Housing Affordability Strategy

Project Complete  

Thank you for joining us at any one of our many in-person and online opportunities to provide feedback over the course of this project. 

The final Housing Affordability Strategy is now ready for review. To read the staff report and review the agenda, click here. The Final Housing Affordability Strategy and Appendix 1: Implementation and Monitoring Plan was presented to Council at a public meeting on December 10, 2024. To access the agenda, minutes or recording of that meeting visit the City Council meetings page on guelph.ca. 

Background  

Guelph is experiencing challenges with the affordability of housing, like many other municipalities across Canada. As part of the City's State of Housing Report, we have identified five key issues impacting affordability of housing in Guelph: 

• Guelph is working towards achieving its affordable housing targets. 
• There is a need for smaller units. 
• There is a need for an increased supply of primary rental units. 
• The secondary rental market offers more affordable choices but could benefit from the stability offered by the primary rental market. 
• There is a need for an increased supply of non-market rental housing. 

We are working hard to help address these key issues and unlock and increase housing supply for our community by providing a range of housing types, including affordable housing options. View our Housing Story Map to see how. 

Housing Affordability Strategy 

The purpose of the Housing Affordability Strategy 2024 work is to identify actions like policy changes, tools and incentives, advocacy, and partnership approaches to address private-market housing gaps in the short, medium, and long term. While we need to focus on private-marking housing gaps since this is where the City has the most influence, we will be taking a highly collaborative approach to this work so that we can support unlocking private and non-market housing opportunities. 

For more information, read the Housing Affordability Strategy - Project Initiation. 

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