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Another social innovation movement would be using multi-sector collaborations that allow for investors to invest into sustainable housing.

The government needs to put in measures to help lower mortgage rates, allowing home ownership to be more affordable.
When it comes to building infrastructure, the cost of the building the building should be lowered, when less money is invested, tenants do not have to pay more for living.

Funding support for low income houses within market rent properties.

Investing in social innovation programs that are geared toward supporting and building affordable housing.

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1. The government should increase federal funding in areas related to housing. The government can do this by increasing the amount of subsidies in the housing sector

2. Building of large scale community housing. The government can work in partnership with social entrepreneurs to build affordable houses.

3. Addressing drug and joblessness issues early enough in vulnerable communities can help reduce homeless.

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I have done a decent amount of research on this subject on my own. As a single mother, and now due to the pandemic I am unable to work. I have been looking to move out since before my daughter was born last year, and even while working full time, it would be nearly impossible for myself to pay rent, groceries, formula, and every other thing my daughter needs. I had looked into the "Rent-Geared to Income" through the City of Toronto, and was stunned when I seen how long the waitlists were. I have a friend within a co-operative, and his parents had been living there since before he was born (29 years ago) The rent is around $1,100 for a town house... yet the waitlist for the same co-operative is 20 years, and it gets longer every single day. Average rent within Toronto is $2,000-3,000/month depending on the area. Unless you are making more than $4,500 - roughly $1,125/week or around $28.13/hr... yet jobs that offer that type of salary are hard to come by; you are not going to be able to last long.. because anywhere you go, you have to pay utilities (hydro, water, cable, our cell phones, and if we drive we have car payments & insurance)

As Toronto has become a hot spot (as listed in the TheStar article, There are way more people than there are housing options. not particularly affordable housing- but housing in general.

Another huge issue that goes hand in hand with lack of affordable housing- is the fact that for families or single mothers or fathers, often times they have to choose between working or daycare.  I had applied for subsidized daycare in November 2019, so I would be able to go back to work. I joined the waitlist almost immediately after my daughter was born I had only received an email stating I am now at the top of the list in December of 2020.  Without subsidized daycare its around $200-250/ day.  People should not have to pick between working (having money to feed their families) and having a safe environment for their children while they do so.

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Toronto's housing crisis shows no signs of abating.

The city is already among the 10 most expensive major housing markets in the world, as measured by the ratio of household income to house prices. And Toronto house prices are forecast to jump again this year, by just under 10 per cent in 2020, according to a report last month from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.

We have a housing crisis because there aren't enough houses. It's that simple, though policymakers don't seem to understand that.

Supply has not kept up with the GTA's rapid population growth.

Between 2016 and 2019, the GTA added more than 325,000 jobs, but only 102,000 new homes. And only two per cent of those new homes are classified as affordable.

Unfortunately, we have misdiagnosed the problem. We have attacked only the demand side of the housing crisis, when our problem is lack of supply.

The Bank of Canada has kept interest rates artificially low in a bid to make our insufficient supply of houses somehow affordable. Toronto's surtax on foreign home buyers tries to make the limited supply of houses affordable by discouraging offshore buyers.

The feds' stress tests on mortgage applicants have tried to make a limited housing stock affordable by discouraging would-be buyers of modest means.

Last September, the feds launched a first-time home buyer subsidy, again in hopes of making the existing supply of houses more affordable.

Those measures, most of them efforts to manage demand, have been in place long enough to have made a difference.

And they haven't.

Those responses to the housing crisis have failed because they have not increased the supply of homes, period.

Economists describe that misguided approach as too much attention to demand, and scarcely any to supply.

Some solutions that might work:

Scale up the National Housing Strategy. Ottawa has been financing up to 125,000 new housing units over 10 years to 2027.

But that's a meagre 12,500 units per year for the entire country, when the GTA alone welcomes more than 100,000 immigrants a year in need of housing.

Ottawa can make a meaningful difference by boosting its new housing to at least 50,000 units per year, starting now, or 250,000 units by 2025.

That would still be a lower level of federal housing provision than the 1980s, just before Ottawa effectively quit the housing field.

Scale up "worker housing." In December, Toronto city council approved the HousingTO plan, which would provide 40,000 new affordable rental units over 10 years to 2030.

