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Landlord and Tenant Board, Mississauga Central Office
Office: 416-645-8080Toll Free: 1-888-332-3234
TTY: 1-800-855-0511
Fax: 905-279-7286
Fax: 1-888-322-2841
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Contact for information on telephone and virtual services, in-person service at selected ServiceOntario Centres, or visit LLB website
Adjudicative tribunal under auspices of Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
Effective January 1, 2024: Rent increase guideline for 2024 is 2.5% and applies only to residential units first occupied by or before November 15, 2018; visit Ontario provincial website for rent increase guideline, rules and exceptions
Adjudicative tribunal under auspices of Social Justice Tribunals Ontario
- informs landlords and tenants about their rights and responsibilities under the Residential Tenancies Act
- provides balanced and timely dispute resolution in accordance with the law
- handles eviction applications filed by non-profit housing cooperatives
Effective January 1, 2024: Rent increase guideline for 2024 is 2.5% and applies only to residential units first occupied by or before November 15, 2018; visit Ontario provincial website for rent increase guideline, rules and exceptions
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Multiservice agency
- community information and referrals
- counselling, anger management
- counselling for youth and young adults
- employment assistance including resume/cover letter preparation, job search
- social housing application assistance
- year round income tax clinic
- leadership skills development
- children's breakfast club (on and off site)
- outreach
- workshops for women and youth
- social and recreation activities, including children's book club and youth homework club
- pre-screening required, qualifying residents receive appointment to complete the application process
- Access centre for Ontario Electricity Support Program -- assistance with applications
- intake assessment required
- annual Christmas toy distribution application deadline October 15
- information and referrals, including immigration, employment and community services
- counselling
- some form filling assistance
- access to computers
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Community outreach programs, including family reconciliation counselling, housing search and landlord negotiation assistance; volunteer opportunities
For emergency shelters and transitional housing, see separate listings
Family Reconciliation Program
Mediation and counselling for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and their identified family
Home for Good
Intensive case management supporting youth to obtain and maintain permanent housing; collaboration of community organizations using Housing First for Youth model
Housing Program
Intensive case management; assists youth in building positive relationships with landlord and/or property management; advocacy and information on rights and responsibilities
Outreach
Assist youth in community in development of life skills, problem solving skills; promotion of social support networks and personal independence
For emergency shelters and transitional housing, see separate listings
Family Reconciliation Program
Mediation and counselling for youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and their identified family
Home for Good
Intensive case management supporting youth to obtain and maintain permanent housing; collaboration of community organizations using Housing First for Youth model
Housing Program
Intensive case management; assists youth in building positive relationships with landlord and/or property management; advocacy and information on rights and responsibilities
Outreach
Assist youth in community in development of life skills, problem solving skills; promotion of social support networks and personal independence
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Federation of nonprofit housing cooperatives * lobbying and representation * promotion of nonprofit cooperative housing * advice and training in cooperative housing management * assistance to new cooperatives
Online list of co-ops with open waiting lists * scholarship for member co-operative residents in postsecondary programs * youth leadership camp
Participating member of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Online list of co-ops with open waiting lists * scholarship for member co-operative residents in postsecondary programs * youth leadership camp
Participating member of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
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Provides cost-effective moving services to individuals, families or organizations with limited financial resources * accepts referrals from police, Case Managers, housing workers, recipients of Ontario Works (OW), Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Employment Insurance (EI), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Old Age Security (OAS), lawyers, churches, hospital, social workers, students and seniors * service any clients who are moving from a shelter, a rooming house, an apartment or those who are transporting items out of storage * also provides moving, packing, organizing and hoarding case moves
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Cost effective moving services to individuals, families or non-profit organizations with limited financial resources
