Your local guide to community housing

Across Ontario, Coordinated Access Centres are your one-stop shop for community housing information. These centres are your gateway to community housing resources and the simplest way to learn about available options and how to access non-profit housing in your area.

These groups provide information for tenants on:

  • How to access community housing in the area
  • What housing organizations are available near you
  • What application form all housing groups use
  • Advice on how to find the right housing for you
  • How to be placed on the waiting lists

Ready to start? Find your local center below.

Find your local coordinated access centre in Ontario

Select your region:

Toronto
Central Ontario
Southern Ontario
Southwestern Ontario
Eastern Ontario
Northern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario

Access community housing in Toronto

Access to Housing (Housing Connections)
Housing Connections is responsible for maintaining the centralized waiting list for rent-geared-to-income housing in Toronto.

Phone: (416) 338-8888
Fax: (416) 397-7401
Website(s): www.toronto.ca or www.housingconnections.ca

176 Elm Street
Toronto, ON M5T 3M4

The Access Point
The Access Point manages waiting lists for supportive housing and other support services in Toronto. 

Phone: (416) 640‐1934
Fax: (416) 499-9716
Website: theaccesspoint.ca

661 Yonge Street 4th Floor
Toronto, ON M4Y-1Z5

Access community housing in Central Ontario

Dufferin County Housing Access
51 Zina Street
Orangeville, Ontario
L9W 1E5
Phone: (519) 941-8221
Fax: (519) 941-9444
Email: housing@dufferincounty.on.ca

Durham Region Housing Access Centre (3 Branches)
Website: www.region.durham.on.ca

Durham Region Housing Services
605 Rossland Road
Whitby, Ontario L1N 6A3
Phone: 905-666-6222
Fax: 905-666-6225
Toll Free: 1-800-372-1102

Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation
28A Albert St.
Oshawa, ON L1H 8S5
Phone: 905-436-6610 / 905-686-1278
Fax: 905-436-5361
Website: www.durham-housing.com
email: tenantservices@durham-housing.com

Housing Help Durham
134 Commercial Ave.
Ajax, ON L1S 2H5
Phone: 905-686-4109
Fax: 905-686-4157

Grey County Owen Sound Housing
595 9th Ave. East
Owen Sound, ON N4K 3E3
Phone: (519) 376-5744
Fax: (519) 376-0445
Website: www.greycounty.on.ca

Kawartha Lakes (Haliburton and Victoria County)
322 Kent St. West, 1st Floor
Lindsay, ON K9V 4S7
Phone: (705) 324-6401
Fax: (705) 328-2875
Toll Free: 1-866-795-7683
Website: www.city.kawarthalakes.on.ca

Muskoka Community Housing
280 Manitoba Street, #1
Bracebridge, ON P1L 1S5
Phone: (705) 645-9261
Fax: (705) 645-5319
Toll Free: 1-800-461-4215
Email: MCSinfo@muskoka.on.ca
Website: www.muskoka.on.ca

County Of Simcoe Social Housing Division
64 Cedar Pointe Dr., Unit 1405
Barrie, ON L4N 5R7
Phone: (705) 725-7215
Website: www.county.simcoe.on.ca

Northumberland County
860 William Street
Cobourg, ON K9A 3A9
Phone: (905) 372-3329 ext. 295
Fax: (905) 372-6463
Toll Free: 1-800-354-7050 ext. 295
Website: www.northumberland.com

Peel Access to Housing
10 Peel Centre Drive 
Brampton, ON L6T 3R5
Phone: (905) 453-1300
Fax: (905) 453-1308
Email: info@peelaccesstohousing.on.ca

Housing Access Peterborough
526 McDonnel Street, Office Suite
Peterborough, ON K9H 0A6
Phone: (705) 742-4499
Fax: (705) 742-1404

York Region
Community Services and Housing
Housing and Residential Services Division
465 Davis Drive, Suite 318
Newmarket, ON L3Y 7T9
Phone: (905) 830-4444 ext. 2700
Fax: (905) 830-5023
Toll Free: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 2700
Website: http://www.york.ca

Access community housing in Southern Ontario

City of Brantford – Housing Department 
220 Colborne Street
Brantford, ON  N3T 5R7
Phone:  (519) 759-3330
Fax:  (519) 759-1932
Website: http://www.brantford.ca/residents/support_services/housing/Pages/default.aspx

Haldimand County and Norfolk County Housing Registry
100 Colborne Street North
Simcoe, ON N3Y 3V1
Phone: (519) 426-7792
Fax: (519) 426-7630
Email: hnha@kwic.com

Halton Region Access to Community Housing (HATCH)
1151 Bronte Road
Oakville, ON L6M 3LI
Phone: (905) 825-6262
Fax: (905) 825-8822
Website: http://www.halton.ca/

Hamilton-Wentworth Region
Access to Housing Office
499 King St East (apply in person)
Phone: (905)524-2228

