Current Communities

Eligibility Criteria

Families must meet the following Eligibility Criteria in order to qualify for a Habitat home:

• A total household income sufficient to cover the cost of Habitat homeownership*;
• Canadian citizen or a permanent resident;
• Must be a first-time homebuyer and current renter**;
• At least one adult in household with a minimum 2 years of full-time employment history in Canada;
• No recent bankruptcies. We require 3 years from a bankruptcy or consumer proposal discharge;
• Living somewhere that does not meet the family’s needs; and
• Able and willing to contribute 500 volunteer hours on the build site or with other Habitat projects and
  community activities (350 for Single Parent Families).

_{*Total household income requirements may differ depending on type of build and location.}

**You’re considered a first-time home buyer if during the past four years (and so far this year), you haven’t lived in a home that you owned, or that your spouse or common-law partner owned, as your primary residence.