Here again, the effort is insufficient - just 4,000 new housing units per year. And almost half of those units would be social housing.

True, social housing needs a boost. But the housing crisis is most acute in the shortage of "worker housing" - shelter for Torontonians with too much income to qualify for social housing, but not enough to afford decent shelter.

Example: Average monthly rent for a one-bedroom Toronto apartment hit $2,300 last month. A daycare worker, with average annual income of $32,920, can afford to pay just $823 in monthly rent, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp (CMHC).

The city's $23.4-billion plan, to be jointly financed with Ottawa and Queen's Park, would benefit from focusing on where the need is greatest. That is affordable housing units for low-income workers, including teachers, nurses, orderlies, transit workers, cooks, nannies, security and custodial staff, and sanitation personnel. These are people who provide essential services to the city but cannot afford to live here.

Get employers to provide housing. The University of British Columbia has built up an inventory of rental units for faculty and staff that now numbers 685 units, administered by the arms-length UBC Properties Trust. Rental rates for UBC employees are 25 per cent lower than Vancouver's sky-high market rates.

Resort operators in Whistler, B.C., began building worker housing in the 1980s. Today's Whistler Housing Authority manages 2,033 rental and ownership units for workers in the town. Developers of new resorts and other enterprises in Whistler must provide new employee housing, or pay the housing authority to build it.

As mortgage costs soared, Bristol, England, faced an exodus of municipal workers priced out of the city. So Bristol has built a 161-unit housing development for municipal employees. City-employed residents of the new Elderberry Walk will pay 90 per cent of market rent. Or they can take shared ownership with the city of their units, accumulating equity while making payments on a comparatively modest mortgage.

A similar plan is underway in San Mateo, Calif., which is detailed along with other innovative projects in " Housing a Generation of Workers," a must-read report by the Toronto Region Board of Trade and social-services provider WoodGreen, released last month.

"By building homes close to employment, we can help reduce commutes, congestion and air pollution while improving workers' quality of life and productivity," that report asserts.

Readers will recognize in the above examples the model of the company town, where employer housing was provided of necessity due to remote location.

It's time to revive and refine that model. Since it would be built from scratch or occupy retrofitted buildings, the new affordable housing would boost the energy efficiency of the city's entire building stock.

Hospitals and universities should be required to provide housing provisions for their modestly paid interns, teaching assistants and support staff. Employers would pay into a city-wide trust that provides affordable housing close to work.

For that investment, employers would be rewarded with lower employee turnover and absenteeism.

Through a city-wide affordable housing trust for employees, employers can provide self-financing, self-administering housing with minimal if any burden on the employer.

Employers are better able to attract the best and brightest workers (a boon in solving Toronto's skills shortage problem ) if a decent, affordable place to live comes with the job.

Including residents on the housing trust's board of directors would reinforce the trust's independence from the employer.

Toronto has proven it can build large amounts of affordable housing quickly. It did so at the end of the Second World War in preparation for the baby boom, and again in the 1960s and 1970s to accommodate waves of European immigrants in flight from postwar economic malaise and Cold War tyranny.

In this latest Toronto housing renaissance, the new homes would be more varied in design and function. They would be located throughout the GTA rather than concentrated in ultra-high-density districts and would be small-scale (or "human-scale"), blending into established neighbourhoods.

The alternative is a GTA in which people cannot afford to live, which is not sustainable. We're getting dangerously close to that point.

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Opinion | Toronto housing is getting out of reach - should private companies start providing homes for workers?

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Toronto's housing crisis shows no signs of abating. The city is already among the 10 most expensive major housing markets in the world, as measured by the ratio of household income to house prices. And Toronto house prices are forecast to jump again this year, by just under 10 per cent in 2020, according to a report last month from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.

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https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/employment-social-support/housing-support/rent-geared-to-income-subsidy/

https://www.thestar.com/business/opinion/2020/02/15/toronto-housing-is-getting-out-of-reach-should-private-companies-start-providing-homes-for-workers.html

https://www.ratehub.ca/mortgage-rates-toronto

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As a group, our social innovation to create opportunities for affordable housing is to essentially create a "community"  Our idea is to use buildings that are looking to be torn down, to build either condos or malls (normally for location) but to repurpose it. Essentially we would be creating a safe place, where those that need housing immediately could come. Our objective is to give those the help that they need. There are those that cannot find housing as they have addictions, children, no job etc. Our proposition is to create an environment where for those that need it to stay - essentially rent free until they get on their feet. We would create a place with a daycare, a financial advisor as well as someone that can help these get, and keep a job. Our idea isn't for just for right now, but to benefit those with long term goals. Whether that be they want to save up and move across country, save up to purchase their own house etc, we would have the resources on hand for them.

