Community Housing Supply Grant Program

Only projects located in York Region are eligible. Applicants and proposed projects must meet all eligibility requirements to be considered for funding:

• Must be a registered non-profit or cooperative organization that will own and operate the housing development as non-profit or cooperative rental housing for a minimum of 20 years
• Demonstrated experience in residential housing development and operation, or have a partnership with an experienced organization that will provide these services
• Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate a readiness to begin construction. If successful, projects must begin construction within 120 days of the first building permit being issued
• Applicants must have the financial and operational ability to carry the project
• Projects must have a minimum of 10 residential units overall
• A minimum of 10 units must rented at no more than 100% CMHC Average Market Rent for a minimum of 20 years:
  • Affordable units may qualify for rent supplement funding from the Region to help increase affordability, to be determined on a project-by-project basis subject to availability
  • Households for any units subsidized under a rent supplement agreement must be selected from York Region’s subsidized housing wait list
• Applicants must be the current registered owner of the land that the proposed project will be built on
• Projects must provide permanent or long-term rental housing with self-contained units, where tenants or members can live independently

Eligible projects include:

• New construction
• Conversion of non-residential buildings to community housing
• Addition or extension to an existing community housing building
• Community housing redevelopment resulting in increased supply of units

Please refer to the Program Guidelines for more information on eligibility. You can also check out answers to frequently asked questions. Answers will be updated as questions are received.