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City of Guelph offers grants to build affordable housing

Ontario Construction News staff writer

The City of Guelph will award grants to support homeowners, landlords, non-profits and developers looking to build affordable housing in Guelph.

City Council approved the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan (CIP)—one of the eight commitments in the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) action plan.

“The Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan grants are one way that we’re making it easier to build more affordable housing in Guelph,” said Mayor Cam Guthrie. “Through strong partnerships with other levels of government, we will continue to create opportunities for housing that meets the needs of our community.”

The program will offer grants to developers willing to turn vacant units into affordable housing or build new affordable housing. The grants include the following:

Funding is also available for projects that include accessibility features beyond the Ontario Building Code requirements.

Intake forms are being accepted for affordable housing proposals and grant applications are now available.

To learn more about the available grants visit the Affordable Housing Community Improvement Plan page on guelph.ca/housingor email af******************@****ph.ca.

Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News
Robin MacLennan, Editor, Ontario Construction News
Robin MacLennan has been a reporter, photographer and editor at newspapers and magazines in Barrie, Toronto and across Canada for more than three decades. She lives in North Bay. After venturing into corporate communications and promoting hospitals and healthcare, she happily returned to journalism full-time in 2020, joining Ontario Construction News as Writer and Editor. Robin can be reached at rmaclennan@ontarioconstructionnews.com
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