• Since 2006, municipal, provincial, and federal funding has supported the development of 431 affordable housing units in Kingston.
• Annually the City commits $1M to develop affordable housing units; this is in addition to capital funding from upper levels of government.
• The City offers parkland waivers to projects that include an affordable housing component.
• A seed funding program (i.e. pre-construction funding) has been established by the City to support local social housing providers pursuing affordable housing developments.
• The City supports 2,003 social housing units that are accessed through the centralized waiting list. The municipal cost of delivering this program is $10.5M annually; the average household subsidy is $437 per month.
• The City continues to implement the second residential unit program. It permits homeowners to construct second units which typically rent for more affordable prices compared to purpose-built rental housing. Additional zoning permissions are being pursued to permit more second units to be built across the City as well as permitting second units in accessory structures (e.g. granny apartment or coach house)
• Kingston provides rent-geared-to-income supplements above and beyond legislated service level requirements. These programs provide monthly subsidies to households eligible for social housing.
• The City actively acquires and disposes of land to support new housing development which is to include an affordable component. 
• A list of all the affordable housing units in Kingston can be found here
• The City has a 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan outlining recommended policies and programs to address local housing challenges. The 10-Year Plan will be subject to a five-year review in 2018/19. 

The City oversees a local housing portfolio of at least 2,003 rent-geared-to-income households; at least 1368 high need households; and 74 units accessible to those with disabilities.

Yes. Tenants pay rent in the public, not-for-profit, and supportive sectors.

Members in the co-operative sector pay a member charge.

See the list of Housing Providers.

Number of eligible applicants on the centralized waiting list as of June 30th, 2018: 1291

Average wait times:

• Bachelor/1 Bedroom: 5-8 years
• 2 Bedroom: 2-5 years
• 3 Bedroom/4+ Bedroom: 6 months – 3+ years
• 1 Bedroom (Seniors) 1-4 years

Indirectly. The City of Kingston is the sole shareholder of The Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation. It runs as a separate entity under the direction of a Board of Directors appointed by the City of Kingston.

Town Homes Kingston is a municipal not-for-profit housing corporation incorporated under the Corporations Act and Kingston and Frontenac Housing Corporation is a public housing agency incorporated under the Business Corporation Act.