Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program

On April 29, 2005, the federal and provincial governments signed a new Canada-Ontario Affordable Housing Program Agreement (380K), bringing the total amount committed to affordable housing in Ontario by the federal, provincial and municipal governments to $734 million over the life of the program. View the Projects in Profile (2.3 MB) publication for a snap-shot of rental projects under the AHP. 

The new Affordable Housing Program Agreement will provide financing for the following:

• Rent Supplement/ Housing Allowance
• $80 million has been allocated to create 5000 housing allowances for low-income households;

• Housing allowances range from $20 - $300 per household.

• Rental and Supportive Housing - Wave 1
• $302.40 million has been allocated to create 4,320 units of rental and supportive housing, of this allocation:
• 3,120 rental units are targeted to people on or eligible to be on a social housing waiting list;
• 1,200 supportive housing units for persons with mental illness and victims of domestic violence;
• In addition to the above priority groups, persons with disabilities, Aboriginals, recent immigrants, seniors and the working poor are prioritized groups for Affordable Housing Program projects.

• Northern Housing

• $20 million for the repair or renovation of 1,000 affordable housing units for low-income households in Northern Ontario.

• Homeownership
• $36 million has been allocated to make homeownership affordable for more than 4,500 low and moderate-income renter households.