Our plan for the first month - 3 months, will essentially be a shelter for those that need it. We would be helping those get off the streets- as well as helping them clean up their lives. However, once our "clients" are stable and comfortable, we would help them achieve employment, and create an affordable rent - geared towards their income as well as taking in the consideration of all the costs of living.

How are we going to make this possible? As the Government of Canada is well aware of lack of Affordable Housing, I believe the pitch would definitely have them support us. As partial of this would be considered a shelter - However unlike a shelter; theres no time limit, nor would we force people out- if they cannot afford to leave. It's more of a long term innovation that not only motivates those to get to where they want to be, but they have the help to do so. Another way we plan on doing so is Funding Support for Investors who are willing to help to build affordable housing and Investing In community innovation projects geared towards affordable housing

Since credit scores are a major factor in finding housing anywhere, our proposition would entitle those to get the help they need to one day be able to say they turned their lives around, and our now a  proud home owner. In conclusion, his bypasses waitlists that the City of Toronto has in place, which isn't helping the problem- but making it worse.

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Lack of affordable housing in Toronto.

As a group we have decided to cover the topic of “Lack of Affordable housing”

As a group, some of the main factors for this are:

Higher demand for properties in more “desirable” neighbourhoods

Those that have received rent geared to income in the past are still taking advantage of it as there are no penalties.

Those that make general minimum wage (14.25) or Student minimum wage (13.40) will not be able to afford rent, as well as the general cost of living (food, necessities like water, electricity and our general human bills.) Those that make minimum wage are looking at before taxes of an annual income of between $27,872-29,640)

There are a lot of foreign property investors within the GTA – They purchase properties, however they just rent it out. Yet to make up for their mortgage, they rent it our for around double what their mortgage is.

When minimum wage goes up Within the city, the cost of living increases as well.

The mortgage rates within Canada is high. even with good credit, and we need to put down a minimum of 25% on a house.. which in Toronto is about 2-4 years of work (if you don't have bills or anything to pay for where all your money just goes into savings)

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-People do not leave affordable housing after decades, even if they have a well-paying job. - Causing those to need it to be on a waitlist. Some having waitlists up to 15 years.
-  Minimum wage is too low to cover the costs of living & housing.
- Housing markets within the GTA are constantly going up.
- Mortgage rates are too high for lower-middle class people & need a higher downpayment.

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If you click "About The Program" they have entered how long the wait list is for per unit. (ex, Bachelors, 1bedroom etc)

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MyAccesstoHousingTO is the online application portal for households applying for or managing their existing application for Rent-Geared-to-Income housing. Applicants who are already on the Centralized Waiting List will need a unique code to log in, which is being sent in the mail between July 2021 and February 2022. If you have an existing application, please watch the registration video.

Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI), or subsidized housing, is made available by the City of Toronto to make rent affordable for households. In most cases, RGI rent is 30% of a household's monthly Adjusted Family Net Income (AFNI). The AFNI is determined annually using each household member's Notice of Assessment (annual income tax return). If you receive social assistance, the rent is based on the rent benefit set by the Ontario government.

Currently, the number of people needing subsidized housing is greater than the number of units available. As a result, there are significant wait times for an applicant to receive housing. We encourage applicants to consider Rent-Geared-to-Income housing as a long-term housing plan, not an immediate solution to housing needs or emergency situations. If you require emergency shelter, contact Central Intake at 416-338-4766.

Resource Centre Location and Hours of Operation

Access to Housing provides in-person services at 176 Elm St. Toronto, north of Dundas St. and west of University Ave., near St Patrick subway station.

