Matt Pipe
Manager,
Housing Policy & Research
As the Manager, Housing Policy & Research at SHS, Matt contributes to SHS’s policy and planning, development feasibility, strategic design work. Utilizing his background of engineering and planning, Matt’s role involves performing need and demand assessments, policy analysis and development, case study research, and data analysis.
Prior to joining SHS, Matt worked as a professionally designated civil engineer for multiple consulting engineering firms over five years before undertaking a career change. Matt returned to school to study urban and regional planning and development at Ryerson University and graduated with distinction in 2021. He focused his studies primarily on data analysis, including housing market analysis and needs assessments, and residential development planning.
Current Work
Matt is currently working on several housing needs assessments and affordable housing strategies for local and regional muncipalities across Canada.
Education
Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (Ryerson University)
Bachelor of Applied Science and Engineering (Civil) (Queen’s University)
Read about the impact Matt has had in these case studies:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Systemic Barriers to the Creation of Affordable Housing
2022
