Rent Geared to Income (RGI) is a program for subsidized housing. Rental rates range between 25-30% of applicants monthly income.
Market Rent units are fixed rental rates based on local rental standards for residential housing.
To be eligible for subsidized rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing program waitlist, you must meet ALL of the following conditions at time of submitting your application:
-At least half (50%) of the household members must be Aboriginal in accordance with the Indian Act (where persons are of “Aboriginal Ancestry” if they are Indians as defined in the INDIAN ACT OF CANADA, persons commonly referred to as Indians, Non-status, Metis, or persons of the Inuit race).
- At least one (1) person of your household is sixteen (16) years of age or older and able to live independently, with or without supports.
-In the case of property projects with a mandate to house only senior individuals or couples, at least one (1) household member is fifty-five (55) years of age or older.
- If a single applicant with dependents, the Primary Applicant must have full custody of all dependents / children of the application and provide verification such as a letter from an agency involved with the care / custody of children confirming that full custody / primary residency has been granted or will be returned should proper housing be secured.
- Household members have the ability to pay monthly rent and provide verification of a current income source(s) for all household members who are eighteen (18) years of age or older, unless they are attending school full-time.
- No member of the household owes money to any social housing provider in Ontario; however, if you have an active repayment agreement in place that you are adhering to with said provider then you must provide proof of terms and payment schedule.
- No member of the household has been convicted of an offence in relation to rent-geared-to-income assistance or found by a court of law or the Landlord and Tenant Board to have misrepresented their income for the purpose of rent-geared-to-income assistance.
- Your combined gross annual household income and assets do not exceed the Household Income Limits (HILs) of $68,500; if so, then please complete a Market Rent Housing Application instead.
- All members of the household must be a Canadian citizen.
NPTBDC Indigenous Housing currently does not provide housing for single individuals who are under the age of fifty-five (55) years and / or with no dependents / children.
Any household where at least 1 household member is 16 years of age or older and able to live independently (which includes families of all types, single individuals, couples, seniors and related individuals sharing a dwelling) can apply for Market Rent housing units and if they:
-Identify as Indigenous, Provide verification of being an Indigenous person of Canada, Demonstrate ability to pay the market rent
-Have the ability to provide positive landlord, personal, professional and/or character references.
The Corporation will complete additional checks to assess applicant household ability to uphold the obligations of a tenancy agreement, which includes, but not limited to: Requesting updated information on household members and income, Conducting reference checks and personal interviews, credit check and/or criminal records checks, Gathering information from public sources such as Court Services Online and police websites.
Applicants selected for a tenancy will be required to sign a tenancy agreement and may be subject to annual income and household composition reviews. Additional requirements, charges, policies and addendums may apply, such as designated parking and on-site laundry facility fees, smoke-free housing addendums, pet policy and pet deposit, damage deposit and tenant insurance.