We offer services in-person, by appointment during our office hours:

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Holiday Hours: The Resource Centre will be closed December 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30, 2022. Regular business hours will resume January 3, 2023, Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Services Offered at the Resource Centre

At the Access to Housing Resource Centre at 176 Elm Street, you can receive the following services:

Before you visit, you should know that:
Online Access

You can use the MyAccesstoHousingTO online application portal to apply, manage or update your application for RGI housing.
Appointments

You must book an appointment to guarantee service. If you do not have an appointment there is no guarantee you can receive service and you will only be served if there is an available time slot.

Bring the following items to your appointment: reservation code, government issued identification card and any applicable documents. If you do not have these items, you may not be able to receive service and will be directed to book an appointment at a later.

Prepare for your appointment by gathering any documents required to discuss applying for RGI housing or maintaining an application. Applicable documents may include: government issued identification card, proof of status in Canada, notice of assessment, SPP application and support documents. Clients can visit toronto.ca/accesstohousing to determine the documents required for their appointment.

Make photocopies of any applicable documents in advance of your appointment. Photocopy services are not available to the public at the Access to Housing Resource Centre.

Arrive 5 minutes prior to your scheduled appointment. If you are more than 10 minutes late, your appointment will be automatically cancelled and you will need to reschedule.

Be prepared to show staff your government issued identification card to confirm your appointment and discuss your application.

You are required to have an email address to apply for RGI housing.

Computers

MyAccesstoHousingTO is the City of Toronto's new online application portal for households applying for or managing their application for Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto.

MyAccesstoHousingTO provides a convenient and secure way to interact with the City. Applicants can submit all required documentation, update and view the status of their application and receive notifications from a smartphone, tablet or computer.

The City has implemented a new way for applicants on the Centralized Waiting List to access RGI housing in Toronto called the choice-based housing offer process.

With the choice-based housing offer process, as an applicant, you will be able to:

see detailed information in your MyAccesstoHousingTO about available buildings and units, including photos, move-in dates and accessibility features

choose units of interest

make a more informed decision when selecting a unit

sign up to receive email notifications when new information is posted.

Benefits of Using MyAccesstoHousingTO

View the status of your application

Receive notifications and important updates

View and update information including adding household members, or changing your contact information

Upload required supporting documents, including Status in Canada documents, Signed Consent and Declaration Form and Notice of Assessment

Participate in the new choice-based housing offer process

How to Access Your Account
Log in to MyAccesstoHousingTO
Watch the video tutorial below to learn how to complete your MyAccesstoHousingTO registration, or read the step-by-step instructions.

Step-by-Step Instructions

In the portal, select "Click here to register", then "I have an application" and enter the code you received in your letter.Do not select "I do not have an application", as this will result in a new application date for your household.

Enter your name exactly as it appears on the top of your letter. If you have a middle name, include it in the "First Name" field. Enter the same phone number you provided on your application. You will also need an email address to create an account. You will also be able to receive notifications about your application by email.

Review the information in each section of your application to ensure it is correct.

In the "Documents" section, upload the following for each member of your household:

a valid Canadian status document for all household members

your most recent Notice(s) of Assessment, for all household members over 16 years of age. (For more information about exceptions, go to the How to Apply section.)

other documents that you will be asked to upload based on your application

Digitally sign the Consent and Declaration for all household members 16 years of age and older through the "Sign and Submit" section.

Need Help?

Download the MyAccesstoHousingTO Applicant Guide:

For more assistance, see the Need Help section of this web page.

For free access to a computer or Wi-Fi, visit your local Toronto Public Library.

About the Centralized Waiting List and Offer Process

Information for All Applicants

Once your application is processed as eligible, you will be placed on the Centralized Waiting List, which is managed by Access to Housing.

Applicants are served on a first-come, first-served basis, and applicants with the older application dates receive an offer of housing first, unless applicants are eligible for priority status.

Housing providers, including Toronto Community Housing Corporation, non-profit and co-operative housing providers use the Centralized Waiting List to select and house applicants for rent-geared-to-income assistance. Housing providers have a list of applicants waiting for housing according to their priority ranking on the Centralized Waiting List.

There is currently a long waiting list for applicants with a chronological ranking. An applicant can expect to wait:

Wait times may vary depending on a number of factors including how many buildings an applicant selects and the location of those buildings.

Accessibility & Special Needs

If you or members of your household use a mobility device on a full or part-time basis or have mobility issues, you can request a fully or partially modified unit. Modifications vary by unit and can include features such as grab bars, lowered countertops, and wider doorframes.

