Public Housing Authorities

Assisted housing in the City of Oshawa is provided by various agencies. Durham Region Non-Profit Housing and other various private non-profit agencies also provide cooperative and non-profit housing in the form of either rent-geared-to-income or rent supplement housing units.

The total number of existing assisted housing units in the City of Oshawa was approximately 3,600 as of the end of 2001, made up of 1,092 seniors units and 2,508 family units. The following table highlights the number of assisted seniors and family units by dwelling type and service provider.

Assisted Housing in Oshawa

Oshawa Social Housing Units*	Townhouse/Row	Apartment	Total
Seniors’ Units
Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation (DRLHC)	0	296	296
Private Non-Profit and Cooperatives	0	658	658
Total Seniors’ Units	0	954	954
Family/Non-Seniors’ Units
Oshawa Housing Company (managed by DRLHC)	0	83	83
DRLHC	365	12	377
DRLHC – Rent Supplement	24	309	333
Durham Non-Profit Housing Corporation	157	137	294
Private Non-Profit and Cooperatives	190	751	941
Federal Cooperatives	472	81	553
Total Family/Non Seniors’ Units	1208	1373	2581
Total Units (Seniors’ and Family/Non-Seniors’)	1208	2327	3535

Source:

Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation
* Rent supplement units.