page_title: PMQ (military housing)
section_title: Purpose and culture
hierarchical_section_title: PMQ (military housing) / Purpose and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Canadian Forces Base, showing water backed up in ditches, Cold Lake, Alta. Permanent Married Quarters (PMQs), circa 1960, Canadian Forces Base (then Royal Canadian Air Force Station) Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada.
context_page_description: A PMQ is military housing located near Canadian military stations provided to families of Canadian Forces service personnel. Married quarters are now called Residential Housing Units. Military housing is managed by the Canadian Forces Housing Agency.
context_section_description: After the Second World War, service personnel returning to Canadian military stations, which were being expanded and modernized, needed accommodation for their families and so the Canadian government began providing housing.  Military family housing neighborhoods often have churches, schools, banks, service stations, recreational facilities and stores.
  PMQ housing, now called Residential Housing Units (RHUs),  consists of apartments, row houses, duplex or detached houses. Family size and availability dictate what type of housing is allocated. Base housing is convenient because military members move frequently and so members do not have to be concerned with constantly selling and buying a house; members only need to pay rent and utilities. Living in PMQs/RHUs is also convenient since personnel are typically close to work.
  The nature of the neighborhood is such that there is social support. Children of military personnel also have a bond because of what they have in common.
caption: Married quarters at CFB Cold Lake, circa 1960
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