Social Housing Waiting List Reports

Quarterly reports showing activity on the centralized waiting list for subsidized housing administered by the City of Toronto. For historic reports, please email Housing Stability Services at hss@toronto.ca or call 416-392-4126.

2019 Application Activity

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2019
New/reactivated	6,181
Housed	522
Inactive/cancelled	4,138
Total active waiting list	102,049

2019 Total Active Applications

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2019
Household no dependents	38,044
Household with dependents	28,223
Senior	35,782
Total	102,049

2019 Households Housed by Unit Size

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2019
Room	0
Bachelor	239
1 bedroom	172
2 bedroom	71
3 bedroom	39
4 bedroom	1
5 bedroom	0

2019 Housed by Applicant Category

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2019
Special Priority	112
Terminally Ill	39
Over-housed	8
Homeless/Youth/Separated families	106
General list	257

2019 Housed by Housing Provider

Provider	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2019
Toronto Community Housing Corporation	393
Co-op/PNP/ Rent Supplement	129

2018 Application Activity

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2018
New/reactivated	6,171	7,249	6,652	6,351	26,423
Housed	745	741	756	656	2,898
Inactive/cancelled	3,412	3,752	3,980	3,924	15,068
Total active waiting list	94,072	96,828	98,744	100,515	100,515

2018 Total Active Applications

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2018
Household no dependents	35,066	36,086	36,817	37,479	37,479
Household with dependents	26,387	27,054	27,578	27,847	27,847
Senior	32619	33,728	34,349	35,189	35,189
Total	94,072	96,828	98,744	100,515	100,515

2018 Households Housed by Unit Size

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2018
Room	5	2	0	0	7
Bachelor	239	250	275	290	1,054
1 bedroom	273	237	227	189	926
2 bedroom	153	181	184	123	641
3 bedroom	66	66	66	50	248
4 bedroom	6	4	2	2	14
5 bedroom	3	1	2	2	8

2018 Housed by Applicant Category

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2018
Special Priority	156	157	144	132	589
Terminally Ill	66	52	54	39	211
Over-housed	90	6	26	16	138
Homeless/Youth/Separated families	136	140	117	120	513
General list	297	386	415	349	1,447

2018 Housed by Housing Provider

Provider	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2018
Toronto Community Housing Corporation	563	593	613	521	2,290
Co-op/PNP/Rent Supplement	182	148	143	135	608

2017 Application Activity

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2017
New/reactivated	5,682	5,708	6,123	5,763	23,276
Housed	887	818	783	774	3,262
Inactive/cancelled	2,787	8,317	3,633	2,753	17,490
Total active waiting list	91,542	88,115	89,822	92,058	92,058

2017 Total Active Applications

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2017
Household no dependents	33,982	32,348	33,119	34,107	34,107
Household with dependents	26,050	24,904	25,347	25,969	25,969
Senior	31,510	30,863	31,356	31,982	31,982
Total	91,542	88,115	89,822	92,058	92,058

2017 Households Housed by Unit Size

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2017
Room	3	3	5	1	12
Bachelor	375	283	283	318	1,259
1 bedroom	312	291	273	250	1,126
2 bedroom	122	171	153	127	573
3 bedroom	65	61	55	71	252
4 bedroom	8	6	8	2	24
5 bedroom	2	3	6	5	16

2017 Housed by Applicant Category

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2017
Special Priority	207	169	127	144	647
Terminally Ill	61	45	69	47	222
Over-housed	30	26	20	12	88
Homeless/Youth/Separated families	117	100	115	109	441
General list	472	478	452	462	1,864

2017 Housed by Housing Provider

Households	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	2017
Toronto Community Housing Corporation	712	645	642	656	2,655
Co-op/PNP/Rent Supplement	175	173	141	118	607