Housing is a top priority for Halton Region—and the pressure is growing. Affordability challenges persist, and there is growing community demand for assisted and supportive housing. Today, more than 8,500 residents are on the HATCH waitlist, and our emergency shelters are consistently operating at 140% capacity.
While we continue to make progress on our 10-year Comprehensive Housing Strategy, meeting this need is not something we can do alone. That’s where partnerships make all the difference. By working closely with senior levels of government, our local municipalities, non-profits, the development community and other community partners, we’re successfully creating new assisted and supportive housing opportunities for those who need them most.
Highlighting our progress on the Comprehensive Housing Strategy priorities over the last year
Priority 1: Strengthening Halton’s Homelessness and Response System
- In 2025, targeted housing loss prevention supports helped 581 households maintain housing and avoid eviction.
- 289 individuals transitioned from unsheltered homelessness to shelter or housing.
- 84 individuals housed in supportive housing programs.
- 94% of supportive housing tenants are stably housed after 12 months.
- 33 adults 55+ housed in supportive housing.
Priority 2: Protect and retain existing community housing stock
- Addressed critical health, safety, and accessibility needs to support the long-term viability of community housing stock.
- Capital repair projects were completed across 19 community housing sites, including elevator replacements at the HCHC Merchant’s Gate and March of Dimes Canada properties.
Priority 3: Create new assisted and supportive housing
- We created 102 new assisted and supportive housing units.
- 52 new units opened at 265 Kerr St. In Oakville.
- 14 new units opened at 1258 Rebecca St. In Oakville.
- Two new, two-bedroom modular emergency shelter units opened.
Priority 4: Advocate for increased funding for housing in Halton
- Secured $5.65M in additional funding from Federal and Provincial partners to support the delivery of new assisted and supportive housing units.
- $2.8M in additional Federal funding to support housing and homelessness initiatives.
- Hosted strategic meetings, events and site tours with Federal and Provincial elected officials and staff to advocate for continued partnership and funding.
Planning for more progress: Regional Council approves funding for new housing initiatives at June meeting
New supportive housing coming to Burlington
A strong collaboration between Indwell, the City of Burlington, and the Region will deliver 77 new supportive housing units. The City accelerated approvals and contributed significant land and funding investments, while the Region is investing $13.4 million to support the advancement of this project. These units will remain affordable for at least 55 years and will be allocated to those on our housing waitlist—ensuring they reach residents who need support to live safely and independently.
More investments in homelessness prevention
We’re also leveraging critical provincial funding through the annual Homelessness Prevention Program (HPP). Over the next year, more than $14 million will support emergency shelters, supportive housing, outreach, and homelessness prevention programs. Additional Federal and Provincial investments—through the Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI) and the Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI)—will help repair and improve accessibility in existing assisted and supportive housing, maintain affordability, and create new units in partnership with non-profit and private developers.
Advancing the Allendale Campus Project in Milton
Looking ahead, the Allendale Campus Project in Milton represents a major opportunity to expand assisted housing and further advance the housing targets we have set through Halton Region’s 2025-2035 Comprehensive Housing Strategy. Regional Council recently approved an additional $5 million to continue design and pre-development work, with partnerships essential to help us realize a project of this scale and complexity.
These initiatives all advance key objectives of the Region’s Comprehensive Housing Strategy 2025 - 2035: increasing the supply of supportive housing, leveraging partnerships with non-profit housing providers and local municipalities and supporting residents with ongoing housing and support needs.
Our progress and the new initiatives gaining momentum show what’s possible when all levels of government, non-profits, and community partners work together. By continuing to collaborate, we can deliver more assisted and supportive housing for those with the greatest need in our community and build a stronger Halton for everyone.
Learn more
- Read Halton Region’s Comprehensive Housing Strategy.
- Check out the Assisted and Supportive Housing Construction webpage for updates on the latest projects.
- Read about our housing advocacy initiatives on our Advocating for A Strong Halton webpage.
- Watch our videos on our assisted and supportive housing developments at 265 Kerr Street (YouTube video link) and 1258 Rebecca Street (YouTube video link) in Oakville.
- Watch our Term in Review video (YouTube video link) to learn about the progress we have made in our Strategic Business Plan on the key priorities that matter to you.