Housing Access

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17150 Yonge St, 5th Fl
Newmarket, ON
L3Y 8V3
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Toll-Free: 1-877-464-9675
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Fax: 905-830-5023
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Application

Call for more information, or complete and submit subsidized housing application form and other forms/documents as required

All forms are available online and at the office, or can be mailed to applicants on request; completed forms can be mailed, emailed, faxed or dropped off at the office

For wheelchair accessible units, applicant must have doctor complete Request for Modified Accessible Unit form; for special priority status, complete and submit Verification of Abuse and Request for Special Priority forms

Notice of Decision will include instructions on option to appeal the decision of rejected; once accepted, applicant can refuse first two offers of a unit, but will no longer be eligible if third offer refused

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

York residents who are legal residents of Canada or refugee claimants unable to afford full market rent, and who meet Housing Access eligibility requirements:

  • applicant must be 16 years or older

  • all household members must have legal status in the country

  • cannot owe money to a former social housing provider

  • cannot be under a deportation, departure or exclusion order to leave Canada

  • annual household income must be less than $80,000

  • total value of assets must be less than $75,000

  • must be able to live independently


    Also special priority status for victims and survivors of domestic abuse or human trafficking whose safety is at risk

  • Fees

    Call or visit website for details on subsidies

    Contacts

    Helen Aston - Program Manager

    Languages

    English

    Accessibility Note

    Fully accessible

    Description of Services:

    Administers centralized waiting list for approximately 5,000 subsidized rental housing units in York Region, operated by Housing York Inc (see separate record) and non-profit and co-operative housing organizations
    • subsidies for successful applicants are generally based on income
    • determines eligibility for outside programs such as Portable Housing Benefit (Special Priority Housing Category)
    Last updated: Nov 24, 2024: Suggest an edit