Any financial impact as a result of the above changes will be cost shared with the County of Essex in accordance with the current arbitrated City-County cost-sharing agreement.

Consultations:

• Nancy Jaekel, Financial Planning Administrator

• Linda Higgins, Manager of Intergovernmental Subsidies and Administration

• Kate Tracey, Legal Counsel

• Mike Deimling, Social Housing Analyst

Conclusion:

The introduction of these legislative changes has a significant impact on how social housing is delivered across Ontario. In Windsor Essex these changes have led to many process changes and improvements, such as

• An online social housing application portal;

• New and updated centralized waitlist application and transfer forms; and

• Introduction of a new Overhoused Transfer List at the CHR

By introducing these changes it is expected we will see the following:

• Overhoused households will be housed in the right size unit more expediently;

• Increased movement on the centralized waitlist as a result of the move to one offer (from three); and

• Potential for increased administration at the CHR as a result of the one offer rule as cancelled applications may lead to new application being submitted for processing.

Planning Act Matters:
N/A

Approvals:

Name	Title
Jolayne Susko	Coordinator of Housing Administration and Policy
Debbie Cercone	Executive Director of Housing and Children’s Services
Kate Tracey	Legal Counsel
Jelena Payne	Community Development and Health Services Commissioner, Corporate Leader– Social Development and Health
Dan Seguin	On behalf of Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer, Corporate Leader - Finance