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Resolution Number 2013-1004
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Subject: Peel's 10-Year Housing Plan
I am writing to advise that Regional Council approved the following resolution at its meeting
held on Thursday, November 28, 2013:
Resolution 2013-1004
That Peel's 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan be approved;
And further, that a copy of the report of the Commissioners of Human
Services, Health Services, Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer,
dated November 5, 2013, titled, "Peel's 10-Year Housing Plan" and the
Plan be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing as the
Service Manager's submission, for Ministerial review and comments, as
required by the Housing Services Act, 2011;
And further, that a copy of the subject report and the Plan be forwarded to
the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the Town of Caledon, for their
information.
Peel's plan is a community strategy that integrates housing and homelessness systems
planning with a focus on people, and their needs. Navigating "the system" is
challenging and our community has compelled us to work collaboratively as orders of
government with community organizations to focus on creating better outcomes for our
residents. The Plan focuses on what Council can influence through funding, policy and
planning and sets a strategic vision for our community and an aspirational goal:
"everyone has a home and homelessness is eliminated".
Peel's plan was developed with the community and focuses on the conditions that need
to be met for our goal to be achieved. This includes ensuring there is there is sufficient
housing stock based on the needs of individuals and families throughout their life. It
also recognizes that people need financial capacity and personal support to retain and
maintain their housing and those systems need to be integrated. Building the capacity
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of our community and creating an enabling environment that connects housing to other
services (transit, food, employment) is critical. An integrated housing system is the
foundational element upon which healthy, vibrant and prosperous communities can
flourish.
While Peel, as the Service Manager, is responsible for providing leadership to develop,
approve and implement an integrated Housing and Homelessness Plan, in consultation
with the community, this plan is a community strategy with shared ownership for our
success. The success of Peel's Plan is contingent on the continued commitment of all
stakeholders - community members, organizations, the private sector and all orders of
government to work collaboratively as partners in the housing system. We appreciate
the involvement and support of your staff during the plan development stage and
anticipate your ongoing support and commitment to housing as we enter the
implementation phase.
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Emil Kolb
Regional Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Janet Menard, Commissioner, Human Services, Region of Peel
Also sent to:
Crystal Greer, City Clerk, City of Mississauga
Carey deGorter, Clerk, Town of Caledon
The Regional Municipality Of Peel
10 Peel Centre Dr., Brampton, ON L6T4B9 905-791-7800 Fax 905-791-2567
Website: peelregion.ca
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Meeting Date: November 28, 2013
Regional Council
DATE:
November 5, 2013
REPORT TITLE: PEEL'S 10-YEAR HOUSING PLAN
FROM:
Janet Menard, Commissioner of Human Services
Norma Trim, Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of CorporateServices
Janette Smith, Commissioner of Health Services
RECOMMENDATION
That Peel's 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan be approved;
And further, that the report and the Plan be forwarded to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing as the Service Manager's submission, for Ministerial review and comments,
as required by the Housing Services Act, 2011;
And further, that the report and the Plan be forwarded to the Cities of Brampton and
Mississauga, and the Town of Caledon, for their information.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
The provincial Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy (LTAHS) provides a new
affordable housing framework and sets the broader vision for the housing system in the
province and local communities.
The Housing Services Act, 2011 requires Service Managers to develop and approve a
Housing and Homelessness Plan by January 1, 2014 for their communities.
Peel's Housing and Homelessness Plan sets a strategic vision for the housing system
over the next 10 years.
The Plan integrates housing and homelessness systems planning and identifies three key
areas: housing stock, individual and family capacity, and an integrated system.
The Plan development was aligned with the principles of putting people first, partnerships,
rnclusivity, fiscal responsibility, and locally driven to meet local needs.
The engagement process was shared by community stakeholders and the Region and
resulted in approximately 700 individual responses that informed the content and priorities
in the Plan.
The Plan will help inform investment priorities to meet housing needs across the
continuum: including homelessness prevention, affordable rental housing, and home
ownership.
The Plan aligns with recent and ongoing housing and homelessness initiatives set under
the Region's Strategic Plan and Term of Council Priorities.
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DISCUSSION
1. Background
In November 2010, the Province released "Building Foundations: Building Futures ­
Ontario's Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy" (LTAHS). LTAHS provides a new
affordable housing framework and sets the vision: "to improve Ontarians' access to
adequate, suitable and affordable housing, and provide a solid foundation on which to
secure employment, raise families and build strong communities".
In Council's role as Service Manager there is an expectation to manage the housing system
including the requirement to develop a Housing and Homelessness Plan to support the
broad vision set by LTAHS. The Housing Services Act, 2011 requires that an integrated
Housing and Homelessness Plan be approved by the Service Manager by January 1, 2014.
The plan is meant to be aspirational in nature and set the direction for the community at
large. This role supports Council's efforts to align sector system planning with a focus on
improving services and outcomes for all people and the community.
The Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan sets a 10-year strategic vision for the housing
system. Based on community input, the Plan focuses on three key areas: housing stock,
individual and family capacity, and an integrated system, supported by 13 strategic and 33
supporting actions.
2. Plan Development
Regional staff established project teams to support the development of an integrated Plan
through a process that actively engaged stakeholders.
a) Community Reference Group
A Community Reference Group was established earlier this year to provide input and
advice in the development of the Plan to ensure that the interests of all sectors in the
housing system were represented. The Reference Group has multi-sector
representation, e.g.; homelessness network, community legal services, United Way of
Peel Region, non-profit and co-op housing providers, Regional Diversity Roundtable,
and Building Industry and Land Development Corporation. Moreover, staff from Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and all
three area municipalities are at the table. As a regular process, Regional Council
members were invited prior to each meeting. Please see Appendix I for a complete
membership list for the Community Reference Group. Community stakeholders provided
valuable input that informed the process and the development of the Plan.
b) Community Engagement
In order to facilitate the development of a community strategy, staff created an
engagement strategy that went beyond traditional consultation approaches to engage
community partners in a different way. The plan development process was designed to:
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Enabling Environment: The stakeholders identified that in addition to integration within the
housing system, coordination with other support systems is also important. For example,
coordinating policies, programs, and services such as Ontario Works / Ontario Disability
Support Program, transit, child care, healthcare services including community based health
care supports, and housing systems will provide better support for individuals and families
and ensure they are responsive to current needs.
4. The Housing and Homelessness Plan
The Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan is a first step in integrating the planning of
housing and homelessness systems. Unlike previous plans and strategies, the Peel Housing
and Homelessness Plan focuses on the entire housing continuum and sets a strategic vision
for Peel by articulating the aspirational goal: "Everyone has a home and homelessness is
eliminated".
Based on community input, the Plan identifies three key objectives around housing stock,
individual and family capacity, and an integrated system, supported by 13 strategic and 33
supporting actions.
• Objective 1 - Housing Stock: Available and accessible quality housing that meets
people's needs and preferences throughout their lives.
• Objective 2 - Individual and Family Capacity: An environment that helps people
secure and maintain housing at every stage of life.
• Objective 3 - Integrated System: Regardless of where individuals and families live,
they may need to access different types ofservices and supports. An integrated system
that supports people's housing needs efficiently and effectively.
The Plan focuses on putting people first and providing stable housing solutions to individuals
and families as the first step to improve their quality of life and achieve social and economic
outcomes. The Plan reinforces the importance of partnerships among non-profit, co
operative and private sectors to meet housing and support services needs in the community.
The Plan encourages innovation, cost saving measures, and environmental sustainability.
The Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan, while led by Region of Peel as part of our
responsibility as the Service Manager, is intended to be a community strategy,
acknowledging our shared responsibility in achieving the goal of this Plan.
The Plan includes a high-level implementation phasing that outlines priority actions to
address the community's needs throughout the full housing continuum (i.e., homelessness
prevention, supportive housing, suitable and affordable rental and ownership housing), as
well as services and programs.
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The Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan aligns with and complements other key
initiatives and Council's priorities including:
Regional Official Plan Amendment (ROPA) 23. 2009
Region of Peel Housing Strategy. 2010
Housing Investment Plan. 2011
Homelessness Partnering Strategy. 2011-2014
Community Investment Program. 2012
Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy Action Plan. 2012-2015
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Region of Peel's Strategic Plan and Term of Council Priorities
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ToCP 7: Increase supply of affordable housing options;
ToCP 8: Review core services provided by Human Services;
ToCP 11: Assess impact of aging population on health and human services;
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ToCP 19: Build community capacity; and
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ToCP 23: Deliver the services through integrated service delivery while ensuring the
efficient use of resources.
The strategic direction provided in the Plan will inform and guide several program and policy
decisions for Peel. It will support Regional Council in decision-making and determining the
investment priorities under the provincial funding through Community Homelessness
Prevention Investment (CHPI), Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH), etc. and federal
funding provided through Homelessness Prevention Strategy (HPS). The Plan will inform
regional investments under the Housing Investment Plan through the budget process. It is
hoped that the Plan will inform future Term of Council priorities and support the upcoming
Regional Official Plan review work (i.e., "housing" related policies) and the work undertaken
by area municipalities in their respective jurisdictions. In addition, the Plan is intended to
inform investments by government, other funders, community organizations and the Aging
Population Committee discussions on Regional roles for senior housing.
