Implementation for The City of Calgary’s Housing Strategy launched in 2024. See the progress being made on the Strategy's key measures of success.

With around 6,100 market homes, including secondary suites receiving development permit (DP) approval, Q3 2025 maintains an elevated momentum since the beginning of the year, surpassing the previous two quarters. This represents a temporary decrease of 14% compared to Q3 2024. However, the cumulative number between Q1 and Q3 2025 surpassed that of 2024. Demand for housing in Calgary is expected to remain relatively solid for the foreseeable future as the population continues to rise.

The number of market homes receiving building permit (BP) approval was 5727 in Q3, a decrease of 13% year-over-year. Despite this, current approval activity is near record-level over the past three years. The elevated trend indicates sustained demand and investment for residential projects to materialize on the ground.

There is a target for 1,000 more market homes over what would normally be built per year. The baseline target for DP is 13,000 units per year and for BP is 14,000. In 2024, the number of proposed units for both were well above these baseline targets.

Development Permits: There were 58 non-market homes with development permit approval in Q1 of 2026, representing a 95% reduction from last quarter and a 71% reduction year over year. While fewer non-market homes were granted development permit approval in Q1-2026, the annual total for 2025 (1,836) represented a 106% increase in homes compared to 2024. 

Building Permits: There were 166 non-market homes granted building permit approval in Q1 2026, representing a 52% reduction from last quarter, but a 64% increase year over year. Overall, 2025 saw a 431% increase in non-market homes granted building permits compared to 2024, with a total of 643 non-market homes with building permits approved.

While there was a substantial decrease in non-market homes granted development permit approval in Q1 of 2026, the increases in annual totals of non-market homes granted development and building permit approvals indicate that the supply of non-market homes has been increasing at a much faster rate in recent years. Despite these recent successes, The City is still well below the annual goal of 3,000 non-market homes a year.

2026:

In 2025 The City expedited 18 development permit approvals for non-market housing projects, 80% more than in 2024. These projects are expected to create up to 1,836 new non-market homes.

In Q1 2026, The City expedited four development approvals for non-market housing projects, which is expected to result in 58 homes.

2026:

Since 2020, The City has entered into funding agreements totaling over $312M in federal funding for housing. Since 2023 we’ve leveraged over $30M of provincial funding.

Housing need in Calgary has remained relatively constant between 17-18 per cent since 1991, however the absolute number of households in need has doubled as the population has grown. Considering Calgary’s market housing conditions, particularly increases in housing prices and rent, the current level of housing need is expected to be higher. However, this will not be determined until the next federal census in 2026.

Q1 2026 numbers:

In Q1 2026, the number of homes completed and ready for occupancy remains strong. Although completions are down 17% year-over-year, 2026 is still on track to exceed all other years except 2025.

Year-to-date, multi‑residential units, rowhouses, and townhomes have increased as a share of total housing stock, while detached, semi‑detached, and secondary suites have declined on a proportional basis. This shift is contributing to the delivery of homes across a wider range of price points.

In absolute terms, multi‑residential housing (condominiums and apartments) and secondary suites continue to comprise the majority of new housing supply, accounting for 43% and 21% of year‑to‑date completions, respectively. Detached homes rank third, representing 17% of total completions.

This reflects sustained investment, in part driven by incentive programs aimed at delivering lower‑priced homes. 

In 2024, The City will provide $81M in funding to support affordable housing providers and non-profits to increase supply, advance the sector and facilitate positive resident outcomes. This includes funding for the following programs:

• Home, 
• Housing Incentive, 
• Housing Land Fund, 
• One-Window and 
• Downtown Incentive. 

Also $90M in capital funding has been allocated to support new affordable housing development throughout 2024-2026.

In 2024, The City had six programs to support affordable housing providers to strengthen service delivery to Calgarians.

The City delivered the Housing Needs Assessment research report which provided critical data points on the housing need and the severity of the housing crisis. The City also hosted a housing conference which provided opportunities for networking, partnership and the exchange of best practice ideas.

The City continues to provide funding for the creation of City-owned affordable housing projects. Funding is also allocated for maintenance to extend the life of existing City-owned affordable housing supply.

In 2024, The City allocated $29.6M for City-owned and CHC-owned affordable housing supply.

Actions to support this outcome are early in implementation. Data will be reported in future years on the following measures: ​

• ​The City's housing subsidiaries are successfully meeting their goals and stated targets within their respective Strategic Plans.

Actions to support this outcome are early in implementation. Data will be reported in future years on the following measures: 

• Number of homes created or modified through City of Calgary programming to support the housing needs of equity-deserving populations.
• Amount of funding allocated to programs that reduce barriers and increase housing supports for equity-deserving populations.
• The proportion of equity-deserving households in housing need decreases over time.

Actions to support this outcome are early in implementation.  Data will be reported in future years on the following measures: 

• Number of new culturally relevant, affordable and supportive Indigenous homes created in Calgary.
• Percentage of City of Calgary land allocated to Indigenous housing providers as per the policy. 
  
• Number of policy reforms to reduce barriers to building and operationalizing housing for Indigenous housing providers in Calgary.
• The proportion of Indigenous People living in Calgary facing housing need and homelessness decreases over time. 

In 2024, The City awarded two Indigenous non-profit organizations City-owned parcels in the fourth Non-Market Land Sale, valued at over $2M.