Quick answer: MLI Select accessible parking requirements are not spelled out as a stall count on CMHC’s MLI Select page. CMHC requires barrier-free common areas under CSA B651:23. Stall counts come from NBC(AE) Table 3.8.2.5. and Sentence 3.8.2.5.(5). RHFAC Gold adds a designated accessible parking prerequisite when parking is provided. Confirm both the code and […]

Quick answer: MLI Select adaptable units design Alberta is not a CMHC term. CMHC’s MLI Select page and accessibility attestation do not say adaptable. In Alberta, NBC(AE) Sentence 3.8.1.1.(3) requires adaptable dwelling units on certain Government of Alberta funded projects of 10 or more units, designed to Subsection 3.8.4. Confirm both rulebooks with your lender […]

Quick answer: The MLI Select elevator requirement multi-family developers ask about is not in CMHC’s MLI Select page or accessibility attestation. Those documents require every unit to be visitable and common areas barrier-free under CSA B651:23. The one MLI Select route that names an elevator is Rick Hansen Foundation Gold certification. Ask CMHC or your […]

Quick answer: Under CMHC’s MLI Select, a Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification v.4.0 score of 60%-79% earns 20 accessibility points, and “Gold” (80% or better) earns 30. It is one alternative to the unit-count routes. Every unit must still be 100% visitable and common areas barrier-free under CSA B651:23. If you are weighing MLI Select […]

Quick answer: CMHC does not use the phrase “wheelchair accessible.” It scores “accessible units” under CSA B651:23. Level 1 needs at least 15% accessible units; Level 2 needs 15% accessible plus 85% universal design, or 100% accessible. Exact design measurements come from the CSA standard and your accessibility consultant, not from CMHC’s summary pages. Searches […]

Quick answer: CMHC’s MLI Select accessibility criteria rely on three yardsticks: CSA B651:23 for visitability, barrier-free common areas, and accessible units; universal design principles; and Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification v.4.0. CMHC names these directly. It does not simply defer to the building code. Many people searching for MLI Select barrier-free CMHC standards want one […]