Government of Canada helps housing innovation

FedDev Ontario broadcasts assist for six initiatives which are advancing innovation in housing manufacturing and provide throughout southern Ontario

August 22, 2025 – Windsor, Ontario       

Businesses, organizations and native producers are working arduous to create modern options to advance Canada’s housing provide and increase manufacturing effectivity. To construct Canada robust, the Government is dedicated to supporting these innovators as they alter the best way homes are constructed by constructing houses quicker, extra affordably, and within the locations Canadians want them. Investing in our homegrown constructing business will be certain that Canadians can discover an inexpensive place to name house.

Today, the Honourable Evan Solomon, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and Minister answerable for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), visited the University of Windsor to announce a mixed Government of Canada funding of practically $12 million for six companies and organizations to advance modern housing options throughout southern Ontario: Arctic Acres, Axe Buildings, BK Cornerstone Design Build Ltd., Dyck Exterior Installations Inc., Infrastructure Development Partners Inc., and the University of Windsor. Plenty of these initiatives are funded by the Regional Homebuilding Innovation Initiative (RHII) to assist tackle the best way houses are constructed to raised meet our nation’s demand.

The University of Windsor is receiving an funding of $2 million to showcase new 3D printing know-how by the development of a net-zero pupil residence constructing to exhibit modern housing options. The challenge features a analysis part, which incorporates hands-on coaching for 60 members – together with college students, development professionals, engineers and authorities officers, a digital convention, and a devoted web site to advertise 3D printing and automation in homebuilding.

Today’s announcement additionally contains an funding of over $2.5 million for Tecumseh-based BK Cornerstone Design Build Ltd. (BK Cornerstone) to improve its facility with state-of-the-art equipment to develop a first-of-its-kind automated wall panel manufacturing line. When utilized in development, these panels will cut back vitality consumption, decrease development prices and reduce construct instances. The challenge is anticipated to assist the rising want for extra sustainable and well timed housing supplies. All challenge info is included within the backgrounder.

The Government of Canada is making investments to scale innovation and enhance productiveness within the housing sector, bringing new housing-related applied sciences to market and contributing to the aim of constructing houses smarter and quicker for Canadians.