Overview

Joint federal and provincial funding was available for service managers between 2014 and 2020 through the Investment in Affordable Housing (IAH) program. The program aimed to improve access to suitable, sustainable and affordable housing across Ontario.

The Social Infrastructure Fund (SIF) under IAH was available for service managers to build, renovate, and provide critical affordable housing. This brought the total investment under the IAH program to over $1.6 billion.

Under the IAH and SIF, service managers had the flexibility to select which program components to participate in – such as new rental construction, home repair, housing allowances, rent supplements or home ownership – based on local housing needs in their communities. 

Investment in Affordable Housing program year nine report

These figures reflect funding commitments made under the capital and operating components of the IAH

Table 1: Reduce the number of households in need by improving access to affordable housing that is sound, suitable and sustainable for households in need

Funding commitment 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total IAH Program
Households no longer in housing need as a result of the Investment in Affordable Housing 607 5,985 7,972 5,290 4,915 3,963 7,159 5,839 5,029 46,759
Rental units created to increase the supply of affordable housing stock 377 746 571 720 706 792 709 655 283 5,559
Households, including Aboriginal households living off-reserve, assisted in purchasing a home 36 351 357 370 378 358 221 215 209 2,495
Affordable housing stock units preserved through renovation, rehabilitation and repair including units for Aboriginal households living off-reserve 63 1,085 3,700 1,816 1,699 1,644 1,260 1,088 1,038 13,394
Homeowner households assisted to maintain residence in their existing housing 63 936 1,354 1,703 1,120 961 882 931 705 8,655
Renter households assisted through the provision of rent supplements 131 1,491 789 1,735 326 422 687 626 594 6,801
Renter households assisted through the provision of housing allowances footnote 1 2,311 2,555 649 1,806 747 4,282 3,255 2,905 18,510
Aboriginal households living off-reserve no longer in housing need as a result of the Investment in Affordable Housing footnote 1 134 206 182 128 160 144 153 59 1,166
Affordable housing units created to increase the supply of and improve access to affordable housing for off-reserve Aboriginal households footnote 1 49 64 181 23 40 24 32 17 430
Accommodations for victims of family violence preserved or new accommodations created as a result of the IAH footnote 2 18 22 51 11 6 37 15 34 194

Table 2: Reduce the demand for services and institutional living by increasing and extending independent living for households in need being seniors and persons with disabilities

Funding commitment 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total IAH Program
Seniors and persons with disabilities households who are able to remain living independently 180 710 1,189 1,211 1,304 812 1,008 929 488 7,831
Seniors and persons with disabilities households assisted through the creation of new rental housing units 152 147 264 115 314 255 237 326 77 1,887
Seniors and persons with disabilities households assisted through modifications and renovations to existing housing stock 28 563 921 1,090 990 552 769 602 411 5,926

Table 3: Foster a more holistic approach to addressing poverty by supporting a broad range of programs

Funding commitment 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total IAH Program
Increased opportunities as measured through a description of the increase in the number and nature of programs offered footnote 1 footnote 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Increased opportunities as measured through a description of the increase in the number and nature of programs offered for Aboriginal households off-reserve footnote 1 footnote 3 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Table 4: Increase the resources available to address the housing needs of households in need by encouraging contributions by others including the private and not-for-profit sectors

Funding commitment 2011-12 ($M) 2012-13 ($M) 2013-14 ($M) 2014-15 ($M) 2015-16 ($M) 2016-17 ($M) 2017-18 ($M) 2018-19 ($M) 2019-20 ($M) Total IAH Program ($M)
Additional dollars generated through local partnerships toward addressing housing need $21.079 $36.837 $26.163 $34.629 $52.639 $54.41 $77.437 $32.765 $26.283 $362.242

Table 5: Foster training of skilled labour by supporting apprenticeships in the residential housing sector

Funding commitment 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total IAH Program
Number of IAH projects employing apprentices N/A N/A N/A N/A 37 31 28 69 102 267
Number of apprentices employed under IAH projects N/A N/A N/A N/A 154 75 101 211 157 697
Description of activities / initiatives to promote or support apprenticeships in IAH projects N/A N/A N/A N/A footnote 4 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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