MAY 25-29, 2026
Six Months of Progress, Delivered in One Focused Week
Through small, high-impact working groups, industry AI, and partnered action
Supported By:
New Thinking. Partnered Innovation. Accelerated Impact.
Housing Innovation Week will bring together a diverse cross-section of key stakeholders committed to learning, planning, testing and scaling novel solutions to make accelerated progress in key focus areas of Canada’s housing challenges.
The week’s activities will include global information sessions, housing innovation & policy working groups and public open houses that are all empowered through the Industry Venture Builder’s AI platform to share insights, align participants, and accelerate solution development
We’re bringing Canada’s RealInnovators together
Learn. Plan. Do.
A focused one-week program (May 25-29) that turns collaboration into accelerated outcomes through nationally hosted, in-person working groups, plenary sessions and networking events covering:
Global Learnings: Lessons from Around the World
Innovation Sprints & Policy Working Groups
Networking Events, Receptions & Public Open Houses
Hosted Working Groups
Powered by Athena AI
Housing Innovation Week will be hosted across Canada through a series of distributed working groups. Each working group is hosted by a Hosting Partner (Hosting Realinnovator) and engage 8-12 participants (Realinnovators), as determined by the Hosting Partner. Working group meetings will be well prepared in advance and run for 2 hours, with the Hosting Partner organizing the programming, venue, invitations, facilitation, and coordination. Working groups are designed to align with HIWs four key focus areas and are delivered in one of the following formats:
- Problem Definition
- Ideation | Pilot
- Pilot | Scaleup
To enable collaboration beyond individual sessions, working groups are supported by Athena, the industry’s Al, which leverages knowledge and connects ideas and people across working groups, to accelerate collective progress.
HIW supports Hosting Partners through the Innovation Partnership benefits, including a comprehensive workshop playbook, technology support, Athena Al, and full event administration.