What is Social Housing? 

Social Housing refers to rental housing developed with the assistance of government and subsidized by Municipal and Federal government for people with low to moderate incomes, seniors, or people with special needs who can live, with support, in the community.
The Housing Services unit is responsible for administering Social Housing Program requirements and funding for 8750 units including over forty social housing providers in Windsor and Essex County.

Housing Services has an active role in the following:
- Ensuring compliance by Social Housing Providers with Operating Agreements, legislation, program regulations and policies
- Promoting and encouraging a sustainable, well-managed social housing stock for Windsor and Essex County
- On-going social housing Policy development
- On-going review and research in development opportunities to create new supply of affordable - housing for the community
- Ensuring the integrity of the affordable housing stock for the community
- Assisting Providers in achieving their mandates and business practices
- Providing financial stewardship

Housing Help:

These agencies can help you find an apartment:

• Central Housing Registry of Windsor and Essex County
  The central waiting list for government-subsidized apartments.

• Housing Information Services of Windsor and Essex County
  3450 Ypres Avenue, Windsor, ON, N8W 5K9

If you are seeking information regarding tenant and landlord rights and information, please contact:

The Landlord and Tenant Board www.ltb.gov.on.ca or call 1-888-332-3234
The Ontario Human Rights Commission, www.ohrc.on.ca or call 1-800-387-9080
The Canadian Human Rights Commission, http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/about/default-en.asp or call 1-888-214-1090.

Housing and Children's Services
P.O. Box 428
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N9A 6L7

Phone:  For general information, call 311.  For detailed inquires, call (519) 255-5200 Ext. 6240
Fax: (519) 256-7107
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Above information is retrieved from cityofwindsor.ca City Council of Windsor and CMHC - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.