<div class="breadCrumb" style="margin: -1px 0px 5px; padding: 0px 0px 6px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(1, 115, 175); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div id="cs_control_214225" class="cs_control CS_Element_LinkBar" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/" class="CS_LinkBar_Item" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Affordable Housing in Canada</a><span class="CS_LinkBar_Separator"> > </span><a href="https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fuafho/" class="CS_LinkBar_Item" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Funding for Affordable Housing</a><span class="CS_LinkBar_Separator"> > </span><a href="https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fuafho/iah/" class="CS_LinkBar_Item" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) 2011 – 2014</a><span class="CS_LinkBar_Separator"> > </span><a href="https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fuafho/iah/afhopracca/" class="CS_LinkBar_Item" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Affordable Housing Programs Across Canada</a><span class="CS_LinkBar_Separator"> > </span><span class="CS_LinkBar_CurrentItem">Affordable Housing Programs in Ontario</span><span class="CS_LinkBar_AfterLabel"> </span></div></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="705" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td width="508"><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"></p><div id="cs_control_12777" class="cs_control CS_Element_Layout" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><table id="cs_idLayout12777" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="CS_Layout_Table" width="100%" summary=""><tbody><tr class="CS_Layout_TR"><td id="cs_idCell12777x1x1" class="CS_Layout_TD"><div id="cs_control_281710" class="cs_control CS_Element_Textblock" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="CS_Textblock_Text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="promo_message" style="margin: 15px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; float: left; border-radius: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(246, 244, 222); background-color: rgb(252, 252, 247); clear: both; width: 508px; text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><p style="color: black; border: 1px solid rgb(234, 234, 234); padding: 15px; border-radius: 0px 0px 5px 5px;">The <a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page126.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing</a> is responsible for affordable housing programs in Ontario. Housing programs are delivered by local service managers as they know best the housing needs in their communities. You may wish to <a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page1202.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">contact your service manager</a> for more information on the housing programs they have chosen to offer.</p></div><h1 style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; font-size: 16px;">Affordable Housing Programs in Ontario</h1><p style="color: black;">The following programs are included under the CMHC — Ontario Agreement for Investment in Affordable Housing.</p><p style="color: black;"><strong>Programs to Increase the Supply of Affordable Housing</strong></p><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Rental Housing Component</a><br>Forgivable loans to create new affordable rental units. This program serves: <strong>Renters including seniors, persons with disabilities, recent immigrants, Aboriginal people, victims of family violence, working poor, singles and families.</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing — Rental Component</a><br>Forgivable loans to create new affordable rental units for Aboriginal people living off-reserve. This program serves: <strong>Aboriginal renters living off-reserve</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Ontario Renovates</a><br>Forgivable loans to homeowners and landlords for major repairs, to add habitable living space to remediate overcrowding, for accessibility modifications, to create secondary/garden suites or repair and rehabilitate shelter units that assist victims of family violence. This program serves: <strong>Homeowners; Renters; Seniors; Persons with disabilities; Victims of family violence</strong></li></ul><p style="color: black;"><strong>Programs to Improve Housing Affordability</strong></p><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Rent Supplement Component</a><br>Rent supplements paid to landlords on behalf of households in need of rental assistance. This program serves: <strong>Renters</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Housing Allowance Component</a><br>Housing allowance payments provided directly to renters to help address housing affordability issues. This program serves: <strong>Renters</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Home Ownership Program</a><br>Down payment assistance for the purchase of an affordable home. This program serves: <strong>Current renters interested in purchasing a home</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page6984.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing — Assisted Homeownership</a><br>Down payment assistance for the purchase of an affordable home. This program serves: <strong>Aboriginal people living off-reserve</strong></li></ul><p style="color: black;"><strong>Programs to Renovate and Repair Housing</strong></p><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Ontario Renovates</a><br>Forgivable loans to homeowners and landlords for major repairs, to add habitable living space to remediate overcrowding, for accessibility modifications, to create secondary/garden suites or repair and rehabilitate shelter units that assist victims of family violence. This program serves: <strong>Homeowners; Renters; Seniors; Persons with disabilities; Victims of family violence</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page6984.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing — Homeowner Repair</a><br>Forgivable loans for Aboriginal homeowners living off-reserve to undertake repairs and accessibility modifications. This program serves: <strong>Aboriginal homeowners living off-reserve</strong></li></ul><p style="color: black;"><strong>Programs to Foster Safe Independent Living</strong></p><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=12338" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Ontario Renovates</a><br>Forgivable loans to homeowners and landlords for major repairs, to add habitable living space to remediate overcrowding, for accessibility modifications, to create secondary/garden suites or repair and rehabilitate shelter units that assist victims of family violence. This program serves: <strong>Homeowners; Renters; Seniors; Persons with disabilities; Victims of family violence</strong></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page6984.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Off-Reserve Aboriginal Housing — Homeowner Repair</a><br>Forgivable loans for Aboriginal homeowners living off-reserve to undertake repairs and accessibility modifications. This program serves: <strong>Aboriginal homeowners living off-reserve</strong></li></ul><p style="color: black;">The following are links to housing programs in Ontario that are not included under the CMHC — Ontario Agreement for Investment in Affordable Housing.</p><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page9183.aspx" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative</a></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB/Consumers/Consumer+Protection/Help+for+Low-Income+Energy+Consumers" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Help for Low-Income Consumers (LEAP)</a></li><li style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/credit/oeptc/" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Ontario Energy and Property Tax Credit</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black;"></p><p align="left" class="related_links_head_box" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; color: inherit; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 234); margin-top: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; padding: 5px;">Related CMHC Information</p><div id="cs_control_1993" class="cs_control CS_Element_Textblock" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="CS_Textblock_Text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><ul style="margin: 0px 0px 15px 25px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial;"><li class="text_bullet_weblink" style="margin: 6px 0px 6px -20px; padding: 3px 3px 3px 20px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: left top; list-style: none; background-image: url("/images/bullet_html.gif");"><a class="CP___PAGEID_272996" href="https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/inpr/afhoce/fuafho/iah/iah_003.cfm" style="color: rgb(1, 115, 175);">Investment in Affordable Housing Bilateral Agreements and Public Reporting</a></li></ul></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br></p>
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