Seniors Housing
- 81% want to age in place.
- 77% say there isn’t enough housing available.
- 85% report challenges finding a suitable home.
- Close to 25,000 Manitobans will soon be looking.
- And most of those leading the search? Women, looking for themselves or for someone they love.
Aging Manitobans
Source: Probe Research Omnibus Survey 2025
Seniors Housing
Utilizing the fees collected for our award-winning, innovative, daycare in a box pilot project, the Board of JohnQ has identified the next common infrastructure need facing communities throughout Manitoba: seniors housing.
Every community wants to create the conditions for people to live well, close to “home”. That home deserves strong local infrastructure, housing that fits every stage of life, and services that help residents stay connected, supported, and rooted.
We heard in our most recent Municipal Opportunities Survey, JohnQ’s annual survey that collects data anonymously from communities, that smaller, accessible homes that support aging in place are key to keeping people local and maintaining community continuity. They’re part of a broader infrastructure challenge many communities are facing, from water systems and road maintenance to flood resilience, composting, and energy efficiency.
At JohnQ, we exist to support those goals — to help communities deliver the solutions they need, in ways that are practical, scalable, and built for real people.
Right now, one of the most urgent needs across Manitoba is affordable, accessible housing. Manitobans are aging, and they’re telling us they want to stay in the communities they know and love.
But in most places, the right housing simply doesn’t exist.
JohnQ is hoping to change that. With the fees earned from previous projects we believe we can do just that. We are currently building another scalable, innovative solution with our team of experts to be able to offer Manitoba communities in 2025.
Let’s keep building communities where people can live well — no matter their age.