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In this issue:

  • Last call for the Renovation Market Index: Please encourage your renovators to fill in the survey
  • Help your members prepare for higher energy tiers while delivering good member value [HBA Promotional Toolkit now available]
  • 2026 EOC PDF Save the Date! June 9-11 | Whitehorse, YK
  • Reminder: RenoMark Renewal Time for Members
  • Association Leadership Awards Now Open
  • Mark Your Calendars     
 

Last call for the Renovation Market Index: Please encourage your renovators to fill in the survey 

In late November, CHBA launched its pilot Renovation Market Index (RMI) survey to increase membership value for our renovator members. Similar to the HMI, the RMI will be a sentiment indicator on the renovation industry, given renovators an opportunity to share their on-the-ground experience and the association another advocacy tool. To accurately reflect markets across Canada and keep the strength of the results high for future surveys, we need the highest number of respondents as possible. CHBA is asking EOs if they could please send a version of the below email to a handful of your most engaged renovator members to ensure we get optimum information on your region. Suggested email text for you to copy and paste is below. Note that while we were aiming to close down the survey by December 19th, we are short responses in some regions which will prevent breaking down the RMI results regionally. As a result, the survey collector will be left open over the holidays to gather as many responses as we can, and we’re looking for your help accordingly. If you have any questions, please email CHBA’s Economist, Evan Andrade.

Dear X, As an active member in our association who does home renovations, we are hoping that you provide us with feedback on what you’re experiencing in your business in terms of current customer demand and what you expect in the near-term by participating in CHBA’s newly launched Renovation Market Index (RMI). By spending five minutes or less answering the questions, you will provide our HBA and the entire association with another advocacy tool to use in bringing your issues to light with the media and policymakers. And the only way we can regional information is if we get enough responses—otherwise we’ll only have national data, which is good, but less useful for us regionally if we differ from the national averages. You can fill in the survey directly here, or learn more about it here. We would greatly appreciate your input. 
 
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Help your members prepare for higher energy tiers while delivering good member value  

HBA PROMOTIONAL TOOLKIT NOW AVAILABLE
Being able to offer training rebates is a great value-add for your membership retention and recruitment efforts. CHBA has now put together a marketing toolkit to help HBAs looking to promote the training rebates or discounts that are currently available thanks to funding provided by NRCan through CHBA’s “Enabling Tiered Codes – Implementation and Market Preparedness” project. If your members are considering upskilling their team, there’s no better time than now, as $400 rebates or discounts are available for these courses: Net Zero Market Advantage, Advanced Building Science, Net Zero Builder, Net Zero Renovator, and Net Zero for Building Officials. The toolkit contains an overview of how this funding results in very affordable courses for members, sample social media posts, graphics for your newsletters, banner ads, and more. If you could benefit from additional resources to help you share this information with your members, please let us know.
 
 

It’s RenoMark Renewal Time   

The annual renewal process is a crucial step in maintaining the credibility of the RenoMark program with homeowners. This is also an opportunity for members to enhance their listing on the recently updated RenoMark website by taking advantage of new features like project types, client testimonials, project photos, and more. This process should take less than 10 minutes to complete. Please remind your members to complete their RenoMark renewal by December 31, 2025 to maintain their RenoMark membership. Share this link to renew today: https://go.chba.ca/renomark-renew        
 

Association Leadership Awards Now Open for Submissions 

DEADLINE FEBRUARY 17
The Association Leadership Awards, the biggest accolades given out at the national level of the Association, are now open for submissions. These awards recognize the outstanding work of dedicated volunteer members – as well as the leadership shown by our local and provincial HBAs and their EOs. They give HBAs another tool to promote their association and aid in membership recruitment and retention. In 2026, the following categories are available:

  • Community Service Award (goes to an HBA) – submission form required
  • Small HBA of the Year (< 200 members) and Large HBA of the Year (200+ members) – submission form required
  • Executive Officer of the Year – Small HBA (< 200 members) Executive Officer of the Year – Large HBA (200+ members) – submission form required
  • Rooftopper Membership Recruitment Award (goes to a member, nominated by HBA) – submission form required from HBA
  • Award of Honour (nominated by HBAs) – no submission form, just send CHBA the names
  • Membership Retention Awards – no submission form; given to HBAs automatically based on retention numbers
  • Member of the Year
 
Calendar

Mark Your Calendars!

CHBA staff and the EOC Management Committee organize timely and informative programming for HBAs on various topics related to HBA operations, membership, and professional development. If you have a topic, you would like the EOC to explore through a call, workshop, or webinar, please let us know.

 

Below are notable dates and upcoming sessions:

  • Dates for Standing EOC Calls (third Tuesday of every month at 2pm ET, topics TBD): January 20, February 17, March 17, April 21
  • CHBA’s Day on the Hill: Ottawa, ON | February 9-11, 2026
  • IBS: February 17-19, 2026 | Orlando, FL (Free for HBA staff + Discounts for Members)
  • CHBA’s Home Building Week in Canada: May 4-8, 2026 | Québec City, QC
 

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