Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario-Topics&issues

Rent Supplements
There is a role for government in addressing affordability and economics of purpose-built rental housing.
The Affordability of Housing in Ontario Trends, Causes and Solutions By Vince Brescia January 2005.pdf

Poverty Reduction and Affordable Housing
A submission to the Ontario government from Ontario's Housing Industry.
Housing Industry Poverty Strategy-sm.pdf

Shelter Allowances
The affordability problem for renter households in Ontario is an income problem, whereby incomes are too low relative to market rents. According to the the attached report, to address the gap between what renters with affordability problems can afford to pay and market rents, the Provincial Government could consider expanding the current Rental Supplement Program or introducing a shelter allowance.
The Rental Housing Problem in Ontario and What to Do About It - by Clayton Research - for FRPO, September 2000.pdf

Ontario Housing Allowance Program - List of Local Service Managers
Landlords interested in participating in the Ontario rent supplement program must contact the municipal service manager in their area, and complete and submit all necessary application forms through those service managers. A list of local service managers can be downloaded here (for information purposes only – contact information subject to change).
List of Local Service Managers for Affordable Housing.pdf

Build New vs. Allowances
It may be pleasant for a politician to appear at a ceremony opening a public housing project. But if a wrecking ball in the background is tearing down similar private housing, little has been accomplished. The key implication of this analysis, The Unintended Consequences of Social Housing, by William C. Strange, is that housing policy should not be limited to the supply side because it limits household choice, may be socially unhealthy, and has high costs.
The Unintended Consequences of Housing Policy, by William C. Strange, The C.D. Howe Institute - September 2003.pdf