CMHC Emergency Repair Program (ERP)

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) offers financial assistance to help low-income households in rural areas, for emergency repairs required for the continued safe occupancy of their home.

Who Can Apply?

Homeowners/occupants in rural areas whose incomes are at or below the established ceilings for the area are eligible to apply for financial assistance.

Eligible Repairs

Only those repairs urgently required to make a house safe are eligible for assistance. Examples include:

• heating systems;
• chimneys;
• doors and windows;
• foundations;
• roofs, walls, floors and ceilings;
• vents, louvers;
• plumbing;
• electrical systems.

Any repairs carried out before application is approved in writing are not eligible.

See link below for more information.