of the federal and provincial housing providers under the HSA. We are currently in the evaluation stage, the project is scheduled to be complete early 2022 and will inform funding decisions for the next phase of funding under the Community Housing Renewal Strategy.
2019 Ontario Renovates Social Housing Repair Program (OR SHRP)
The Ontario Renovates Social Housing Repair Program (OR-SHRP) is funded under Ontario’s Community Housing Renewal Strategy and is intended to assist Windsor and Essex County social housing provider(s) to rehabilitate units that require essential repairs which preserve and extend the functional lifespan of the social housing supply and/or modify units to increase accessibility. The 2019-20 funding amount of $2.3 M was distributed to 21 Windsor and Essex County social housing providers to address urgent and necessary repairs representing 1,100 social units to be repaired by December 31, 2020.2020 Ontario Renovates Social Housing Repair Program (OR SHRP)
We are pleased to announce the 2020 Ontario Renovates – Social Housing Repair Program (OR-SHRP) has been released to eligible social housing providers. The funding allocations for eligible Windsor and Essex County social housing provider(s) is up to approximately $2.7 M for 2020-21. Our office has approved 20 Housing Providers to address immediate and urgent repairs to 1,250 social housing units by the program deadline of December 31, 2021.Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI) Project Announcement
On September 10, 2020 at 3100 Meadowbrook Lane Honourable Minister Clark, Minister of MMAH introduced the Provincial investments in Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation’s Meadowbrook Development capital project and Community Living Essex County’s Youth Supportive project on Division Street in Kingsville. The Minister was joined by Irek Kusmierczyk, MP Windsor-Tecumseh, Mayor Drew Dilkens and Jim Steele, CEO, Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation.
Goal 2: Sustain & expand housing that is Linked with Supports and Goal 3: Ending Homelessness
J. Tanner provides the following comments as it relates to COVID-19:
To date there has not been a COVID outbreak at any of the emergency shelters. The COVID Isolation & Recovery Centre has provided a safe place for 34 people to isolate