ontario regulation 85/02

made under the

social housing reform act, 2000

Made: March 8, 2002
Filed: March 12, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 30, 2002

Amending O. Reg. 298/01

(Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance and Special Needs Housing)

1.Subsection 5 (5) of Ontario Regulation 298/01 is revoked and the following substituted:

(5)If, before the household begins to receive rent-geared-to-income assistance, there is a change in a document or information that the household has provided to the service manager with respect to its application, the household shall provide such updated document and information as the service manager may require within 10 business days from the date that the content of the document or the information ceases to be accurate, or within such longer period as the service manager may allow.

2.Subsection 6 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(3)If, before the household begins to occupy special needs housing, there is a change in a document or information that the household has provided with respect to its application, the household shall provide such updated document and information as the decision-maker may require within 10 business days from the date that the content of the document or the information ceases to be accurate, or within such longer period as the decision-maker may allow.

3.Clauses 7 (1) (e) and (f) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(e) in the case of a household other than a special priority household, no member of the household owes arrears either of rent or of money owed as a result of damage caused by a member of the household with respect to any housing project under any housing program, whether administered by the service manager or the Ministry, or if a member of the household does owe such arrears,

(i) the service manager is satisfied that extenuating circumstances exist, or

(ii) any member of the household has entered into an agreement with the housing provider for the repayment of the arrears and the service manager is satisfied that the member is making or intends to make all reasonable efforts to repay the arrears;

(f) in the case of a special priority household, no member of the household owes arrears either of rent or of money owed as a result of damage caused by a member of the household with respect to any housing project under any housing program, whether administered by the service manager or the Ministry, or if a member of the household does owe such arrears,

(i) in the case of arrears owed in respect of a unit of which the member and the abusing individual are joint tenants,

(A) the service manager is satisfied that extenuating circumstances exist, or

(B) any member of the household has entered into an agreement with the housing provider for the repayment of 50 per cent of the arrears and the service manager is satisfied that the member is making or intends to make all reasonable efforts to repay 50 per cent of the arrears, and

(ii) in the case of arrears owed in respect of any other unit,

(A) the service manager is satisfied that extenuating circumstances exist, or

(B) any member of the household has entered into an agreement with the housing provider for the repayment of the arrears and the service manager is satisfied that the member is making or intends to make all reasonable efforts to repay the arrears;

4.Clause 10 (1) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) within 10 business days after each change in a document or information that the household has provided to the service manager, or within such longer period as the service manager may allow, give the service manager notice setting out the change in the form and manner required by the service manager; and

5.Clause 20 (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a) within 10 business days after each change in a document or information that the household has provided to the supportive housing provider, or within such longer period as the supportive housing provider may allow, give the supportive housing provider notice setting out the change in the form and manner required by the supportive housing provider; and

6.The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Exception to s. 68 (3) of the Act

35.1A household not receiving rent-geared-to-income assistance that occupies a unit in a designated housing project of the service manager shall, despite subsection 68 (3) of the Act, be included on the centralized waiting list established under section 35 if the service manager has determined the household is eligible for rent-geared-to-income assistance and the unit the household occupies meets the occupancy standards established by this Regulation.

7.(1)Paragraph 3 of section 37 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

3. A household shall be removed from the waiting list if the household has accepted an offer of rent-geared-to-income assistance.

(2)Paragraph 9 of section 37 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

9. A preference for a housing project by a household is ineffective and shall not be indicated on the waiting list if no member of the household meets the requirements of the housing provider’s mandate under section 99 of the Act with respect to the housing project.

9.1 Despite paragraph 9, a household may indicate a preference for a housing project and the preference shall be indicated on the waiting list if the service manager determines that a member of the household will meet the requirements of the housing provider’s mandate under section 99 of the Act with respect to the housing project within a period of time specified by the service manager.

(3)Section 37 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

13. A household referred to in section 35.1 may indicate a preference to receive rent-geared-to-income assistance for the unit it occupies at the time of indicating the preference.

8.Subsection 50 (10) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(10)If a member of a family unit transfers, by sale, lease, gift or in any other manner, his or her interest in an asset to a person who is not a member of the household, less than 36 months before the date the household applies for rent-geared-to-income assistance or any time after the household applies for rent-geared-to-income assistance, the member shall be deemed, for the purposes of subclause (1) (a) (ii) and subsection (9), still to have the interest in the asset, unless the service manager is satisfied that the transfer was effected in good faith and not for the purpose of reducing the member’s imputed income so as to reduce the amount of geared-to-income rent payable by the household.