- service to clients moving from a shelter, rooming house, apartment or transporting items out of storage
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Housing Services
Rent Bank access centre -- interest-free repayable loans to low-income households who are in rental arrears or need to move into more suitable housing
- housing counselling
- information and referral
- matches tenants with landlords, eviction prevention, landlord outreach and recruitment, housing listings
Rent Bank access centre -- interest-free repayable loans to low-income households who are in rental arrears or need to move into more suitable housing
- must have legal status in Canada and meet income requirements
- clients of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program may be eligible
- landlord and tenant mediation
- money management advice
- follow-up search assistance and community referrals
- also interest-free loans for first and last month's rent deposit to move into more affordable housing
- also for LEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program), sponsored by Toronto Hydro Electric System and United Way Toronto -- assistance to low income individuals and families who are in arrears for their electricity utility bills and have exhausted all other sources of financial support
- for help with Enbridge gas bills call 1-855-487-5327
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Provide primary health care, health promotion and a wide variety of community programs to the Stonegate-Parklawn Community * identify individual and community needs and respond by providing accessible and inclusive health services and health promotion programs
Clinical Health Services - Health services include:
Community Programs - Stonegate CHC provides primary health care services and health promotion and community programs in the Stonegate- Parklawn Community, identify individual and community needs and respond by providing accessible and inclusive health services and health promotion programs. The programs focus on a variety of community needs such as physical activity, healthy eating, socialization, support groups, mindfulness, chronic disease management and more.
Family Programs - Support the health of individuals, families and communities
Fitness Program - Offer free activities to promote physical health and well being
Housing Help Centre - Support to the residents in the community facing difficulties in accessing housing and/or maintaining their current accommodation * advocate for residents with barriers in accessing community resources, such as financial assistance and emergency support to improve their social health
Seniors Programs - Variety of programs for seniors in the community
Women's Programs - Designed to reach out to women of all ages in the community * offer women focused services and activities, and especially welcomes women who feel disadvantaged or isolated * provide individual counselling and advocacy, and facilitates group workshops and activities on topics of special interest for women
Clinical Health Services - Health services include:
- medical services - primary health services
- chiropody services - foot care
- dietitian services - nutrition education and counseling
- asthma education - one to one sessions and group sessions on information to understand asthma or other breathing problems
- smoking cessation - offer counselling and support to individual clients and community members contemplating and or attempting to quit smoking
- diabetes education - offer nutrition education and counseling throughout the whole lifespan, from infant to older adult
- counselling services - offer support to help clients address a variety of mental health issues
- dental services
Community Programs - Stonegate CHC provides primary health care services and health promotion and community programs in the Stonegate- Parklawn Community, identify individual and community needs and respond by providing accessible and inclusive health services and health promotion programs. The programs focus on a variety of community needs such as physical activity, healthy eating, socialization, support groups, mindfulness, chronic disease management and more.
Family Programs - Support the health of individuals, families and communities
Fitness Program - Offer free activities to promote physical health and well being
Housing Help Centre - Support to the residents in the community facing difficulties in accessing housing and/or maintaining their current accommodation * advocate for residents with barriers in accessing community resources, such as financial assistance and emergency support to improve their social health
Seniors Programs - Variety of programs for seniors in the community
Women's Programs - Designed to reach out to women of all ages in the community * offer women focused services and activities, and especially welcomes women who feel disadvantaged or isolated * provide individual counselling and advocacy, and facilitates group workshops and activities on topics of special interest for women
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Services provided: Senior Relocation Management
- providing planning from start to finish covering packing, unpacking, set-up in the new residence, arranging temporary storage as well as preparing the home for sale
- working with clients to sell online, consign, donate and dispose of unwanted household items
Homecare Search Services
- working with clients to identify homecare services needed to live independently