By indicating your accessibility needs during application, you may be eligible for a modified unit. You may also accept an offer for a non-modified unit and discuss needed accessibility modifications with your housing provider.

Applicants who require overnight care from a caregiver or space for medical equipment can apply for an additional bedroom. Learn more under How to Apply.

Buildings with Mandates

Some buildings have an approved mandate to house a particular group of people. In buildings with approved mandates, households who apply for units must include at least one person who qualifies for the mandate. For example, some mandates require that tenants be seniors, artists or member of a specific cultural community. Learn more under Information for Applicants on the Centralized Waiting List.

The Choice-Based Housing Offer Process

The City has implemented a new way for applicants on the Centralized Waiting List to access RGI housing in Toronto called the choice-based housing offer process..

With the choice-based housing offer process, as an applicant, you will be able to:

see detailed information in your MyAccesstoHousingTO about available buildings and units, including photos, move-in dates and accessibility features, and choose units of interest

make a more informed decision when selecting a unit

sign up to receive email notifications when new information is posted

In compliance with the Housing Services Act, the City moved to a Single Offer Rule in 2022. This means that as of January 1, 2022, you will be eligible to receive only one offer of suitable RGI housing. If you refuse this offer, you will be removed from the Centralized Waiting List. While you are eligible to re-apply, you will receive a new application date and will start at the bottom of the Centralized Waiting List. If your file is cancelled due to a refusal you 30 days to request a review of the decision.

Anyone may apply for Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing as long as they meet the following criteria:

At least one member of the household is 16 years or older

At least one member of the household is able to live independently, with or without support services

Each member of the household can prove status in Canada as one of the following:

a Canadian citizen

a permanent resident of Canada

an applicant for Canadian permanent resident status

a refugee claimant or Convention refugee

Applicants are required to submit a Notice of Assessment for the current taxation year prior to accepting an offer of housing (see more under How to Apply)

Please note that the City of Toronto will check the household members' names to ensure they do not owe money to housing providers or have a conviction related to RGI housing.

If you own a residential property, you must disclose this when you apply. You must sell the property, or your share in it, within six months of moving into subsidized housing. If you fail to do so, you may not receive an offer of housing, or lose your subsidy.

If you do not have income, should you receive a housing offer, you would be required to seek income such as Ontario Works.

Log in to the MyAccesstoHousingTO portal to apply for Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing, upload all required documentation and manage your account.

Don't have a Wi-Fi enabled device or need help? See the Need Help section of this web page for a list of resources to help with your application and/or access a computer.

Required Documents

To apply for Rent-Geared-to-Income housing, you will need to upload the following for all household members:

Legal status in Canada documentation for all household members

Information about any money owed to, or re-payment plans with a Social Housing Provider

Consent and Declaration for all household members over 16 years of age

Other income, including income generated from assets is to be declared in the application

To accept an offer of housing, applicants will also need to submit the most recent tax year's Notice of Assessment for all household members 16 years of age and older, with the exception of:

newcomers who have been in Canada for less than one year

individuals identified as part of a priority group, including those experiencing homelessness, vulnerable families or youth who were 16 or 17 years old when they applied to the Centralized Waiting list

Examples of acceptable documents to prove status in Canada include:

Canadian Birth Certificate

Citizenship Card

Permanent Resident Card

Refugee approval documents with valid expiry dates

View a full list of proof of Canadian status documents.

If you wish for the City of Toronto to communicate with someone other than yourself about the details of your application you must first provide written authorization. You can also indicate alternate contacts in your MyAccesstoHousingTO application.

Commercial Rent Supplement Program

While completing your application, you can express interest in the City's Commercial Rent Supplement program, which provides a Rent-Geared-to-Income subsidy to eligible households in specific private market rental buildings.

Learn more about the program, including how it works.

Special Needs & Additional Bedrooms

To request a modified unit, or an additional bedroom for an overnight caregiver or storing eligible medical equipment, you and your physician must complete the appropriate form:

Caregivers or home care agencies may need to submit additional forms. Please ensure you upload the completed form(s) to your MyAccesstoHousingTO account.

Information for Applicants on the Centralized Waiting List

If you are an eligible applicant on the Centralized Waiting List, please take note of the following requirements and information.

