Social Housing Waiting List Reports

Quarterly reports showing activity on the centralized waiting list for subsidized housing administered by the City of Toronto.

Application Activity

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2022
New/reactivated 4,895 5,486 10,381
Housed 457 514 971
Inactive/cancelled 521 389 910
Total active waiting list 79,572 80,532 80,532

Total Active Applications

Active Applications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2022
Household no dependents 25,715 26,147 26,147
Household with dependents 18,759 19,140 19,140
Senior 35,098 35,245 35,245
Total 79,572 80,532 80,532

Households Housed by Unit Size

Unit Size Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2022
Room 0 0
Bachelor 127 201 328
1 bedroom 195 199 394
2 bedroom 97 89 186
3 bedroom 31 22 53
4 bedroom 7 3 10
5 bedroom 0 0

Housed by Applicant Category

 Category Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2022
Special Priority 127 136 263
Terminally Ill 17 21 38
Over-housed 9 7 16
Homeless/Youth/Separated families 88 148 236
General list 216 202 418

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2022
Toronto Community Housing Corporation 316 336 652
Co-op/PNP/Rent Supplement 141 178 319

Application Activity

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2021
New/Re-activated 2,969 3,417 2,946 5,182 14,514
Housed 1,032 431 673 685 2,821
Inactive/Cancelled 32,534 7,126 1,115 492 41,267
Total Active Waiting List 79,332 78,177 78,791 78,879 78,879

Total Active Applications

Active Applications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2021
Household No Dependents 29,987 27,417 25,895 26,208 26,208
Household With Dependents 21,502 21,311 18,734 18,785 18,785
Senior 27,843 29,449 34,162 33,886 33,886
Total 79,332 78,177 78,791 78,879 78,879

Households Housed by Unit Size1

Unit Size Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2021
Room 4 0 0 0 4
Bachelor 353 150 186 214 903
1 Bedroom 384 170 262 268 1,084
2 Bedroom 183 99 151 125 558
3 Bedroom 103 12 58 63 236
4 Bedroom 5 0 16 15 36
5 Bedroom 0 0 0 0 0

Housed by Applicant Category

 Category Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2021
Special Priority 235 66 160 185 646
Terminally Ill 60 29 51 42 182
Over-housed 7 3 11 7 28
Homeless/Youth/Separated Families 227 55 51 98 431
General List 503 278 400 353 1,534

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2021
Toronto Community Housing Corporation 911 301 510 514 2,236
Co-op/PNP/Rent Supplement 121 130 163 171 585

Application Activity

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
New/reactivated 6,067 3,678 4,111 3,517 17,373
Housed 471 497 525 735 2,228
Inactive/cancelled 4,049 694 219 2,258 7,220
Total active waiting list 78,500 78,683 79,768 81,664 81,664

Total Active Applications

Active Applications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
Household no dependents 29,115 29,183 29,565 30,498 30,498
Household with dependents 21,059 21,141 21,527 22,014 22,014
Seniors 28,326 28,359 28,676 29,152 29,152
Total 78,500 78,683 79,768 81,664 81,664

Households Housed by Unit Size

Unit Size Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
Room 1 3 1 3 8
Bachelor 218 190 215 265 888
1 Bedroom 132 166 172 283 753
2 Bedroom 88 110 99 135 432
3 Bedroom 30 24 33 47 134
4 Bedroom 2 4 5 2 13
5 Bedroom 0 0 0 0 0

Housed by Applicant Category

Applicant Category Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
Special Priority 93 107 153 228 581
Terminally ill 30 22 32 49 133
Over housed 5 5 4 1 15
Homeless/Youth/Separated families 67 142 134 120 463
General list 276 221 202 337 1,036

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2020
Toronto Community Housing Corporation 308 395 379 559 1,641
Co-op/PNP/ Rent Supplement 163 102 146 176 587

Application Activity

Activity Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019
New/reactivated 6,181 5,085 5,434 5,151 21,851
Housed 522 805 767 872 2,966
Inactive/cancelled 4,138 25,297 6,817 6,708 42,960
Total active waiting list 102,049 78,796 77,024 75,191 75,191

Total Active Applications

Active Applications Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019
Household no dependents 38,044 29,171 28,442 27,521 27,521
Household with dependents 28,223 21,081 20,665 20,202 20,202
Seniors 35,782 28,544 27,917 27,468 27,468
Total 102,049 78,796 77,024 75,191 75,191

Households Housed by Unit Size

Unit Size Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019
Room 0 1 10 4 15
Bachelor 239 347 313 364 1,263
1 Bedroom 172 255 242 275 944
2 Bedroom 71 144 133 177 525
3 Bedroom 39 52 58 45 194
4 Bedroom 1 4 7 7 19
5 Bedroom 0 2 4 0 6

Housed by Applicant Category

Applicant Category Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019
Special Priority 112 175 109 101 497
Terminally ill 39 56 52 43 190
Over housed 8 11 7 14 40
Homeless/Youth/Separated families 106 114 126 110 456
General list 257 449 473 604 1,783

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019
Toronto Community Housing Corporation 393 680 685 729 2,487
Co-op/PNP/ Rent Supplement 129 125 82 143 479

Application Activity

Activity 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

Total Active Applications

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

Households Housed by Unit Size

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

Housed by Applicant Category

 Applicant Category 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

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