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Housing Services Act, 2011

ONTARIO REGULATION 370/11

HIGH NEED HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSEHOLD INCOME LIMITS — SUBSECTION 40 (4) OF THE ACT

Historical version for the period June 6, 2019 to December 23, 2020.

Last amendment: 178/19.

Legislative History: 420/11, 390/12, 318/13, 268/14, 375/15, 407/16, 399/17, 178/19.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

High need household criteria, s. 40 (4) of the Act

1. (1) The criteria in subsection (2) is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “high need household” in subsection 40 (4) of the Act. O. Reg. 370/11, s. 1 (1); O. Reg. 407/16, s. 2.

(2) To be a high need household, the annual income for a household must be less than or equal to the maximum annual household income set out in Schedule 1 for the size of unit the household occupies and the area where the unit is located. O. Reg. 370/11, s. 1 (2); O. Reg. 407/16, s. 2.

Household income limit, s. 40 (4) of the Act

2. (1) The household income limit under subsection (2) is prescribed for the purposes of the definition of “household income limit” in subsection 40 (4) of the Act. O. Reg. 370/11, s. 2 (1).

(2) The household income limit for a household is the annual household income limit set out in Schedule 2 for the size of unit the household occupies and the area where the unit is located. O. Reg. 370/11, s. 2 (2).

3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 370/11, s. 3.

Schedule 1
High Need Households (Section 1)

Item

Column 1
Service Manager

Column 2
Area

Column 3
Annual household income limit
Bachelor unit ($)

Column 4
Annual household income limit
1-bedroom unit ($)

Column 5
Annual household income limit
2-bedroom unit ($)

Column 6
Annual household income limit
3-bedroom unit ($)

Column 7
Annual household income limit
4-bedroom unit or larger ($)

1.

City of Brantford

City of Brantford

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

2.

City of Brantford

Whole service area except as set out in item 1

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

3.

County of Bruce

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

4.

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

5.

City of Cornwall

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

6.

County of Dufferin

Town of Mono, Town of Orangeville

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

7.

County of Dufferin

Whole service area except as set out in item 6

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

8.

Regional Municipality of Durham

Town of Ajax, Municipality of Clarington, City of Oshawa, City of Pickering, Township of Uxbridge, Town of Whitby

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

9.

Regional Municipality of Durham

Whole service area except as set out in item 8

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

10.

City of Greater Sudbury

Whole service area

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

11.

County of Grey

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

12.

Regional Municipality of Halton

Whole service area

23,400

27,000

31,500

36,900

43,800

13.

City of Hamilton

Whole service area

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

14.

County of Hastings

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

15.

County of Huron

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

16.

City of Kawartha Lakes

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

17.

City of Kingston

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

18.

County of Lambton

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

19.

County of Lanark

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

20.

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

21.

County of Lennox and Addington

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

22.

City of London

Municipality of Middlesex Centre, City of London, Municipality of Thames Centre

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

23.

City of London

Whole service area except as set out in item 22

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

24.

District Municipality of Muskoka

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

25.

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Township of West Lincoln

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

26.

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Whole service area except as set out in item 25

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

27.

Norfolk County

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

28.

County of Northumberland

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

29.

City of Ottawa

Whole service area

20,400

24,000

30,000

37,800

42,000

30.

County of Oxford

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

31.

Regional Municipality of Peel

Whole service area

23,400

27,000

31,500

36,900

43,800

32.

City of Peterborough

City of Peterborough

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

33.

City of Peterborough

Whole service area except as set out in item 32

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

34.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

City of Clarence-Rockland, Township of Russell

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

35.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Whole service area except as set out in item 34

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

36.

County of Renfrew

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

37.

County of Simcoe

City of Barrie

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

38.

County of Simcoe

Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Town of New Tecumseth

23,400

27,000

31,500

36,900

43,800

39.

County of Simcoe

Whole service area except as set out in items 37 and 38

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

40.

City of St. Thomas

Township of Southwold, City of St. Thomas, Municipality of Central Elgin

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

41.

City of St. Thomas

Whole service area except as set out in item 40

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

42.

City of Stratford

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

43.

City of Toronto

Whole service area

23,400

27,000

31,500

36,900

43,800

44.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Township of Wellesley, Township of Wilmot

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

45.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Whole service area except as set out in item 44

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

46.

County of Wellington

City of Guelph

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

47.

County of Wellington

Whole service area except as set out in item 46

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

48.

City of Windsor

Town of Amherstburg, Town of Essex, Town of Lakeshore, Town of LaSalle, Town of Tecumseh, City of Windsor

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

49.

City of Windsor

Whole service area except as set out in item 48

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

50.

Regional Municipality of York

Whole service area

23,400

27,000

31,500

36,900

43,800

51.

Algoma District Services Administration Board

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

52.

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board

Town of Moosonee

N/A

29,100

34,800

39,900

45,600

53.

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 52

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

54.

Kenora District Services Board

Township of Lake of the Woods, Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

N/A

29,100

34,800

39,900

45,600

55.

Kenora District Services Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 54

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

56.

Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board

Whole service area

N/A

29,100

34,800

39,900

45,600

57.