Log in to the MyAccesstoHousingTO portal. You will need to enter your registration code, which will be mailed to you between July 15, 2021 and February 8, 2022. For more information on when you will receive your code, go to MyAccesstoHousingTO Registration Code Mailing Schedule.

Keeping your application up-to-date is your responsibility and will ensure housing providers are able to reach you at the time of offer. If you do not keep your application up-to-date, it could result in a housing offer being counted as a refusal or your file being cancelled.

The City of Toronto may use the information from your application to identify other housing benefits for which you may be eligible.

Housing Options
View Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing Listings
Buildings with Mandates

Some buildings have an approved mandate to house a particular group of people. In buildings with approved mandates, households who apply for units must include at least one person who qualifies for the mandate. For example, some mandates require that tenants be seniors, artists or member of a specific cultural community. View a list of buildings with mandates.

To apply for mandate housing:

Seniors' Housing

Households with at least one member aged 59 or older are automatically approved for buildings with a seniors' mandate.

Maintain Eligibility

Keeping your information up-to-date

In order to maintain your eligibility, you must update your MyAccesstoHousingTO account with any changes to your information, including:

address

phone number

email address

number of household members and their information

different contact name on application

income

immigration status

Annual Notice of Assessment

Applicants are required to submit their most recent tax year's Notice of Assessment (NOA) for all household members 16 years of age or older.

The following applicants are not required to submit an NOA to accept a housing offer:

Newcomers who have been in Canada for less than one year

Individuals identified as part of a priority group, including those experiencing homelessness, vulnerable families or youth who were 16 or 17 years old when they applied to the Centralized Waiting list

Applicants are encouraged to upload their NOA at the time of application and update their accounts annually to ensure eligibility.

Notice of Assessments can be submitted to the City through the MyAccesstoHousingTO portal.

Existing applicants will receive an email notification when the annual deadline to submit their NOA is approaching.

Maintaining your RGI Subsidy

Once you are living in a subsidized/RGI unit, you must inform your housing provider about changes to your situation that might affect your subsidy within 30 days. These include:

a permanent change in who lives with you

if a member of your household stops being a full-time student

if a member of your household started or stopped receiving social assistance

if a member of your social assistance benefit unit had a permanent increase in income

if a member of your household has had their income tax return reassessed or additionally assessed since their last Income and RGI Review

any change in any member of your household's right to stay in Canada.

If you own or lease residential property that can be lived in year-round, to be eligible for RGI housing you must transfer, sell, donate or surrender that property or lease within 180 days of obtaining RGI housing.

Households receiving an RGI subsidy must:

Loss of Eligibility for RGI Assistance

Once housed, if a household stops meeting RGI program requirements, they could lose their RGI assistance. If you receive a Notice of Decision - Loss of Eligibility (LOE) for RGI Assistance, contact your housing provider immediately. You may be able to resolve the issue before the effective date (the day your rent will change to market rent).

When a household receives a Notice of Decision - LOE for RGI Assistance, they can request a review of that decision from the City of Toronto, LOE Review Body. A copy of the Request for Review form must be provided by your housing provider with the Notice of Decision.

If you need emergency shelter, please call the Central Intake at 416-338-4766. A local Housing Help Centre can help you with your RGI application, assist you in accessing other housing options or keep your existing housing and avoid eviction.

Need help with understanding your subsidized housing options or completing your application? There are three ways you can get support.

In Person

Visit a Housing Help Centre near you to help you:

Phone

Call the Application Support Centre at 416-338-8888, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Other Supports and Benefits

To identify a personalized list of City of Toronto services and benefits for which you may be eligible, please complete the brief survey in the Services and Benefits Finder Tool.

Find a free tax clinic in your area for support in getting your Notice of Assessment.

Access free WiFi or a computer at any Toronto Public Library location.

Internal Transfer Requests

Existing tenants cannot manage internal transfers within RGI buildings through the MyAccesstoHousingTO portal. Existing RGI tenants looking to move to a different unit within the same building should contact their Housing Provider.

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MyAccesstoHousingTO is the online application portal for households applying for or managing their existing application for Rent-Geared-to-Income housing. Applicants who are already on the Centralized Waiting List will need a unique code to log in, which is being sent in the mail between July 2021 and February 2022.