As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, the ministry witl continue to monitor the situation and engage with our Service Manager partners. The ministry intends to review the situation in July 2020 and will communicate any changes as they arise.

Simpiified Rent-Geared-to-Income Regulations Beginning July 1, 2020

As announced in September 2019, the province is implementing a suite of changes to the rent-geared-to-income calculation to make calculating rent simpler for Service Managers and housing providers and easier for tenants to predict and understand.

To that end, Ontario Regulation 298/01 is revoked and replaced with Ontario Regulation 316/19 as of July 1, 2020. Regulatory amendments to Ontario Regulation 367/11 to support rent-geared-to-income simplification will also be in force as of July 1, 2020.

At this time, the implementation of the simplified rent-geared-to-income regulations is ongoing as planned. As communicated in September 2019, Service Managers may choose to delay implementation of the new rules for a period of one year until July 1, 2021, at their discretion.

Service Managers who delay implementation until July 1, 2021 must continue to determine rent-geared-to-income assistance under the revoked Ontario Regulation 298/01 for the period between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021. Please note that new minimum rent provisions will be in-effect for all tenants on July 1, 2020, irrespective of the Service Manager’s chosen implementation date.

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