Community Housing

The Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) provides a monthly rent subsidy to individuals who are on — or qualify to be on — the social housing waitlist. Each year, the Province determines how many subsidies are allocated to each community. Community Housing staff are available to help with applications, but eligibility and payments are managed by the Province of Ontario.

For 2024–2025, all 45 subsidies for the County of Renfrew have been filled, and the program is now closed. Please check back here for updates on the 2025–2026 intake.

To learn more about the COHB, visit the Province of Ontario’s COHB website.

Updated April 11, 2025

Affordable Homeownership Program

The Affordable Homeownership Program is open to new home buyers who reside in Renfrew County and meet eligibility criteria.

Ontario Renovates

The Ontario Renovates program provided financial assistance to homeowners through forgivable loans to support essential home repairs. This program was funded by the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario Revolving Loan Fund.

As of January 6, 2025, the fund has been fully utilized, and the program is now closed.

Emergency Minor Home Repair Assistance Program

The Emergency Minor Home Repair Assistance Program provides financial support through the Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP) to assist low to moderate-income homeowners with essential repairs. The program goal is to support safe, comfortable living conditions and reduce the risk of housing loss due to repair challenges.

To qualify:

• Household income must be $60,000 or less
• The home’s MPAC-assessed value must be $300,000 or less
• Assistance is available once every five years for eligible homeowners
• An application must be completed, and required information provided to determine eligibility

Updated April 11, 2025

Housing and Homelessness Plan

• County of Renfrew: Framework for a 10 Year Homelessness and Housing Plan -
  10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan

Kinsmen Court Home

Kinsmen Court Home offers independent affordable living in a 25-unit apartment building. All units are rent-to-geared-income.

The units are one bedroom, on two floors with no elevator and include:

• Parking
• Laundry
• Common room
• Appliances

The facility is close to the shopping center.

Location and contact

222 Blakely St.,

Pembroke, ON K8A 8J4

Telephone & Fax: 613-735-7980

St. Joseph Non-Profit House Corporation

St. Joseph's Non-Profit Housing Corporation provides a mix of rent-geared-to-income & market rent housing for seniors and families in Pembroke.

The senior complex has 90 one bedroom apartments with laundry facilities, common rooms and elevators. There are three wheelchair accessible apartments in the seniors complex.

The family units consist of 2, 3, & 4 bedroom townhouses. There are two wheelchair accessible townhouses in the Family complex.

Location and contact

St. Joseph Non-Profit Housing (Pembroke) Corporation

1155 Pembroke St. W.

Pembroke, ON K8A 5R3

Telephone: 613-735-6521

Baskin Place

Baskin Place is a 2 storey, 24 unit seniors apartment complex with affordable one and two bedroom units, including two units for the physically disabled. An elevator provides access to all units. We have a mix of rent-geared-to-income and market rent units, with laundry facilities and a common room.

Location and contact

138 Baskin Drive W.

Arnprior, ON K7S 3G8

Telephone: 613-623-3567

Fax: 613-623-2117

Petawawa Housing Corporation

Riverview Apartments is a 2 storey, 35 unit seniors apartment building located in the heart of Petawawa, featuring one and two bedroom apartments. We offer rent-geared-to Income units, as well as market and affordable market rate. The building includes the following amenities:

• Elevator
• Coin operated laundry facilities
• Common Room
• Parking and green space

This unit is close to shopping, church and other amenities.

Locations and contact

1145 Victoria St.,

Petawawa, ON, K8H 2E6

Office phone and fax 613-506-1145

Killaloe and District Housing Inc.

Killaloe & District Housing is a two storey 28 unit apartment for seniors. It has one and two bedroom units with laundry facilities included in the rent plus a common room with full kitchen facilities. We have an elevator to help those with walkers and wheelchairs go from floor to floor.

It is a mix of market and rent-geared-to-income with an adopted Cascading Age Policy. Our complex is within walking distance to all amenities over looking Brennan's Creek, the waterfalls and Station Park.

Location and contact

31 Mill Street, R.R.#2

Killaloe, ON, K0J 2A0

Telephone: 613-757-3145