Community Housing

The Canada-Ontario Housing Benefit (COHB) provides a direct monthly payment to eligible households to help with the expense of rent. The benefit is portable and is based on household income and local average market rent rates. Eligible households include survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, indigenous people, seniors, and people with disabilities. To qualify, households must be eligible to be on the rent-geared-to income housing registry waitlist. To apply, applicants must contact the Renfrew County Housing Corporation to submit their application. COHB funding is limited and approximately 55 applications can be approved for the period of April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

COHB eligibility is calculated as follows:

(Average Market Rent X 80%) – (Annual Family Net Income X 30%/12)

Average Market Rent examples:

COHB Examples:

A. Single person in receipt of Ontario Works renting a 1-bedroom apartment.

Average Market Rent: $829.00

Shelter Allowance through OW: $390.00

Actual Rent Amount: $1,000 (+ 150.00 utilities approx.)

COHB Monthly Benefit: $500.04

B. Single person in receipt of Ontario Disability Support Program renting a 1-bedroom apartment.

Average Market Rent: $829.00

Shelter Allowance through ODSP: $522.00

Actual Rent Amount: $ 1,435.00 (+ $75.00 utilities)

COHB Monthly Benefit: $312.50

C. Single person renting a 1-bedroom apartment in receipt of Old Age Security and Canada Pension Plan.

Average Market Rent: $ 829.00

Shelter Allowance: Not applicable.

Actual Rent Amount: $ 1,113.00 (+$75.00 utilities)

COHB Monthly Benefit: $120.79

D. Single person renting a 1-bedroom unit; one person working with approximately $24,000 yearly income.

Average Market Rent: $829.00

Shelter Allowance: Not applicable

Actual Rent Amount: $861.00 (+ 100.00 utilities approx.)

COHB Monthly Benefit: $47.90

E. Single parent family renting a 3-bedroom unit in receipt of ODSP.

Average Market Rent: $1,274.00

Actual Rent Amount: $ 2,900.00 + utilities

COHB Monthly Benefit: $477.40

Affordable Homeownership Program

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

Ontario Renovates

Ontario Renovates is a program that provides financial assistance to homeowners by way of a forgivable loan to help pay for necessary repairs. This program is funded by the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario Revolving Loan Fund. Funding for this program is currently exhausted. Updated November 23, 2022.

Emergency minor home repair assistance program

The Emergency Minor Home Repair Assistance Program is open to low-income homeowners who require minor home repairs that will allow for continued safe occupancy of their home.

Housing and Homelessness Plan

• A Place to Call Home - 10 year Housing and Homelessness Plan
• Five Year Review - Addendum Update

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