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Top 25 Housing advocacy organizations based in Canada

RevenueBase identified 141 housing advocacy organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 2,422 professional contacts across them, including 940 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers housing advocacy organizations headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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2,422Contacts tracked
940Verified emails
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The 25 largest housing advocacy organizations based in Canada

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 141 housing advocacy organizations based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to housing advocacy organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000235 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Homes First develops and provides affordable, stable housing and support services to break the cycle of homelessness for people with the fewest housing options.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Partial evidenceMississauga, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026501-1,000215 contacts →

Partial evidence

“SHIP has championed the fundamental right of housing for over 30 years.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500151 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1889, the Old Brewery Mission is the largest resource in Quebec for homeless men and the largest in Canada for homeless women.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Partial evidenceVancouver, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500122 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Community Builders is a Vancouver-based non-profit dedicated to ending homelessness through a housing-first approach.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceEast Gwillimbury, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20099 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Blue Door is a nonprofit organization management company based out of Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20094 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Civida, life starts with a home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20083 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fife House is an innovative, client-focused provider of secure and supportive affordable housing and services to people and families living with HIV/AIDS in the Greater Toronto…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Partial evidenceVictoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20064 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Pacifica Housing’s mission is to be a leading innovative provider of affordable homes and support services that contribute to the independence of individuals and families.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceHalifax, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5057 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Adsum shelters and houses as many as 170 people each day and more than 400 persons in a year.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Partial evidenceEdmonton, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50049 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Niginan Housing Ventures is an Indigenous-led registered charity that was formed to address the complex needs and requirements of hard to house people living in Edmonton.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceGuelph, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20048 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Stepping Stone helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness step forward on a path toward securing permanent housing in Guelph-Wellington through housing focused…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Partial evidenceVancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5044 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) is the umbrella organization for non-profit housing providers in British Columbia.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceWinnipeg, MB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20038 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“No matter who we are or where we come from, we all deserve to have a decent life.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceBurlington, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20035 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Habitat HMD, we believe that everyone deserves a safe and decent place to live.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5032 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The CAEH leads a national movement of individuals, organizations and communities working together to end homelessness in Canada.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceCalgary, AB, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20031 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Accessible Housing is a non-profit organization and registered charity with a mandate to open doors for people with limited mobility to enhance dignity through accessible homes…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We all deserve a home.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceBarrie, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5029 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Driven by a philosophy of empowerment, David Busby Centre is a community not-for-profit organization working from a non-judgmental approach to advocate for and improve conditions…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5028 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Canadian Centre for Housing Rights (CCHR) is Canada’s leading non-profit organization working to advance the right to housing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Partial evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 1984, Ecuhome provides quality affordable housing and support for people who have experienced homelessness.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5024 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Fondée en 1987, la Fédération des OSBL d’Habitation de Montréal (FOHM), rassemble plus de 250 organismes communautaires en habitation sur l’île de Montréal, représentant 18 foyers…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceOttawa, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5022 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Working with our donors, supporters, and partners, Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa offers people an affordable path to homeownership -a permanent solution to housing…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Indirect evidenceMontréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5021 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Le Groupe CDH est un groupe de ressources techniques qui travaille avec des organismes communautaires dans le développement de projets d'habitation.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Partial evidenceCambridge, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5019 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Tim Welch Consulting Inc.(TWC) is a full-service housing research, planning and development firm that has helped clients achieve their affordable housing goals since 2003- TWC's…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Indirect evidenceDartmouth, NS, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Habitat for Humanity Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization working towards a Nova Scotia where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Housing advocacy organizations based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
38.8%Verified-email coverage
17.2Average contacts per company
11-50Median size (employees)
12.1%Largest-city concentration · Toronto
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
69
11-50
48
51-200
16
201-500
3
501-1,000
2
1,001-5,000
1
5,001-10,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 141 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among housing advocacy organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “housing advocacy organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names housing advocacy organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among housing advocacy organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 940 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names housing advocacy organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many housing advocacy organizations are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 141 housing advocacy organizations headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Homes First, headquartered in Toronto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most housing advocacy organizations?

Toronto leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Montreal (15) and Ottawa (14).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 940 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 141 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.