professionalism of our members.

Organization Type:
Other
Repository Name: 
Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA)
Subjects: 

Construction industry, contractors, house building, house buying, housing awards, housing markets

Date range of documents: 
2002-
Language: 
English
Format of repository and documents: 

1. For industry professionals:

Part of the information for professionals is password-protected. Other professional information can be found under the categories:

About the CHBA:
This section includes: News releases, membership information, policy and research and the Pulse Survey (an annual survey of home builders which provides insight into housing trends, market conditions and construction practices.)

2. Consumer information can be found under the categories of:

Buying a Home
Includes: Why buy new?; Steps to owning a new home; Choosing your builder; Home buyers' tools; More Home Buyer Information.

Renovating a home
Includes: Before you begin; Planning your renovation; Ideas, projects and products; Hiring a renovator; From contract to completion; Resource Center.

Note: the CHBA does not have a library.

Geographic focus: 
Canada (excluding Quebec)
Intended audience: 
housing industry, all levels of government and consumers

Contact information

Street address: 
Canadian Home Builders' Association
150 Laurier Avenue West #Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J4

Mailing address: 
Canadian Home Builders' Association
150 Laurier Avenue West #Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J4

Main phone number: 
(613) 230-3060
Main fax number: 
(613) 232-8214
E-mail addresses: 

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