• Commercial or institutional buildings such as retail stores, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, schools (including portables), stand-alone warehouses, health care facilities, places of worship (churches, synagogues, mosques, temples), and college and university buildings;
• Provincial, territorial or municipal buildings;
• Multi-unit residential buildings and mixed-use commercial/residential buildings that are not eligible for the residential grant described in Part B below.

• A not-for-profit organization
• A housing cooperative
• A First Nation
• A private entrepreneur
• any other housing proponents who can demonstrate their ability to produce a viable affordable housing project which meets CMHC's criteria

• the project must have at least five (5) housing units.
• the majority of units in a rental project must be below CMHC's Level 1 or Level 2 rent limits for units of a similar type, size, and number of bedrooms in the subject housing market.
• the sale price of homeowner units must be below the market value for similar housing.
• units - whether rental or homeowner - must be modest in size and design
• there must be a demonstrated need for the proposed housing project
• an initial viability analysis must demonstrate how the housing will be produced to meet CMHC's definition of affordability

First Nations that have federally funded and administered social housing projects that are currently subject to and in compliance with, an operating agreement with CMHC under a National Housing Act social housing program are eligible to apply.

Applicants must have the capacity to undertake the work within a short time frame despite other construction projects, planned or on-going and must meet all other eligibility criteria. Work must commence within three months of approval failing which CMHC may cancel the commitment at its sole discretion. Where retrofits or renovation work is undertaken, work and components would be required to be result in the unit meeting Provincial energy efficiency standards, based on the age of the building. However, repairs will not be required to result in a specific overall energy rating.