O. Reg. 103/14: DETERMINATION OF GEARED-TO-INCOME RENT UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE ACT, Filed April 9, 2014 under Housing Services Act, 2011, S.O. 2011, c. 6, Sched. 1
ONTARIO REGULATION 103/14
made under the
HOUSING SERVICES ACT, 2011
Made: March 26, 2014
Filed: April 9, 2014
Published on e-Laws: April 9, 2014
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 26, 2014
Amending O. Reg. 298/01
(DETERMINATION OF GEARED-TO-INCOME RENT UNDER SECTION 50 OF THE ACT)
1. Subsection 51 (6) of Ontario Regulation 298/01 is revoked and the following substituted:
(6) For the purposes of subsections (3), (4) and (5), a unit shall be considered to be located in a region of Ontario described in Schedule 1 if the unit is located in a municipality or district that is included in the description of the region as set out in that Schedule.
2. Table 3 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) |
Non-benefit income limit (monthly) |
2 |
$191 |
$791 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Column 2 Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
Column 3 Non-benefit income limit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
2 |
191 |
791 |
3. Table 4 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) |
Non-benefit income limit (monthly) |
1 |
$85 |
$360 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Column 2 Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
Column 3 Non-benefit income limit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
1 |
85 |
360 |
4. Table 5 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) |
Non-benefit income limit (monthly) |
1 |
$109 |
$440 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Benefit unit size (number of individuals) |
Column 2 Rent attributable to benefit unit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
Column 3 Non-benefit income limit (monthly) Amount in dollars |
1 |
109 |
440 |
5. Table 6 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
TABLE 6
STANDARD EXTRA CHARGES
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Service or Utility |
Column 3 Hostel bed or bachelor or one-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Column 4 Two-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Column 5 Three-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Column 6 Four or more-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
1. |
Electricity, other than, (a) electricity provided for heating the unit, (b) electricity provided for heating the water supplied to the unit, (c) electricity provided as power for cooking facilities in the unit, or (d) electricity provided as power to operate a clothes dryer in the unit. |
24 |
34 |
39 |
41 |
2. |
Power for cooking facilities in the unit. |
6 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
3. |
Laundry facilities, other than coin-operated laundry facilities, in the housing project. |
6 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
4. |
Power to operate a clothes dryer in the unit. |
6 |
9 |
11 |
13 |
5. |
A washing machine, other than a coin-operated washing machine, in the unit. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6. |
A clothes dryer, other than a coin-operated clothes dryer, in the unit. |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6. Table 7 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Type of Unit | |||||
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
Item |
Service or Utility |
Bachelor or one-bedroom unit |
Two-bedroom unit |
Three-bedroom unit |
Four or more- bedroom unit |
1. |
Oil used to operate a hot water heater, where the household does not pay a rental fee for the heater |
$28 |
$34 |
$39 |
$47 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Service or Utility |
Column 3 Bachelor or one-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Column 4 Two-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Column 5 Three-bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
Colum 6 Four or more- bedroom unit Amount in dollars |
1. |
Oil used to operate a hot water heater, where the household does not pay a rental fee for the heater |
28 |
34 |
39 |
47 |
7. Table 8 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Region of Ontario | |||||
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
Item |
Type of Unit |
Southern |
Central |
Northeastern |
Northern |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
$49 |
$55 |
$56 |
$67 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Type of Unit |
Column 3 Southern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 4 Central Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 5 Northeastern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 6 Northern Ontario Amount in dollars |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
49 |
55 |
56 |
67 |
8. Table 9 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Region of Ontario | |||||
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
Item |
Type of Unit |
Southern |
Central |
Northeastern |
Northern |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
$21 |
$31 |
$32 |
$40 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Type of Unit |
Column 3 Southern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 4 Central Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 5 Northeastern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 6 Northern Ontario Amount in dollars |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
21 |
31 |
32 |
40 |
9. Table 10 of the Regulation is amended by striking out,
Region of Ontario | |||||
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Column 4 |
Column 5 |
Column 6 |
Item |
Type of Unit |
Southern |
Central |
Northeastern |
Northern |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
$40 |
$45 |
$46 |
$55 |
and substituting,
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Type of Unit |
Column 3 Southern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 4 Central Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 5 Northeastern Ontario Amount in dollars |
Column 6 Northern Ontario Amount in dollars |
1. |
Apartment — Bachelor or one bedroom |
40 |
45 |
46 |
55 |
10. Table 11 of the Regulation is revoked.
11. The Regulation is amended by adding the following Schedule:
SCHEDULE 1
MUNICIPALITIES AND DISTRICTS COMPRISING REGIONS
Southern Ontario
1. The region of Southern Ontario is comprised of the following municipalities:
1. City of Hamilton.
2. City of Toronto.
3. County of Brant.
4. County of Elgin.
5. County of Essex.
6. County of Haldimand.
7. County of Kent.
8. County of Lambton.
9. County of Norfolk.
10. Regional Municipality of Halton.
11. Regional Municipality of Niagara.
12. Regional Municipality of Peel.
Central Ontario
2. The region of Central Ontario is comprised of the following municipalities:
1. County of Bruce.
2. County of Frontenac.
3. County of Grey.
4. County of Hastings.
5. County of Huron.
6. United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
7. County of Lennox and Addington.
8. County of Middlesex.
9. County of Northumberland.
10. County of Oxford.
11. County of Perth.
12. County of Prince Edward.
13. The following portions of Simcoe County:
i. City of Barrie.
ii. Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
iii. Town of Essa.
iv. Town of Innisfil.
v. Town of New Tecumseth.
vi. Township of Adjala-Tosorontio.
14. United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
15. County of Wellington.
16. Regional Municipality of Durham.
17. Regional Municipality of Waterloo.
18. Regional Municipality of York.
Northeastern Ontario
3. The region of Northeastern Ontario is comprised of the following municipalities and districts:
1. City of Kawartha Lakes.
2. City of Ottawa.
3. County of Dufferin.
4. County of Haliburton.
5. County of Lanark.
6. County of Peterborough.
7. United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
8. County of Renfrew.
9. The following portions of Simcoe County:
i. City of Orillia.
ii. Town of Collingwood.
iii. Town of Midland.
iv. Town of Penetanguishene.
v. Town of Wasaga Beach.
vi. Township of Clearview.
vii. Township of Oro-Medonte.
viii. Township of Ramara.
ix Township of Severn.
x. Township of Springwater.
xi. Township of Tay.
xii. Township of Tiny.
10. District of Algoma.
11. District of Manitoulin.
12. District of Muskoka.
13. District of Parry Sound.
14. Town of Espanola (in the District of Sudbury).
Northern Ontario
4. The region of Northern Ontario is comprised of the following districts:
1. District of Cochrane.
2. District of Kenora.
3. District of Nipissing.
4. District of Rainy River.
5. District of Sudbury (except Town of Espanola).
6. District of Thunder Bay.
7. District of Timiskaming.
Commencement
12. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2014 and the day it is filed.