Housing and Homelessness

Tenants engaged through public legal information sessions.

We work with community partners and collaboratives to support housing solutions in the community. We currently provide coordination support to the Women’s Housing Planning Collaborative and the Street Youth Planning Collaborative.

Renter Growth in Hamilton

Renter Growth in Hamilton

Hamilton renter households are growing in all parts of the city. Growth of renter households across Hamilton was 11.5% from 2016 to 2021, a 5 times higher growth rate than the 2.3% growth in owner...

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Growth In Hamilton’s Renter Households

One reason rents are increasing at higher rates recently is that the number of renters in Hamilton has increased to 68,545 households in 2016. This figure is higher than any census year since 1991,...

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Primary Private Rental Stock In Hamilton

Primary Private Rental Stock In Hamilton

The 68,545 rental dwellings in Hamilton identified in the 2016 Census can be divided into the three main types of rental units: those in private primary rental buildings, those in private secondary...

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