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

Township of Papineau-Cameron

N/A

29,100

34,800

39,900

45,600

58.

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 57

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

59.

District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

60.

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

Township of Chapple, Township of Dawson, Township of Morley

N/A

29,100

34,800

39,900

45,600

61.

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 60

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

62.

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

63.

Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board

Township of Conmee, Township of Gillies, Municipality of Neebing, Township of O’Connor, Municipality of Oliver-Paipoonge, Municipality of Shuniah, City of Thunder Bay

16,200

20,700

25,200

30,600

39,300

64.

Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 63

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

65.

District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

14,400

18,600

22,200

24,300

28,800

O. Reg. 178/19, s. 1.

Schedule 2
Household Income Limits (Section 2)

Item

Column 1
Service Manager

Column 2
Area

Column 3
Annual household income limit
Bachelor unit ($)

Column 4
Annual household income limit
1-bedroom unit ($)

Column 5
Annual household income limit
2-bedroom unit ($)

Column 6
Annual household income limit
3-bedroom unit ($)

Column 7
Annual household income limit
4-bedroom unit or larger ($)

1.

City of Brantford

City of Brantford

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

2.

City of Brantford

Whole service area except as set out in item 1

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

3.

County of Bruce

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

4.

Municipality of Chatham-Kent

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

5.

City of Cornwall

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

6.

County of Dufferin

Town of Mono, Town of Orangeville

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

7.

County of Dufferin

Whole service area except as set out in item 6

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

8.

Regional Municipality of Durham

Town of Ajax, Municipality of Clarington, City of Oshawa, City of Pickering, Township of Uxbridge, Town of Whitby

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

9.

Regional Municipality of Durham

Whole service area except as set out in item 8

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

10.

City of Greater Sudbury

Whole service area

27,000

34,500

42000

51,000

65,500

11.

County of Grey

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

12.

Regional Municipality of Halton

Whole service area

40,000

47,000

54,000

62,000

70,000

13.

City of Hamilton

Whole service area

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

14.

County of Hastings

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

15.

County of Huron

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

16.

City of Kawartha Lakes

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

17.

City of Kingston

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

18.

County of Lambton

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

19.

County of Lanark

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

20.

United Counties of Leeds and Grenville

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

21.

County of Lennox and Addington

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

22.

City of London

Municipality of Middlesex Centre, City of London, Municipality of Thames Centre

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

23.

City of London

Whole service area except as set out in item 22

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

24.

District Municipality of Muskoka

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

25.

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Township of West Lincoln

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

26.

Regional Municipality of Niagara

Whole service area except as set out in item 25

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

27.

Norfolk County

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

28.

County of Northumberland

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

29.

City of Ottawa

Whole service area

34,500

40,000

48,000

60,500

69,500

30.

County of Oxford

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

31.

Regional Municipality of Peel

Whole service area

40,000

47,000

54,000

62,000

70,000

32.

City of Peterborough

City of Peterborough

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

33.

City of Peterborough

Whole service area except as set out in item 32

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

34.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

City of Clarence-Rockland, Township of Russell

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

35.

United Counties of Prescott and Russell

Whole service area except as set out in item 34

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

36.

County of Renfrew

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

37.

County of Simcoe

City of Barrie

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

38.

County of Simcoe

Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, Town of New Tecumseth

40,000

47,000

54,000

62,000

70,000

39.

County of Simcoe

Whole service area except as set out in items 37 and 38

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

40.

City of St. Thomas

Township of Southwold, City of St. Thomas, Municipality of Central Elgin

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

41.

City of St. Thomas

Whole service area except as set out in item 40

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

42.

City of Stratford

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

43.

City of Toronto

Whole service area

40,000

47,000

54,000

62,000

70,000

44.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Township of Wellesley, Township of Wilmot

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

45.

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Whole service area except as set out in item 44

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

46.

County of Wellington

City of Guelph

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

47.

County of Wellington

Whole service area except as set out in item 46

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

48.

City of Windsor

Town of Amherstburg, Town of Essex, Town of Lakeshore, Town of LaSalle, Town of Tecumseh, City of Windsor

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

49.

City of Windsor

Whole service area except as set out in item 48

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

50.

Regional Municipality of York

Whole service area

40,000

47,000

54,000

62,000

70,000

51.

Algoma District Services Administration Board

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

52.

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board

Town of Moosonee

NA

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

53.

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 52

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

54.

Kenora District Services Board

Township of Lake of the Woods, Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

NA

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

55.

Kenora District Services Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 54

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

56.

Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board

Whole service area

NA

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

57.

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

Township of Papineau-Cameron

NA

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

58.

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 57

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

59.

District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

60.

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

Township of Chapple, Township of Dawson, Township of Morley

NA

52,500

59,500

66,500

74,500

61.

Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 60

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

62.

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

63.

Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board

Township of Conmee, Township of Gillies, Municipality of Neebing, Township of O’Connor, Municipality of Oliver-Paipoonge, Municipality of Shuniah, City of Thunder Bay

27,000

34,500

42,000

51,000

65,500

64.

Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area except as set out in item 63

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

65.

District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board

Whole service area

25,000

31,000

37,500

40,500

50,000

O. Reg. 178/19, s. 2.