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Affordable Housing Projects

Housing affordability is a pressing challenge impacting communities across Canada, including Guelph. People need homes that are safe, affordable, accessible and suitable — regardless of income, age or situation.  

A lot of work is underway — from supportive and transitional housing to affordable rentals and policy changes that shape what can be built in the future. We’re working with Wellington County and other levels of government, homebuilders, and community agencies to move this work forward.  

Each step brings us closer. This progress is something we can build on together to help more people find a place to call home.  


What’s the City of Guelph’s role in housing? 

The City supports our community’s housing needs through: 

  • Research and policy development 
  • Financial resources 
  • Collaboration 
  • Capacity building 
  • Resident education and support 
  • Advocacy 
  • Monitoring and reporting 

Learn more about housing in Guelph and the work that we’re doing with the community on our website. 

How can I get involved? 

On December 10, 2024, Guelph City Council approved the City’s Housing Affordability Strategy — a 10-year plan with 30 actions to increase the supply of housing people can afford. It sets a bold target: making sure about one in every three new housing units built in Guelph is affordable.  

One of the actions in the plan is to preserve the affordable housing that we have. To do this, we’re drafting new policies to protect renters and encourage people to live in, rent or sell unoccupied homes. We plan to present these draft policies to Council in June 2026. To help meet this timeline, we’re engaging on several projects over the course of this spring. 

Click through each current project to learn more about the background, what we hope to achieve, and how you can get involved and help more people in Guelph find a place they can call home. 

Check out our work on past projects

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