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 2021
New/Re-activated 2,969 3,417 2,946 9,332
Housed 1,032 431 673 2,136
Inactive/Cancelled 32,534 7,126 1,115 40,775
Total Active Waiting List 79,332 78,177 78,791 78,791

Total Active Applications

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

Households Housed by Unit Size1

Unit Size Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2021
Room 4 0 0 4
Bachelor 353 150 186 689
1 Bedroom 384 170 262 816
2 Bedroom 183 99 151 433
3 Bedroom 103 12 58 173
4 Bedroom 5 0 16 21
5 Bedroom 0 0 0 0

Housed by Applicant Category

 Category Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2021
Special Priority 235 66 160 461
Terminally Ill 60 29 51 140
Over-housed 7 3 11 21
Homeless/Youth/Separated Families 227 55 51 333
General List 503 278 400 1,181

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider Q1  Q2  Q3  Q4 2021
Toronto Community Housing Corporation 911 301 510 1,722
Co-op/PNP/Rent Supplement 121 130 163 414

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

Application Activity

Activity 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

Total Active Applications

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

Households Housed by Unit Size

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

Housed by Applicant Category

 Category 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

Housed by Housing Provider

Provider 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