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20 1 6 WA I T I NG L I S T S S URV E Y R E POR T
ONPHA’S ANNUAL
WAITING LISTS SURVEY
REPORT
Since 2003, ONPHA has gathered data
on waiting lists from across Ontario. This
information helps show how many people are
waiting for rent-geared-to-income (RGI)
housing in areas across the province. Most
RGI units in non-profit housing communities
or co-operative housing communities, and
subsidies make it possible for households
to pay a rent that they can afford based on
30 per cent of their gross income. While
ONPHA originally focussed on detirmining
how many people were waiting on lists
for RGI housing, over time we also began
collecting data on average wait times and the
number of households that made it off of
lists and into RGI housing each year.
THEN
2003
Number of households on
waiting lists in:
2003
126,103
Proportion (%) by household type, 2004*
Seniors:
22%
Families:
44%
Single adults
and couples:
34%
*First year ONPHA data was available
Average wait times in 2011*
Seniors:
2.5 years
Families:
2.3 years
Single adults
and couples:
3.4 years
Number of Ontario households on waiting
lists for RGI housing , 2003-2014
0.00.20.40.60.81.0
100000
150000
200000
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
126,103
124,785
122,426
121,726
124,032
129,253
141,635
152,077
156,358
158,445
165,068
168,711
171,360
-1.0% -1.9% -0.6% 1.9%
4.2%
9.6%
7.4%
2.8% 1.3%
4.2%
2.2% 1.6%