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10 Year Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Strategy

NEWLY RELEASED

​​​The Housing Our Future: 2022 Annual Report tracks progress achieved between January 1​, 2022 – December 31, 2022, towards implementation of Our Community 10-Year Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Strategy

View the full report here.​
  Front Cover of Annual Report on Housing and Homelessness 2022


​​About Our Strategy ​​​

Ne​w Affordable Rental Builds

Link to Strategy documents

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Access copies of the County's 10-Year Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Strategy, corresponding implementation plans, and annual reports.

Learn more about the Simcoe County Housing Corporation and its ongoing development of new affordable rental ​units. 

Affordable Housing Programs

​​Homelessness System

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​Learn more about the variety of programs the County is using to sup​port the creation
of affordable housing options such as​ Secondary Suites, Down Payment Assistance, and Ontario Renovates programs.

​Learn more about our local shelter 
system and available resources.

​Homeless Enumeration​

Virtual Forums​​​

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​Learn more about the data collected 
in the community ​Homelessness Enumeration, occurring every two years. 

​If you missed our Affordable Housing Virtual Forums, click the icon to view videos of these events on YouTube.

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Updates

March 5, 2024

Survey results - now available!

​The survey results have now been compiled and are available below! If you have additional comments to add, please e-mail us at ahhps@simcoe.ca​ by April 2nd, 2024. Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts!


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The feedback that we received will help to shape the future of housing across Simcoe County. Thank you again for helping your community grow while the County continues Building Up our region!​


​July 17, 2023

Community Stakeholder Interviews--NOW CLOSED 

​Throughout June and early July, the County of Simcoe conducted telephone interviews with several community stakeholders representing various interests from the public, private and non-profit sector's development of ​​a new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy.​

Thank you to everyone who participated!

County staff are now busy preparing a report to share this data and a summary of What We Heard. 

To learn how the County is Building Up its residents through many other affordable and attainable housing initiatives, visit www.simcoe.ca/housing 

Check this site for ongoing updates and completed project reports. ​​


​July 5, 2023​

Online Survey --NOW CLOSED 

Throughout May and June, the County of Simcoe hosted an online survey to gather resident feedback to inform the development of ​​a new 10-year affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

The survey received thousands of responses, and County staff are now busy preparing a report to share this data and a summary of What We Heard.

To learn how the County is Building Up its residents through many other affordable and attainable housing initiatives, visit www.simcoe.ca/housing 

Check this site for ongoing updates and completed project reports. ​


March 1, 2023​

​​NEW Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Plan Underway  

The County continues to create and fund affordable housing units under the current 10-Year Affordable Housing and Homelessness Prevention Strategy 2014-2024.  

As much has changed over the past ten years, the County is developing a modernized affordable housing and homelessness prevention strategy that will address the complex needs of the community based on current data and local needs.  Throughout 2023, the County will consult with community partners, industry leaders, and the public to create an​ updated plan for developing affordable and attainable housing options to address residents' needs throughout various life stages. ​​​


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