5. Next Steps
a) Ministerial Review
The Plan will be shared with the province, for ministerial review, to fulfill the
requirements of the Housing Services Act, 2011. The draft Peel Housing and
Homelessness Plan was shared with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing in
July this year and staff received preliminary comments, which are now incorporated in
the Plan.
b) implementation
The implementation of the Peel Housing and Homelessness Plan will involve several
components such as: establishing a governance framework; developing targets; and
measuring and reporting of progress in achieving strategic objectives and outcomes.
i. Phasing of implementing actions
The actions identified in the Plan are phased over the next 10 years. The timelines of
the phases align with the Regional Council's terms of office. The first year (2014) will
focus on actions that represent work currently underway or which are foundational for
work to move forward in the subsequent years. Key examples of such actions include:
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Supporting the implementation of key planning tools such as strengthening
second units related policies in the Regional Official Plan (ROP) to support area
municipalities' work and review of potential implementation of existing
Community Improvement Plan policies (Strategic action 1.1 of the Plan).
• Continue the work in developing a long-term "Peel Renovates" program that
would support accessibility adaptations, allow for health and safety features in
second units, among other items (Supporting action 1.2.2).
• Continue collaboration with community partners in integrating the delivery of
support services, such as the work on employment supports and community
health supports (Strategic actions 2.1, 2.3 and 3.2).
• Ongoing research and review of housing development models with focus on
leveraging partnerships (Supporting Actions 1.4.1 and 3.2.1).
• Continue advocacy efforts related to living wage and long-term funding
commitment from the federal government (Supporting action 3.5.2).
Actions not starting in the first year will begin in 2015 and continue throughout the
third phase of the Plan's implementation.
ii. Leadership
The Region of Peel as the Service Manager is responsible to develop, monitor
progress and review the Plan and shifts Council's role from just providing subsidized
housing and related services and programs to influencing the entire housing
continuum. As such, the Region's role covers the entire continuum from homelessness
prevention to home ownership. Our collective success in implementing the Plan relies
on existing and new partnerships, collaboration and investment by all stakeholders.
Recognizing the importance of shared leadership, an implementation model that
engages key stakeholders including all orders of government, community partners,
private sector and residents is required. Staff will work with the Community Reference
Group in 2014 to create a model that considers existing opportunities with networks or
tables (e.g. the Peel Poverty Reduction Strategy's Housing Task Force) with common
objectives to support integration of system planning efforts.
iii. Integrated Systems and Business Planning
This Plan will inform interdepartmental initiatives, services, and resource allocation
through the Social Development Program Plan and other core business and
operational plans across the Corporation.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
The pee| Housing and Homelessness Plan's strategic and supporting actions, some of which
are ongoing initiatives, will influence the 2014 and subsequent Human Services budgets.
Solutions will be assessed using Peel's long term financial planning model to inform decision
making with respect to Peel's long term sustainability and optimum return on investment. Within
the 2014 budget, a strategy will be developed to redeploy existing base funding of $3 million
dollars to support the creation of 360 additional rent subsidies.
The Plan presents opportunities to inform investment priorities for Regional Council that will
address the full continuum of services and housing options necessary to achieve the
aspirational goal to prevent homelessness and address the housing needsof Peel residents.
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CONCLUSION
The creation of a housing system, that provides adequate, suitable, and affordable housing
options that allow individuals and families tosecure employment, raise families, and build strong
communities, requires all stakeholders to work differently as well as collaboratively. No one
organization or level of government can achieve success on their own. This 10-year Strategic
Plan for the housing system in Peel will guide our shared efforts to build communities where
individuals and families can thrive and everyone has housing options and a place to call home.
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Janet Menard
Commissioner of Human Services
Janette Smith
Commissioner of Health Services
Norma Trim
Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of
Corporate Services
Approved for Submission:
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D. Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer
For furtherinformation regarding this report, please contact Lisa Duarte or Juliet Jackson at
extension 4862 or via email at [email protected] /[email protected]
Authored By: Sue Ritchie, Manager, Design and Development, Federico Cartin-Arteaga,
Supervisor, Strategic Planning, and Archana Vyas, Specialist, Strategic Policy and Research
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APPENDIX I
Community Reference Group Membership
Aamna Ashraf, Peel Newcomer Strategy Group (PNSG)
Alana De Gasperis, Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD)
Anita Stellinga, United Way of Peel Region
Brad Rutz, Peel Regional Police
Brett Barnes, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Chantelle Perera, Mississauga Community Legal Services
Daniella Balasal, City of Brampton
David Colgan, Central West Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
Emily Irvine, City of Mississauga
Heather MacDonald, City of Mississauga
Ian Russell, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH)
Joe Mifsud, Britannia Glen Co-op representing co-operative housing providers
Marisa Williams, Town of Caledon
Martin Blake, Daniels Corporation representing Building Industry and Land Development (BILD)
Mike Chopowick, Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario
Nancy Bratkovic, Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
Norma English, North Peel and Dufferin Community Legal Services
Patrick Williams, Brampton Mississauga and District Labour Council (BMDLC)
Richard Brown, SharED Homelessness Network
Roman Spektor, Pathway Non Profit Housing, representing non-profit housing providers
Sophie Taylor, Peel Halton Co-operative Housing Federation
Thomas Fischer, Habitat for Humanity, representing Peel Poverty Steering Committee
Varsha Naik, Peel District School Board, representing Regional Diversity Roundtable
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