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Housing Attainable Supply Action Plan - ASAP

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Cruise-America-RV-Rental-One-Way-Moving-Rentals-(1).jpgThe County of Simcoe, together with the City of Orillia, are preparing a Housing Attainable Supply Action Plan (Housing ASAP). 

Housing ASAP Project 

The Housing ASAP project will identify tactics and strategies that can be implemented in the next 5 years to increase attainable housing "missing middle" supply provided by the private market in Simcoe County.

This project will answer three fundamental questions related to attainable housing within Simcoe County:

  1. What is Attainable?  In each sub-region of the County, what is the target sale price and target rent that is within reach of the working individual and family?
  2. What is Missing?  What are the number and types of dwellings that need to be integrated into each sub-region for the private sector to deliver market-based housing that is attainable?
  3. How can we help?  What can municipalities do to help facilitate the attainable units that are needed?
We anticipate aspirations and advocacy tools to come out of this work to be used either at the County level or suggestions/options at the local level.​ ​These are actionable directions to help address the housing crisis in Simcoe County. ​

The work undertaken as part of this project will look at the market housing supply and delivery system, with a focus on workforce and missing middle housing in Simcoe County. The recommendations will influence an increase of attainable and workforce housing supply in Simcoe County within the realm of municipal control (upper or lower tier). Additionally, some other recommendations may require municipal advocacy (advocate for changes in legislation, policy, funding, etc.). ​The project will include four components:
  • ​​Component 1 - Gap Analysis, Background Review
  • Component 2 - Public and Stakeholder​ Engagement 
  • Component ​3 - Best Practices & Potential Solutions Review
  • Component 4 - Recommended Action​

The Housing Continuum

The housing continuum represents the spectrum of housing types available from very low to above moderate-income households. Housing ASAP focuses on the areas from "Affordable Rental Housing" to "Market Home Ownership" portion of the Housing Continuum. 

What is Attainable Housing?

Attainable Housing refers to rental or ownership housing provided by the private market with no government assistance that is:

  • Adequate in condition (no major essential repairs needed), 
  • Appropriate in size (bedrooms appropriate for household),
  • Reasonably priced (households earning between 80-120% of the Area Median Income should not need to spend more than 30% of their income on housing), and 
  • Available (a range of housing options)​

There are a number of affordable housing related initiatives currently being undertaken by the County, City of Orillia, City of Barrie, and Town of Collingwood that residents of the region may be interested in, and are invited to join the conversation at:

Public engagement details will be released in the coming weeks.​

Related Links

Release - County of Simcoe works to support the missing middle in the housing spectrum