9.Table 1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items:

37. / City of Greater Sudbury / April 1, 2002
38. / City of Kawartha Lakes / April 1, 2002
39. / City of Stratford / April 1, 2002
40. / City of Ottawa / April 1, 2002
41. / County of Northumberland / April 1, 2002
42. / County of Renfrew / April 1, 2002
43. / County of Simcoe / April 1, 2002
44. / Municipality of Chatham-Kent / April 1, 2002
45. / Regional Municipality of Niagara / April 1, 2002
46. / District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board / April 1, 2002
47. / City of Toronto / May 1, 2002

10.(1)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out in Column 2, opposite “Regional Municipality of Peel” in Column 1, “17. MICBA Forum Italia Community Services” and substituting the following:

17. Forum Italia Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(2)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of Peel” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of Peel / 36. / Bristol Road Labourers; Local 183 N.P. Homes Inc

(3)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of Waterloo” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of Waterloo / 32. / Maple Heights Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(4)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of York” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of York / 26. / Our Lady of Smolensk Russian Orthodox Retirement Centre
27. / Robinson Street Non-Profit Homes (Markham) Inc.

(5)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of York” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of York / 28. / Centre Green Co-operative Homes Inc.

(6)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Hamilton” in Column 1:

City of Hamilton / 19. / Hamilton East Kiwanis Non-Profit Homes Inc.

(7)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Brantford” in Column 1:

City of Brantford / 6. / Slovak Village Non-Profit Housing Inc.

(8)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Cornwall” in Column 1:

City of Cornwall / 7. / Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph Housing Corporation

(9)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of Durham” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of Durham / 25. / Harmony-King Co-operative Homes Inc.
26. / Rougemount Co-operative Homes Inc.

(10)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “Regional Municipality of Halton” in Column 1:

Regional Municipality of Halton / 16. / Milton Community Homes Inc.
17. / Chartwell Baptist Community Homes Inc.

(11)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “County of Hastings” in Column 1:

County of Hastings / 9. / Marmora District Housing Commission
10. / North Hastings Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(12)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “County of Lanark” in Column1:

County of Lanark / 8. / Tay Valley Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(13)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following items in Column 2 opposite “County of Lennox & Addington” in Column 1:

County of Lennox & Addington / 4. / The Appanea Wynds Non-Profit Housing Corporation
5. / URCA Housing Corporation

(14)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “District Municipality of Muskoka” in Column 1:

District Municipality of Muskoka / 6. / Huntsville Legion Seniors Manor

(15)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Peterborough” in Column 1:

City of Peterborough / 12. / LETA Brownscombe Co-operative Homes Inc.

(16)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “City of Windsor” in Column1:

City of Windsor / 27. / The Frank Long Co-operative Homes Inc.

(17)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board” in Column 1:

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board / 10. / Town of Hearst Non-Profit Housing Corporation

(18)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board” in Column 1:

District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board / 11. / Kaleidoscope Co-operative Homes Inc.

(19)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following item in Column 2 opposite “District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board” in Column 1:

District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board / 10. / Cara Community Corporation

(20)Table 2 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following:

City of Stratford / 1. / Banbury Cross Housing Co-operative Inc.
2. / Bard-of-Avon Housing Co-operative Inc.
3. / Festival City Co-operative Homes Inc.
4. / Little Falls Co-operative Homes Inc.
5. / Spruce Lodge Non-Profit Housing Corporation
6. / Vineyard Village Non-Profit Homes of Stratford
7. / Emily Murphy Second Stage Residences
County of Northumberland / 1. / Campbellford Memorial Multicare Lodge
2. / Campbellford Non-Profit Housing Inc.
3. / Cobourg Non-Profit Housing Corporation
4. / Northumberland Supportive Non-Profit Housing Corporation
5. / Port Hope Non-Profit Housing Corporation
6. / Sutherland Place Co-operative Homes Inc.
County of Renfrew / 1. / G.T. Seniors Apartments of Arnprior Incorporated
2. / Killaloe & District Housing Inc.
3. / Kinsmen Court Home for Men & Women (Pembroke) Inc.
4. / Opeongo Non-Profit Community Residential Development Inc.
5. / Ottawaska Housing Corporation
6. / Petawawa Housing Corporation
7. / St. Joseph Non-Profit Housing (Pembroke) Corporation
County of Simcoe / 1. / Angus Legion Gardens Senior Citizens Complex
2. / The Barrie Municipal Non-Profit Housing Corporation
3. / Coldwater Seniors’ Apartments Inc.
4. / Collingwood Non-Profit Housing Corporation
5. / Elizabeth Overend Non-Profit Housing Orillia Inc.
6. / Javelin Co-operative Homes Inc.
7. / Matthew Co-operative Housing Inc.
8. / Mount Lakeview Non-Profit Housing Corporation
9. / Nottawasaga Co-operative Homes Inc.