Habitat for Humanity Canada is a Canadian non-governmental, and non-profit organization. In 1985, the Habitat for Humanity movement spread to Canada with the first Canadian build in Winkler, Manitoba. Habitat for Humanity in Canada has since grown to 50 affiliates in 10 provinces and 3 territories and has successfully provided over 3,800 families with safe, decent and affordable housing. Each affiliate is managed by a local board of directors. With the first build in Quebec, Habitat homes have been built in all ten provinces in 1998 and in all three territories in 2014. World’s first ReStore was opened by Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg in 1991. History In September 1984, Jimmy Carter and his wife took their first Habitat work trip, the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, to New York City. Their involvement sparked interest in Habitat's work across the nation and Habitat for Humanity International experienced a dramatic increase in the number of new affiliates around the country. Habitat for Humanity Canada was founded in 1985, with the inaugural meeting and first home built in Winkler, Manitoba. As Gloria and Ernie Penner were raising their children in a two-bedroom apartment, homeownership seemed beyond their reach. After a six-month application process, they were told they’d been chosen as Habitat for Humanity’s first home recipients in Canada. Ernie and Gloria Penner of Winkler received the keys to the first Habitat for Humanity house built in Canada in 1985. In 2011, the Penner family still called their Habitat house, home. In 1987, Winnipeg became home to the first Canadian affiliate. In early 1988, the Habitat for Humanity Canada national office was established in Waterloo, Ontario. With the first build in Quebec, Habitat homes have been built in all ten provinces in 1998. Habitat for Humanity Canada launched its Aboriginal Housing Program on September 1, 2007 thanks to the support of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The objective of the program is to engage Habitat for Humanity affiliates across Canada in implementing pilot programs that will help make the Habitat homeownership model available to more Aboriginal people. Habitat for Humanity in Manitoba Winnipeg became home to the first Canadian affiliate in 1987. World’s first ReStore is opened by Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg with the help of five volunteers in 1991. Habitat for Humanity in Newfoundland and Labrador Habitat for Humanity Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. is an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Canada