Municipalities and Housing

In December, 2000, the Province of Ontario passed the Social Housing Reform Act, making local governments responsible for social housing programs, including non-profit housing.  The 47 Service Manager areas in the province of Ontario now fund and administer the bulk of the social housing stock in Ontario including non-profits and co-ops.

ONPHA has developed resources to help make the system work—for tenants, for housing providers, and for municipalities.

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Benchmark Analysis Tool
ONPHA has developed tools to help you measure the impact of benchmarking and sample Requests for Change documents.  Member resources on municipal housing issues have been collected in one place. Check back often as new resources are added often.

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Background on municipal devolution
The history, the terminology, and the framework for the transfer of social housing administration to the local level.

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Local Network Resources
Resources to help networks organize themselves.

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Questions about municipalities and social housing? News to spread? Contact ONPHA's Municipal Outreach Team

Click here to access Service Manager contact information.  Contact information for Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs) is available here.