Housing Help Center
119 Main St E, 
Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z3
Phone: (905) 526-8100
Fax: (905) 528-1448

City Housing Hamilton
181 Main Street West
Hamilton, ON L8P 4R2
Phone: (905) 523-8496
Fax: (905) 546-2762
Website: https://www.hamilton.ca/

Niagara Regional Housing
Housing Access Centre
1815 Sir Isaac Brock Way
Thorold, ON L2V 3Z3
Phone: (905) 682-9201
Fax: (905) 935-0476
Email: info@nrh.ca
Website: www.nrh.ca/

Waterloo Region
Region of Waterloo Co-ordinated Access System
Website (for all locations): www.regionofwaterloo.ca/housing

Applications can be picked up at:

Community Housing Access Centre (main CHAC office)
Region of Waterloo
235 King Street, East, 6th Floor
Kitchener, ON N2G 4N5
Phone: 519-575-4833
Fax: 519-893-8648
TTY: 519-575-4605

Eby Village – House of Friendship
50 Eby Street South
Kitchener, ON N2G 3L1
Phone: 519-578-5203
Fax: 519-570-2475

Waterloo Regional Homes for Mental Health
618 King Street West
Kitchener, ON N2G 1C8
Phone: 519-742-3191
Fax: 519-742-5232

YWCA Lincoln Road Apartments
155 Lincoln Road
Waterloo, ON N2J 4S7
Phone: 519-747-2200
Fax: 519-747-4475

Community Housing Access Centre (CHAC)
Region of Waterloo
150 Main Street
Cambridge, ON N1R 8H6
Phone: 519-575-4833
Fax: 519-740-5957
TTY: 519-575-4605

Guelph Wellington County
Wellington and Guelph Housing Services
138 Wyndham Street
Guelph, ON N1H 4E8
Phone: (519) 824-7822
Fax: (519) 837-6349
Toll Free: 1-877-668-9442 (in 519 area only)

Access centres in Southwestern Ontario

Bruce County Social Housing Registry
C/O Bruce County Housing Authority
325 Lambton Street, Box 1450
Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2Z4
Phone: (519) 396-3439
Fax: (519) 396-3499
Email: housingregistry@bmts.com

Elgin County
Access to Affordable Housing Elgin
C/O Elgin & St. Thornas Housing Authority
9 Princess Ave., Suite #5
St. Thomas, Ontario N5R 3V3
Phone: (519) 631-4580
Fax: (519) 633-8035
Email: hsgmgr@on.aibn.com

Central Housing Registry Windsor Essex County

Windsor Location
2470 Dougall Avenue, Unit 6
Windsor, Ontario N8X 1T2
Phone: (519) 254-6994
Fax: (519) 254-9166
Email: chrwec@wechc.com
Website: www.chrwec.com 

Essex Location
15C Talbot St. North
Essex, Ontario N8M 1A5
Phone: (519) 776-4631
Fax: (519) 776-5510
Toll Free: 1-800-265-6947
Email: chrwec@wechc.com
Website: www.chrwec.com 

Huron County Social Housing
77722B London Road, RR#5
Clinton, ON N0M 1L0
Phone: (519)482-8612
Fax: (519) 482-1632

Chatham-Kent
435 Grand Ave. West
PO Box 1230
Chatham, ON N7M 5L8
Phone: (519) 351-8573
Fax: (519) 351-5090
Email: CKsocialhousing@city.chatham-kent.on.ca
Website: www.city.chatham-kent.on.ca

London Housing Access Centre
379 Dundas Street East, Suite 116
London, ON N6B 1V5
Phone: (519) 661-0861
Fax: (519) 661-4466
Email: hac@london.ca

Oxford County Co-ordinated Access Centre
93 Graham St., Lower Level
P. O. Box 397
Woodstock, ON N4S 7Y3
Phone: (519) 539-9800 ext. 397
Fax: (519) 539-0037
Toll Free: 1-800-265-1015 ext. 397

Stratford
82 Erie Street, Second Floor
Stratford, ON N5A 2M4
Phone: (519) 271-3773
Fax: (519) 273-7191
Email: d.harwood@city.stratford.on.ca
Website: www.city.stratford.on.ca

Lambton County
150 North Christina Street
Sarnia, ON N7T 8H3
Phone: (519) 344-2057
Fax: (519) 344-2066

Access community housing in Eastern Ontario

Hastings County Social Housing Registry
235 Pinnacle Street
Postal Bag 4400
Belleville, Ontario
K8N 3A9
Phone: (613) 968-3465
Fax: (613) 968-3197

Kingston
The Social Housing Registry of Kingston and Frontenac
362 Montreal Street
Kingston, ON K7K 3H5
Phone: 613-546-2695, extension 4769
Website: www.socialhousingregistry.ca

Applications may also be picked up at:

Housing Help Centre
428A Barrie St.
Kingston, ON K7L 3T9
Phone: (613) 531-3779
Fax: (613) 544-3629

Loughborough Housing Corporation
4377 William St.
Sydenham, ON K0H 2T0
Phone: (613) 376-3686
Fax: (613) 376-6918

North Frontenac Housing Corporation
1093 Garrett St.
Sharbot Lake, ON K0H 2P0
Phone: (613) 279-3322
Fax: (613) 279-2716

Lanark County Social Housing Division
PO Box 37
Perth, ON K7H 3E2
Phone: (613) 267-4200
Fax: (613) 627-3620
Email: sgrey@county.lanark.on.ca
Website: www.county.lanark.on.ca

Leeds and Grenville (the United Counties)
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
25 Central Ave. West
Suite 200
Brockville, ON K6V 4N6
Phone: (613) 342-3840
Fax: (613) 341-3849
Toll Free: 1-800-770-2170

Lennox and Addington County
Prince Edward-Lennox and Addington Housing Corp.
95 Advance Avenue
Napanee, ON K7R 3Y5
Phone: (613) 354-0957
Toll Free:1.866.354.0957 
Fax: (613) 354-5981
Email: housing@lennox-addington.on.ca
Website: www.pelass.org

Ottawa Region
The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa
2197 Riverside Drive, 5th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1H 1A9
Phone: (613) 526-2088
Fax: (613) 526-4688
Website: housingregistry.ca

Prescott and Russell Social and Family Services Department
59 Court Street, PO Box 303
L’Original, ON K0B 1K0
Phone: (613) 675-4642
Fax: (613) 675-2030
Website: www.prescott-russell.on.ca

Renfrew County
Arnprior Office
100 Madawaska Blvd.
Arnprior, ON K7S 1L7
Phone: (613) 623-7951
Fax: (613) 623-8403

Renfrew Office
39 Renfrew Avenue West
Renfrew, ON K7J 2Y2
Phone: (613) 432-3679
Fax: (613) 432-9402

Main Office
169 Lake Street
Pembroke, ON K8A 5L8
Phone: (613) 735-0782
Fax: (613) 735-0308
Website(for all offices): http://www.countyofrenfrew.on.ca/

Cornwall Social Housing Division
340 Pitt Street, 3rd Floor
Cornwall, ON K6J 3P9
Phone: (613) 930-2787
Fax: (613) 930-7414
Email: social.housing@city.cornwall.on.ca
Website: www.city.cornwall.on.ca

Access centres in Northern Ontario

Algoma District Housing
RR#1, 1 Colver Road
Thesselon, ON P0R 1L0
Phone: (705) 842-3370
Fax: (705) 842-3747
Website: http://www.adsab.on.ca/

Cochrane District
Social Services Administration Board – Housing Services
69 Main Street, PO Box 1028
Iroquois Falls, ON P0K 1G0
Phone: (705) 232-4095
Fax: (705) 232-5471

Manitoulin Sudbury District
Social Services Administration Board – Housing Services Department
86 Centre Street
Espanola, ON P5E 1S4
Phone: (705) 862-7080
Fax: (705) 862-7226
Website: www.msdsb.net

Nipissing District
Social Services Administration Board
200 McIntyre Street East
North Bay, ON P1B 8J8
Phone: (705) 474-2151
Fax: (705) 474-7155
Email: bob.barraclough@dnssab.on.ca
Website: www.dnssab.on.ca

Parry Sound District Housing
3 Beechwood Drive
Parry Sound, ON P2A 1J2
Phone: (705) 774-9600
Fax: (705) 774-9958
Toll Free: 1-877-767-6060

Sault Ste. Marie Social Housing Division
180 Brock Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3B7
Phone: (705) 946-2077
Fax: (705) 946-5628
Website: www.ssm-dssab.ca

Sudbury Housing Services Department
Mailing Address:
Box 5000, Station A
Sudbury, ON P3A 5P3

Street Address:
199 Larch Street
Sudbury, ON P3E 5P9
Phone: (705) 671-2489
Fax: (705) 671-0825
Email: housing.registry@greatersudbury.ca

Timiskaming District
Social Services Administration Board
P.O Box 907, 6th Avenue
Englehart, ON P0J 1H0
Phone: (705) 544-2334
Fax: (705) 544-8758
Toll Free: 1-800-661-1338
Website: www.dtssab.com

Access community housing in Northwestern Ontario

Kenora District Housing
45 King Street, Suite 1
Dryden, ON P8N 1B7
Phone: (807)223-3087
Fax: (807) 223-3397
Toll Free: 1-800-461-5766

Thunder Bay District Housing Corporation
3rd Floor, 34 North Cumberland Street
Thunder Bay ON P7A 8B9
Phone: (807) 344-8485
Fax: (807) 344-3130
Toll–Free: 1-800-465-6848