- identify suitable providers and develop a plan to put the services in place
Senior Housing Advice and Search
- working with clients to understand their needs, and conduct research of senior living communities (i.e., retirement homes, seniors apartments or assisted living)
- assist them when making their housing decision including arranging and attending property walk-throughs
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Provides independent and assisted living residences for seniors
Services and Programs:
Services and Programs:
- St Demetrius Apartments
- Ukrainian Canadian Care Centre - Long Term Care Facility
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COVID19 -- service available by phone, email, video or in-person; for in-person service, call ahead if possible
- settlement and orientation, referrals for immigration and sponsorship issues, translation and interpretation
- general counselling, family violence and child welfare counselling
- help to find affordable market rate housing
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner -- assistance with housing search and application process
- culturally appropriate intervention program for at-risk youth and family
- counselling, employment and training supports, and mentorship
- for African-Canadian youth in or around Northwest Toronto, ages 12-16 years
- one to one mentoring with an adult; culturally appropriate workshops
- for Black youth 15-29 in or around Northwest Toronto with mental health and/or substance use concerns
- individual counselling for mental health, substance use and addiction
- group workshops on harm reduction, coping skills, healthy decision-making
- culturally specific resources for youth and families
- for youth 12-29 years from East African, Muslim and Black communities
- youth outreach workers offer services to empower youth
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Advocacy group that leads workshops and presentations on mental health support, supportive housing, discriminatory bylaws, human rights, recovery and stigma
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Community legal clinic that helps low income individuals living in Halton with their legal problems, for free
- office is located in Oakville, but staff are available to meet clients in Milton, Burlington, Oakville, and Halton Hills (Georgetown and Acton)
- community outreach clinics at various locations including local libraries, food banks, courthouses, and outreach organizations on a rotating basis
Depending on the kind of problem, may be able to help by providing:
- Summary Advice
- Brief Services
- Representation
- Referrals for legal problems they cannot assist with, and to other community organizations like food banks, social and health services, crisis intervention agencies, and navigation help
Support can be provided for:
- Income Support and Public Benefits
- Housing Law
- Employment Rights
- Human Rights
- Secondary Legal Consultation
- Indigenous Rights and Services
- Youth Rights
Mobile Legal Clinic
- serving Acton and Georgetown
- a lawyer on site providing free legal information and advice in each community on alternating Fridays
- schedule will be posted on social media
ID Clinic
- offering monthly ID Clinics to provide assistance with the legal barriers preventing members of the Trans, Non-Binary, and Queer communities from accurately identifying themselves on official documents
- more information on website (haltonlegal.ca/id-clinic)
Legal Health Check-Up
- an online check-up to help people who are living in poverty identify legal problems and get help
- if you do not have enough money to live on, a good home or job, or family, social and health supports, your legal health may be at risk
- visit website to take the check-up (legalhealthcheckup.ca)
Note:
- HCLS does not provide a full range of services, nor does it provide legal aid certificates
- callers needing certificates or help in family law, criminal law, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board compensation, etc. should contact a Legal Aid of Ontario office
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COVID19 -- all offices are open for appointments; services are offered remotely over the phone, zoom, email
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Settlement Services
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Settlement Services
- orientation, information, assessment and referral
- supportive counselling -- youth, adults, families
- problem gambling counselling for Polish, Russian and Urdu-speaking communities
- employment and educational counselling
- commissioner for taking affidavits
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner -- assistance with housing search and application process
- for Polish or Russian speakers, offenders 18 years and older, ordered by the court to attend the program in response to a criminal charge involving domestic violence
- 12 week group education and counselling program on domestic violence and non-abusive ways of resolving conflict
- victims/partners of the offender provided with support including safety planning, referrals to community resources, and information on offender's progress
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Matches potential tenants to vacancies in contracted boarding homes and rooming houses * administers a subsidy program for qualified owners/operators of homes, in exchange for meeting established standards and permitting unrestricted access to supporting agencies * monitors and works cooperatively with homes to maintain standards * maintains awareness of tenants' needs * housing support services are provided in homes by either Habitat Services or Cota
