On October 10th, the City’s Planning Committee approved an agreement with Trinity Developments that would add $6.25 million to City coffers for affordable housing projects over the next few years. The agreement includes funding for affordable housing, which would satisfy the terms that City Council set in July 2018 when it approved Trinity’s proposal for…
The City of Ottawa released Our Ten Year Plan: A Home for Everyone 2014-2024 in 2014. They are reviewing and updating the plan, in consultation with Ottawa residents, as part of a required provincial mid-point review. This review allows cities to revise their plans so that they remain responsive to the changing needs of residents…
Emergency and Protective Services is conducting a review of regulations governing private sector rental properties to address public health and safety, consumer protection, community nuisances and other areas of municipal concern. This review includes a review of policy options to address housing conditions, student housing, rooming houses and shared accommodations. Please be advised that Maclaren…
The City will receive $22.4 million from the Province over the next three years to maintain social housing in a state of good repair, keep it affordable for low-income families and support operational efficiencies. The Community and Protective Services Committee delegated authority to the Director of Housing Services to approve how the City will spend…
Click here to read the City’s 2018 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan progress report . The City, in our role as Service Manager under the Housing Services Act, 2011, has an obligation to report out annually to the public on their accomplishments under the 10 Year Plan. The 10 Year Plan Progress report provides…
On Wednesday June 26th 2019, City Council approved an investment plan for the City’s $15-million affordable housing contribution, approved in Budget 2019 and the recently announced $17.7-million federal/provincial investment to address housing affordability under the new Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative. The combined funding promises more than $32 million for the development of affordable housing in…
The purpose of the Ottawa 2018 Everyone Counts, Point-in-Time (PiT) Count, was to provide a snapshot of our population experiencing homelessness and to set the foundation to measure our progress toward eliminating chronic homelessness by 2024. To read the report, click here.
On June 13th, the Planning Committee approved the affordable housing investment plan laid out by staff to outline spending and investment for both the City’s $15 million affordable housing fund, and for a recently announced $17.7 million in Provincial-Federal funding. All together, that gives Ottawa $32 million over the next three years to address housing…
The Public Policy Development Branch of Emergency and Protective Services is pleased to notify residents of the launch of the public phase of the Rental Accommodations Study. On May 22, 2019, staff published project webpage on ottawa.ca with details of the study and research findings to date. Overview As a component of the 2018 Operating…