User:D'Arcy14/Canadian Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI)

The Canadian Manufactured Housing Institute (CMHI) is an industry association which represents manufacturers, developers, retailers, suppliers, landlease community managers and others involved in the factory-based construction of buildings. Starting in 1953, this organization has been the voice of a continuously evolving industry, one which produced approximately 11.0% of single-family housing starts in Canada in the first half of 2009, this number having increased from 8.0% in 2006.

CMHI members work together on a range of activities:

•	industry networking and communication

•	industry education and training

•	codes and standards development

•	consumer information initiatives

•	research and innovation projects

•	public-private partnerships

•	regulatory reform

•	representations to government

•	export research and promotion

The Canadian Manufactured Housing Institute has formed a wide range of partnerships within both the public and private sectors to ensure that the specific interests of the manufactured housing industry are addressed at a national level. For example, CMHI works closely with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Canadian Standards Association , the National Research Council , and the Canadian Home Builders' Association. Through their affiliation with regional manufactured housing associations, they also provide support on issues of a provincial, territorial or local nature. CMHI publishes a magazine entitled Building Excellence®, which features articles related to the manufactured housing industry in Canada, as well as a monthly e-bulletin entitled Manufactured Housing Now

Kathleen Maynard, CMHI’s Executive Director, was quoted in the National Post, a nationally-circulated newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario. She was also featured as a manufactured housing expert in the online magazine of the popular media personality Mike Holmes. For 2010-2011, Peter Aitchison is the president of CMHI, John Froese is the vice-president and David Poupore is the treasurer.