O. Reg. 182/02: RENT-GEARED-TO-INCOME ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING
filed June 28, 2002 under Social Housing Reform Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 27
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made under the
social housing Reform act, 2000
Made: June 26, 2002
Filed: June 28, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 13, 2002
Amending O. Reg. 298/01
(Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance and Special Needs Housing)
Note: Since the end of 2001, Ontario Regulation 298/01 has been amended by Ontario Regulation 85/02. Previous amendments are listed in the Table of Regulations published in The Ontario Gazette dated January 19, 2002.
1. Subsection 24 (1) of Ontario Regulation 298/01 is revoked and the following substituted:
Request to be special priority household
(1) If a household is applying for rent-geared-to-income assistance or special needs housing, any member of the household who is 16 years or older may request that the service manager, supportive housing provider or lead agency, determine that the household should be included in the special priority household category on the centralized waiting list.
2. The Regulation is amended by striking out “service manager” wherever it appears in the following provisions and substituting in each case “service manager, supportive housing provider or lead agency”:
1. Subsections 24 (6), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12) and (13).
2. The portion before clause 24 (14) (a).
3. Subsection 24 (15).
4. The portion before clause 24 (16) (a) and clause 24 (16) (b).
5. The portion before clause 24 (17) (a) and clauses 24 (17) (a) and (b).
6. Subsections 24 (18) and (19).
7. Subsections 25 (1), (2), (3) and (7).
3. Section 45 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:
(3.1) A special priority household ranks higher than a household that is not a special priority household.
(3.2) A special priority household ranks higher than another special priority household if the service manager, supportive housing provider or lead agency determines that a member of the first household is at greater risk of being abused than the members of the other household.
(3.3) Subject to subsection (3.2), if the abused member of a special priority household lives with an abusing individual, that household ranks higher than another special priority household for which that is not the case.
4. Clause 49 (4) (b) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(b) lives with and has always lived with the member mentioned in clause (a), with the exception of short periods while in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution;
5. Paragraph 26 of subsection 50 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
26. Income received by a student in full-time attendance at a recognized educational institution who meets the criteria stated in clauses 49 (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d) if,
i. the institution is a primary or secondary institution, or
ii. the institution is a post-secondary institution and the student,
A. is a single student, as defined in Regulation 774 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 made under the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, and
B. had not been out of a secondary institution for more than five years as of the start of his or her current study period in the post-secondary institution.
6. (1) Subsection 60 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraphs:
9.1 The rules and procedures of the service manager in respect of the internal review of decisions.
9.2 The rules and procedures of the service manager in respect of the opportunity for members of the household to comment on information that may form a significant basis for a decision that is adverse to the household.
. . . . .
19. The rules and procedures of supportive housing providers in respect of the internal review of decisions.
20. The rules and procedures of supportive housing providers in respect of the opportunity for members of the household to comment on information that may form a significant basis for a decision that is adverse to the household.
(2) Section 60 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4) It is the duty of the service manager to provide a copy of the information in subsection (1) to an applicant for rent-geared-to-income assistance upon receipt of an application.
7. (1) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Cornwall” in Column 1:
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City of Cornwall |
8. |
Royal Oaks Housing Co-operative Inc. |
(2) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of Durham” in Column 1:
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Regional Municipality of Durham |
27. |
Borelia Co-operative Homes Inc. John Howard Society of Durham Maple Glen Housing Co-operative |
(3) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “County of Hastings” in Column 1:
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County of Hastings |
11. |
Deseronto Non-Profit Housing Corporation |
(4) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “City of London” in Column 1:
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City of London |
38. |
Bonaventure Place Housing Tanglewood Orchard Co-operative Homes Inc. |
(5) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “County of Simcoe” in Column 1:
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County of Simcoe |
16. |
Gateway Co-operative Homes Inc. |
(6) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “City of Ottawa” in Column 1:
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City of Ottawa |
36. |
Conservation Co-operatives Homes Incorporated Kanata Co-operative Homes Inc. LIUNA Local 527 Non-Profit Housing Corporation National Capital Region Vietnamese Canadian Non- Profit Housing Corporation |
(7) Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “City of Toronto” in Column 1:
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City of Toronto |
94. |
Jarvis-George Housing Co-operative Inc. Maple Leaf Drive Seniors Non-Profit Residence Mary Lambert Swale Non-Profit Niagara Neighbourhood Housing Robin Gardner Voce Non-Profit Homes Inc. St. Mark’s (Don Mills) Non-Profit Housing Corporation |
Norman W. Sterling
Minister of Transportation
Dated on July 26, 2002.