National Organizational Readiness 2026 Cohort
About the Program
The National SPRE Organizational Readiness Program is a free, public program for non-profit organizations in Canada that are looking to assess project feasibility and organizational capacity to develop a Social Purpose Real Estate (SPRE) project.
Sessions are led by the interdisciplinary Infrastructure Institute team of urban planners, designers, project managers, and researchers, in partnership with industry leaders who have led SPRE projects from ideation to operation. Participants have access to expert-led sessions, practical tools and resources, and the potential opportunity to work with a University of Toronto MScPl student on developing a planning assessment. By the end of the 6-week program, participating groups have a better understanding of their capacity to develop a SPRE project and an action plan to address any areas needing strengthening.
Meet the 2026 Cohort
- Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission (Caraquet, New Brunswick)
- Acadian Peninsula Regional Service Commission, Service Développement Communautaire (Caraquet, New Brunswick)
- Arts & Community Infrastructure Foundation (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Bayanihan Cultural and Housing Society (Victoria, British Columbia)
- Bayanihan Spirit Inc (Toronto, Ontario)
- Blue Door (East Gwillimbury, Ontario)
- Camponi Housing Corporation (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
- Canadian Muslim Women’s Institute Inc. (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Cecil Community Centre (Toronto, Ontario)
- COSTI Immigrant Services (Toronto, Ontario)
- Davenport Community Land Trust (Toronto, Ontario)
- East End Housing Group (Toronto, Ontario)
- East Whitby Co-operative Homes Inc. (Whitby, Ontario)
- Excel Society (Edmonton, Alberta)
- False Creek South Community Housing Trust (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Frontline Community Centre (Scarborough, Ontario)
- Gabriola Island Land Stewards Society (Gabriola Island, British Columbia)
- Habitat for Humanity Huronia (Barrie & Peterborough, Ontario)
- Harvey Housing Corporation (Harvey Station, New Brunswick)
- Home Essentials Newcomer Support (HENS) (Toronto, Ontario)
- HF Care (Toronto, Ontario)
- Hogan’s Alley Society (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- HOUSE Canada (Toronto, Ontario)
- Housing Hub of New Brunswick (Moncton, New Brunswick)
- New View Society (Port Coquitlam, British Columbia)
- Nisbet Lodge (Toronto, Ontario)
- Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association (Toronto, Ontario)
- Ottawa Foyers Partage (Ottawa, Ontario)
- Our Community Health Initiative Cooperative (Victoria-Sooke, British Columbia)
- Owerri Zone Community In Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- Parkdale Place Housing Society (Summerland, British Columbia)
- Peel Community Land Trusts (Mississauga, Ontario)
- Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement (Toronto, Ontario)
- Restoration and Empowerment for Social Transition Centres (Mississauga, Ontario)
- Shalimar International Housing Corp. (Mississauga, Ontario)
- South Calgary Community Church (Calgary, Alberta)
- Spence Neighbourhood Association (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- St. Augustine’s Housing Ltd. (Moncton, New Brunswick)
- St. Clare’s Housing (Toronto, Ontario)
- St. Matthews Hanover Development Team (Hanover, Ontario)
- Street Haven at the Crossroads (Toronto, Ontario)
- SurexCARE (Toronto, Ontario)
- Tikva Housing Society (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- UBUNTU Land Trust & Developments (Toronto, Ontario)
- Uquutaq Society (Iqaluit, Nunavut)
- Verdun Land Collective (Montréal, Quebec)
- Wawel Villa Inc. (Mississauga, Ontario)
- Welcome Centre Shelter for Women & Families (Windsor, Ontario
- Westminster Housing Society (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
- Workman Arts (Toronto, Ontario)
- York Region Alliance of African-Canadian Communities (Markham, Ontario)
Participant locations
- Quebec: 1.9%
- Nunavut: 1.9%
- Alberta: 3.8%
- Manitoba: 5.8%
- Saskatchewan: 1.9%
- Ontario: 55.8%
- New Brunswick: 9.6%
- British Columbia: 19.2%
Project types
- Mixed- Use: 15.9%
- Arts Space: 4.5%
- Housing: 63.6%
- Community Centre: 15.9%
Thank You to Our Funders and Partners