February 1, 2017
Our Community 10-Year Affordable Housing
and Homelessness Prevention Strategy
The County as the Consolidated
Municipal Service Manager
The Province of Ontario has designated The County of Simcoe as the
Consolidated Municipal Service Manager (CMSM) for this area, and as such
the County is mandated to deliver certain services for its member municipalities
and cities of Barrie and Orillia.
These services include:
• Social housing
• Homelessness prevention services
• Ontario Works
• Children’s services
• Paramedic Services
Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee (AHA)
An Affordable Housing Advisory
Committee, a sub-committee of
Council, was then formed in 2014,
to facilitate the development of an
Implementation Plan that turns the
objectives of the Strategy into
recommendations for specific action.
Implementation Plan
• The implementation planning is broken into 3 phases:
• Phase 1 : January 2014 to December 2017, 895 Units
• Phase 2: January 2018 to December 2020, 895 Units
• Phase 3: January 2021 to December 2023, 895 Units
• Every municipality has a target.
• A variety of approaches are being used to achieve targets under
Federal/Provincial funding programs:
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Rental Development
Affordable Home Ownership Program
Ontario Renovates
Rent Supplement/Housing Allowance
• County-funded Programs were introduced in 2016:
• Secondary Suite Program
• Rent Subsidy Program
2014 – 2016 Highlights
• Progress has been made on reaching the target of phase one of the
implementation plan for 2014-2017 to create 895 units of affordable housing
• 420 units as of December 31, 2016
• County Council has committed municipal funding to create units in the
2016/17 budget cycles
• $7.5 Million in municipal funding committed
• Collingwood re-development of Social Housing site
• Advocacy by the County
• Association of Municipalities of Ontario (A.M.O.) Conference
• OGRA/ROMA Conference
Creation of County-Funded
Programs
• Secondary Suites Program
• $1.5 Million allocated for 2016/17
• To create approximately
60 affordable units for low to
moderate income renter
households
• Rent Subsidy Program
• $6 Million Approved
• To assist approximately 100 low
to moderate income households
(phased-in approach 2016/17)
Development Charges and
Property Taxes – Rebates
• County has a budget of $200,000 per year to rebate County portion of
Development charges for affordable housing developed outside of
Federal /Provincial programs
• County provides a property tax grant to federal/provincial affordable housing
projects equivalent to difference between County taxes at multi-residential
rate and single residential rate
• Member municipalities have provided similar grants regarding their multiresidential/residential tax differentials
New Rental Development
Since Federal-Provincial affordable rental capital programs began in 2002:
• 14 projects
• 451 units
• 7 municipalities
• $35.5M in program funds
In 2016:
• a further 6 projects have been approved under Federal/Provincial funding:
• 139 units
• One has started construction
• 5 at pre construction
• 5 municipalities
• $15.4M in program funds
Orillia
Orillia
Angus
Barrie
Barrie
Collingwood
Municipal Liaison Group
• Key contacts from each member municipality were appointed
• Staff to staff discussion, info-sharing, and planning opportunities
• Objective: to move Our Community 10-Year Affordable Housing and
Homelessness Strategy forward at the local level
• Monitoring and tracking affordable housing units
• Reporting processes
• Providing input on municipal housing tools and incentives
Municipal Planning
Tools and Incentives
Based on the consultations with municipal and private sectors:
• 100% Development Charge Relief
• 100% Property Tax Incentives
• 100% Waived Planning and Building Fees
• Reduced/Waived Parkland Dedication Requirements
• Reduced Parking Requirements
• Dedicated Project Manager/Fast Track Approval System
• Pre-zoned Areas (Flexible Zoning)
• Surplus Land (Pre-Approved)
• Economical Built Forms
• Capital Funding
• Promotion of Inclusionary Zoning
10-Year Affordable Housing and
Homelessness Prevention Strategy
Values
• Access to housing options and necessary supports throughout the life cycle.
• Collaboration amongst levels of government, community partners and systems,
recognizing that the need for safe, affordable, healthy housing connects all of our
mandates as we strive for people-centered solutions.
• Support for the critical role of the private sector in the creation of housing stock
• Diversity in our housing stock, ensuring variety of tenure, affordability, style,
and proximity to amenities.
Contact Details
Greg Bishop
General Manager, Social and Community Services
[email protected]
705-722-3132 ext 1116
Arfona Zwiers
Director, Social Housing
[email protected]
705-725-7215 ext 1115
John Connell
Acting Implementation Manager
[email protected]
705-725-7215 ext 1149