Welcome to the City of Toronto’s Housing Data Hub.
For more information on key actions the City is taking to improve housing access, choice and affordability for residents of Toronto, see the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan and the Housing Action Plan 2022-2026.
To access the datasets that go into the Housing Data Hub, visit the City’s Open Data portal.
This section contains data on the City of Toronto’s progress toward its Housing Target of 285,000 new homes created by 2031. The City’s Provincial Housing Pledge, adopted by City Council at its meeting on May 10, 11, and 12, 2023, demonstrates its commitment to accelerating housing supply by facilitating the construction of 285,000 new homes by 2031.
This tracker relies on data provided by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The number of new homes created shown above includes new home construction starts (Housing Starts) and additional residential units (ARUs) from residential conversions in the City of Toronto.
The following data is tracked using City of Toronto data.
Click the buttons below to view the Residential Units Approval Pipeline metrics by ward.
This section contains data on the City of Toronto’s target to approve 65,000 rent-controlled homes, including 41,000 affordable and 6,500 rent-geared-to-income (RGI) homes. The data is updated quarterly. An approved home is one that has either received approval from City Council for financial incentives through a City housing program (e.g., Rental Housing Supply Program, Housing Now, etc.) or as part of a development application.
The following data indicates the status as of December 31, 2024 of rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes (collectively referred to as Rent-Controlled Homes) approved under the City’s HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan. It does not include rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes approved by the City prior to January 1, 2020.
*As of December 31, 2024, one project had an approved Site Plan Application but had not yet submitted a building permit application. The project has more than two rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes, however only two were approved on or after January 1, 2020.
** As of December 31, 2024 over 3,500 rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes were under construction in the City and had not yet reached the occupancy stage. The figure above only reflects the number of these homes under construction that were approved by the City on or after January 1, 2020.
*** Between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2024, over 2,600 rent-controlled, affordable and RGI homes were granted occupancy. The figures above only reflect homes that were completed and granted occupancy and that were approved by the City on or after January 1, 2020.
The performance metrics included in this section show average review times for development applications and building permits. These metrics provide some insight into how the City of Toronto is working to advance good city-building outcomes, including meeting its housing targets.
Service Standard: 40 Business Days
Right to Appeal for Non-Decision after 60 Calendar Days.
¹5-year average form July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
²On July 1, 2023 provisions related to application fee refunds under Bill 109 came into force and effect. On June 6, 2024, Bill 185 removed those provisions.
Data refreshed as of March 3, 2025
Right to Appeal for Non-Decision after 90 Calendar Days.
¹5-year average form July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
²On July 1, 2023 provisions related to application fee refunds under Bill 109 came into force and effect. On June 6, 2024, Bill 185 removed those provisions.
Data refreshed as of March 3, 2025
Right to Appeal for Non-Decision after 120 Calendar Days.
¹5-year average form July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023
²On July 1, 2023 provisions related to application fee refunds under Bill 109 came into force and effect. On June 6, 2024, Bill 185 removed those provisions.
Data refreshed as of March 3, 2025
This section includes information related to building permit processing times.
* The measures include all applications with a first inspection post January 1, 2022.
This section contains information on the existing social housing units under the City’s administration and on the Centralized Waiting List (CWL) for households applying for Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) housing in Toronto.
Social housing, including RGI housing for eligible households, is administered by the City. Social housing is typically intended for low-and moderate-income households who cannot afford affordable rental housing or affordable ownership housing. In most cases, RGI is 30 per cent of a household’s monthly Adjusted Family Net Income (AFNI). These units are filled from the CWL through MyAccesstoHousingTO, the City’s online application portal for households applying for or managing their application for RGI housing.
Go to the City’s Open Data Portal to download Social Housing data.
This visual shows the change in application activity on the Centralized Waitlist by Quarter in a bar graph.
This visual shows the composition by percentage of applications on the Centralized Waitlist by applicant category in a pie chart.
This visual shows the percentage of households housed from the Centralized Waitlist by applicant category in the most recent quarter in a pie chart.
This visual shows the number of households housed from the Centralized Waitlist by unit type in the most recent quarter in a bar chart.
This visual shows the percentage of households housed from the Centralized Waitlist by housing type in the most recent quarter in a pie chart.
This section includes information on existing affordable rental housing that is under the City’s administration, as well as on the demolition and replacement of rental homes in non-profit and private developments requiring approval by the City.
This dataset includes Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications with six or more existing rental units that were approved by Toronto City Council since January 1, 2017.
Go to the City’s Open Data Portal to download Affordable Rental Housing Stock and Demolition and Replacement data.
This visual shows the number of affordable rental units by year in a line graph.
This visual shows the number of affordable, mid-range, high-end rental units approved for demolition and replacement in a bar graph.
These are rental units where the total monthly shelter cost (gross monthly rent including utilities – heat, hydro and hot water – but excluding parking and cable television charges) is at or below one times the average City of Toronto rent, by unit type (number of bedrooms), as reported annually by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (City’s Official Plan, Sec 3.2.1).
This visual shows the number of affordable rental units approved for demolition and replacement in a bar graph.
Demolition and Replacement of Rental Homes: Chapter 667 of the Toronto Municipal Code and the City of Toronto’s Official Plan requires replacement rental housing where new development would result in the loss of 6 or more existing rental units. Replaced units are comparable in terms of bedroom type, size, and affordability.
*Approved means that a Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion application was approved by City Council in that year. This approval does not mean that the units have been demolished yet.
Data visualizations and metrics associated with the different datasets can be found on the respective tabs. Terms from all the datasets are summarized under the Definitions page.
For a more comprehensive review, go to the City’s Open Data Portal to download the complete dataset.
Disclaimer
The purpose of the Toronto Housing Data Hub is to provide stakeholders, including members of the public, with information and resources related to housing in the City of Toronto. The information on the Toronto Housing Data Hub is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Any use of the information on the Toronto Housing Data Hub is subject to the terms of the Open Government License – Toronto. The information on the Toronto Housing Data Hub is subject to change and may be updated from time to time.