Calgary Housing Company (CHC) manages thousands of homes on behalf of the City of Calgary and the Province of Alberta. Their mission is to make safe, stable, and affordable housing accessible to individuals and families who otherwise struggle with high rental costs in the private market.

https://calgaryhousingcompany.securerentcafesocialhousing.com/onlineleasing/calgary-housing-company/guestlogin.aspx

Onward builds, owns, and maintains affordable, integrated, and supportive homes for a wide variety of people — including families, seniors, and individuals facing mental health, physical, or financial challenges.

https://onwardhomes.ca/eligibility-applications

YW Calgary’s housing programs provide a safe, supportive bridge from crisis to stability for women, children, and families. Their approach combines emergency shelter, transitional housing, and below-market rentals, all wrapped in counselling, life skills, and empowerment services.

https://www.ywcalgary.ca/programs/transitional-shelter

Permanent Supportive Housing at The Mustard Seed is designed for single adults who are homeless, facing housing insecurity, or living on a low income. Residents live in a sober, supportive community environment and receive ongoing access to a full suite of services tailored to their individual needs — all while being fostered toward independence, healing, and personal growth.

https://theseed.ca/1010centre

Treaty 7 Urban Indian Housing Authority is an Indigenous housing agency whose core mission is to provide adequate, affordable rental accommodations to low- to moderate-income First Nations / Indigenous families in urban centres including Calgary, Lethbridge, and Cardston.

https://www.t7housing.com/rental-units

Métis Housing is an Indigenous housing provider in Alberta (operated through Métis Urban Housing Corporation and Métis Capital Housing Corporation) that offers a variety of affordable housing programs to Métis, Indigenous households across multiple cities , including Calgary.

https://www.metishousing.ca/housing/affordable/

SORAH is a non-profit that provides safe, clean, affordable housing for qualifying members of the Siksika Nation, especially those living off-reserve in Calgary.

https://sorah.ca/apply-for-sorah

The Needs & Services Questionnaire (NSQ) is a foundational assessment tool used across Calgary’s homelessness response system (the “System of Care”) to match people with the right housing supports and services. Through standardized questions, it helps identify who has the greatest vulnerability and what supports they need.

Programs and services are offered at SORCe on a walk-in basis during business hours.

https://sorcecalgary.ca/accessing-programs-at-sorce