Housing

At home Durham

At Home in Durham aims to improve affordability and access to housing, protect the existing affordable housing supply, encourage housing diversity, and build capacity in the housing system. It commits to the initiation of the development of 1,000 new affordable rental housing units by 2024 – including new supportive and transitional housing opportunities for vulnerable low-income residents.

Goal 1: End homelessness in Durham
Goal 2: Affordable rent for everyone
Goal 3: Greater housing choice
Goal 4: Strong and vibrant neighbourhoods

At Home in Durham is supported by the Master Housing Strategy and the recommendations of the Affordable and Seniors’ Housing Task Force. 

City of Oshawa

The City of Oshawa is committed to working collaboratively with all levels of government and development partners to address the current housing crisis and to ensure more housing is affordable to more people.

Although the City is not responsible for building homes it has advanced the following:

• Continuing to review plans for new homes to make sure they meet the rules set by the Province and the City. View our progress on the Housing Dashboard
• Partnering with the Region to revitalize community housing in two housing communities with over 500 units combined
• Supporting the Region’s redevelopment of the former Ritson Public School to include mixed-use, sustainably-built housing along with community programs
• Implementing e-permitting for all development and building permit types to speed up development approvals
• Implementing systems to monitor and publicly report on application processing times, with an emphasis on continuous assessment and improvement
• Offering City-owned surplus lands to accommodate housing projects
• Community Improvement Plans
• Incentives

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