Affordable Housing Rental Help | City of Peterborough

Getting help finding and keeping housing

Housing help

The Housing Resource Centre helps you find housing in the City and County of Peterborough. Every week you can see what's available to rent in the vacancy listings. The weekly vacancy listings include rental opportunities from local newspapers and other website listings.

Some of the things you can get help with include:

choosing Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing options in the City and County of Peterborough
applying for affordable and RGI housing
updating your existing RGI housing application
viewing housing listings

Student help

The Student Housing Booklet can help you learn more about the rental market in Peterborough. In the booklet you will find information that will help you make decisions while you search for housing.

Seniors' help

Peterborough offers many different types of housing and levels of care to older adults. Visit Peterborough Seniors Services Directory for information about:

Affordable/Subsidized Housing,
Co-housing,
Retirement Residences,
Shelters, and
Long-Term Care Homes

Once there, click on the "Housing" icon to view full list of housing resources.

Housing Stability Fund

The Housing Stability Fund (HSF) helps you get or keep your housing. You can get help paying overdue bills, rent, and other housing-related costs.

If you are at risk of losing your housing and your income is low, you may be eligible. People who live in the City and County of Peterborough can apply. Some examples of eligible housing costs are:

Heat, hydro or rent arrears
Mortgage or property tax arrears
Last month's rent
Beds, bed covers, mattresses and box springs
Emergency home repairs
Replacing or purchasing appliances
Moving or storage costs

Any household whose income is below Statistics Canada's Low Income Cut-Off Threshold may be eligible to receive Housing Stability Fund. Call or visit the Social Services office for more information.

Community housing map

We've created an online, interactive Community Housing Map to help you learn about Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) and other affordable housing properties in the City and County of Peterborough.

Our Help Guide includes tips about how to use the map.

Affordable housing landlords

The rent amount in affordable housing units is at or below average market rent (AMR). Also, your income must be below a certain amount to be eligible.

For these units, rent costs are lower than most newspaper and online listings.

Some units are only for seniors, families, or singles.

Call these landlords for more information and to apply.

Affordable housing landlord	Contact	Units
Amadeo Developments	705-743-5378	Myrtle Terrace, 200 St. Luke's Ave., Peterborough 60 units for singles, seniors, families, and people with special needs
CB Rubidge	705-868-9759	143 Rubidge St., Peterborough 4 units for families 2 units for people experiencing homelessness (assisted through the By-Name Priority List)
Community Living	1-855-277-2121	732, 736 Jane St., Peterborough 8 units for people with an intellectual disability
ECE Living	705-749-6871	260 Aylmer St. N., Peterborough 6 units for seniors
Knox Residence	knoxres@yahoo.ca	400 Wolfe St., Peterborough 42 units for singles Some accessible units
Moloney Property Development Corp.	705-768-5188	Argyle St. Apartments, 49 Argyle St., Peterborough 16 units for seniors Hazelbrae Place, 21 Barnardo Ave., Peterborough 42 units for seniors The Loyola, 188 Edinburgh St., Peterborough 28 units for seniors Victoria Park Apartments, 90 Murray St., Peterborough 50 units for seniors, singles, and families
The Mount Community Centre, www.themountpeterborough.ca	705-875-5095	1545 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough 65 units (not all built as of March 2020)
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services	705-742-5698 or 844-742-5698	721 Monaghan Rd., Peterborough 11 units for self identified First Nation, Metis and Inuit community members Some accessible
Otonabee Non-Profit Housing Corp.	705-295-4900	Monaghan Court, 35 Pinecrest Ave., Keene 19 units for seniors
Payne-Downie	705-927-1651	342 Downie St., Peterborough 4 units for families 2 units for people experiencing homelessness (assisted through the By-Name Priority List)
Housing Access Peterborough (Peterborough Housing Corporation units)	705-748-8830	Application: Affordable Housing Application Website: www.peterborough.ca/hap Email: hapinfo@peterborough.ca Anson House, 136 Anson St., Peterborough 26 units for singles and seniors Bradburn House, 293 London St., Peterborough 18 units for singles and seniors Edinburgh Street, 220 Edinburgh St., Peterborough 4 units McRae Building, 553 Bonaccord St. Peterborough 34 units (some occupied, some under construction) River Ridge, 900 Dutton Rd., Peterborough 40 units for singles, seniors, families, and special needs Saunders Court, 130 Anson St., Peterborough 30 units for singles and seniors Trailview Terrace, 48 Rabbit St., Lakefield 54 units for seniors and special needs Woollen Mill, 526 McDonnel St., Peterborough 50 units for singles, seniors, families, and special needs
Swirl in Motion	705-292-0492	Canadian Woollens, 544 McDonnel St., Peterborough 4 units for singles
TVM	1-800-368-9242	TVM Tower, 212 Brock St., Peterborough 11 units for singles, seniors, and special needs TVM George Street, 406-408 George St. N, Peterborough 8 units TVM Schoolhouse, 443 Reid St., Peterborough 48 units or singles, seniors, families, and special needs TVM Terraces, 207-209 Murray St., Peterborough 16 units for people with disabilities TVM Maryland Place, 716 Maryland Ave., Peterborough 23 units for seniors
YES Shelter for Youth and Families	705-748-3851	Water Street, Peterborough 10 units for youth participating in the YES Shelter's RISE program

Housing terms

Housing terms are listed below to help you understand the rental housing options in the City and County of Peterborough.

Please note that applications for Rent-Geared-to-Income housing are through Housing Access Peterborough.

Apply for RGI Housing/Update your application

Affordable housing refers to units that have rents set at or below market value and household incomes below a set amount at the time that they apply. There are over 700 affordable units in Peterborough. You need to contact the landlord directly to apply.

Community Housing refers to Social Housing as well as other housing options that are funded or subsidized to make them more affordable to renters.

Market Rent is also called Average Market Rent (AMR). It is the average cost of rent in the Peterborough area. Utilities such as heat, electricity and hot water may or may not be included in the rent amount. This statistic is collected every year by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The term “Market Rent” may refer to a slightly different amount at Social Housing sites based on the rules for that property.

Rent supplements are payments that bridge the gap between what a household can afford to pay and what the actual market rent is. The rent supplements listed in the Community Housing Map and on the Housing Application all have agreements with the landlords and are for specific housing units.

A housing unit where the amount of rent is calculated based on household income and is affordable to the household. The rules for how to calculate what the RGI amount is are detailed in the Housing Services Act (HSA). Many Community Housing Providers offer a mix of RGI units as well as other units with rents at or below market value.

Social Housing is a term used to describe Housing Providers that are listed in the Housing Services Act. Most of these Housing Providers offer RGI housing. The Centralized Wait List is for most of these RGI units. Many Housing Providers also have market rent units available that are not filled through the Centralized Wait List. There are 1,833 Social Housing units in Peterborough City and County.

Maps of housing zones

Two maps are included below to help you understand the areas of the City and County of Peterborough that Social Housing and affordable housing units are located.

Rent supplements

Rent supplements are another way to lower the amount of rent you pay. It is a monthly payment to your landlord. It can bridge the gap between what you can afford to pay and what the rent actually is.

There are currently no Rent Supplements available. Check this page regularly or call the Social Services office for updates.

To submit documents for the annual rent supplement review, fill out the Annual Rent Supplement review form.