Residential Tenancies Act: Briefing Book - Michael Walker

Residential Tenancies Act, 2007
B R I E F I N G B O O K
Facts on Social Housing
How many social housing units have been built?
There are 90,000 units in the City-administered social housing portfolio. These include
86,740 units built and operated by private non-profit, co-op housing corporations and the
TCHC, as well as 3,260 units developed in partnership with the private market sector
with funding from various housing programs, such as rent supplement, housing
allowance and limited dividend programs. In addition to these, there are about 10,000
units in co-operative projects administered by other orders of government.
How can one apply for a rent-geared-to-income unit?
Toronto Social Housing Connections (Housing Connections) administers a central
waiting list for the City’s rent-geared-to-income housing. Housing providers manage
their own intake processes for their market rent units. People can apply for rent-gearedto-income
units through Housing Connections. The application must include documents
that are used to determine basic eligibility, including information about status in Canada,
household size and household income. Housing providers must select applicants in order
from the waiting list prepared by Housing Connections.
Information about the social housing units in the community, including application
forms, is available at the Housing Connections Resource Centre, located at 176 Elm
Street and on the Housing Connections website: www.housingconnections.ca or call 416-
981-6111. Applicants can also contact community agencies, known as designated
community partners, for information and assistance. A full list of community partners is
available on the Housing Connections website or from the Housing Connections office.35
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