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Unison Health and Community Services, Keele-Rogers
Office: 416-653-5400Crisis: 416-657-3622
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COVID19 -- Many services continue to be available to clients by phone (and if necessary, as determined by the Unison provider/staff, in person); call 416-653-5400 for more information
Community Health Centre
For help with Enbridge Gas bills, call 1-855-487-5327
- Legal Services: phone only, 416-653-5400 ext. 1244
- Housing Services: phone only, 416-653-5400 ext. 1306 and leave a message
- Harm Reduction: phone only, 647-999-3094
Community Health Centre
- health services, health promotion
- community services and community development
- Ontario Health Insurance NOT required for general services
- family practice including crisis pregnancy, family planning, management of chronic conditions, prenatal and postnatal care, preventative health care, seniors' health, sexual health
- individual and sexuality counselling, treatment of sexually transmitted diseases
- counselling and case management
- dietitian
- podiatry clinic
- breastfeeding clinic
- child and parenting programs, including Spanish-speaking groups
- Diabetes Education Centre
- harm reduction programs
- seniors programs
- Toronto Public Health dental clinic
- women's programs
- youth programs
- Adult Protective Service program for adults with developmental disabilities
- community kitchen
- client advocacy, crisis referral to shelters
- eviction prevention, information and referral
- housing search
- landlord outreach, negotiation with landlords
- Housing Connections Access Centre, Share the Warmth
- other Home Services -- Rent Bank and Streets to Homes Follow-up Services
For help with Enbridge Gas bills, call 1-855-487-5327
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Community services and supports
- information and referral
- assistance with filling out government forms
- assistance with Ontario Works/ODSP
- assistance with pensions
- Volunteer trusteeship program
- document replacement and certification
- commissioner of Oath/affidavits
- interpretation and translation
- voice mail service
- personal income tax services
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COVID19 -- call office to make appointment; office open during COVID and all public health protocols to be followed.
Women-led organization providing support to South Asian and racialized women in the language of the client's choice
Violence Against Women Program: counselling and referral for assaulted women, social assistance, crisis intervention, immigration assistance
Women-led organization providing support to South Asian and racialized women in the language of the client's choice
Violence Against Women Program: counselling and referral for assaulted women, social assistance, crisis intervention, immigration assistance
- health education and promotion
- wellness support groups for Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Tamil women
- life skills support group
- seniors group for all South Asian women
- youth group for girls, homework club for children
- first language literacy instruction
- job search workshops, employment assistance and counselling
- legal clinic -- advice on family law, immigration, custody, child support, abuse, legal education workshops
- seasonal tax clinic
- vaccination clinics during COVID
- information and referral, translation and interpretation, advocacy
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner -- assistance with housing search and application process
- volunteer opportunities
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Community drop-in program
- advice on eviction, immigration, social assistance appeals
- free breakfast and lunch Monday to Sunday and holidays, dine-in or take-away
- health information and referral
- clothing, condoms, needle exchange
- Wednesday movie and dinner
- Monday women's group, Tuesday men's group, each 4 pm-6:30 pm
- access to computer, telephone
- workshops
- income tax clinic
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COVID19 -- Housing support services currently offered in-person with all COVID19 safety protocols
Community services
Community services
- information and referral
- filling out forms
- tenant issues, legal information, advocacy
- resume assistance, computer skills development
- HIV/AIDS harm reduction program
- outreach to injection drug users within a harm reduction model
- outreach to homeless people
- community development
- income tax clinic
- volunteer opportunities
- newspaper
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COVID19 -- contact by telephone or email for COVID service updates
Housing Help Services
Housing Help Services
- support finding and maintaining housing
- eviction prevention and housing stabilization services, landlord tenant mediation
- Housing First case management and advocacy
- information, referral, assistance with applications for subsidized, supportive housing, or emergency shelters
- crisis intervention
- drop-in program, free telephone and computer use during drop-in hours
- Streets to Homes Follow-up Program -- services and specialized help for formerly homeless individuals with complex needs, ID clinic
- financial literacy, tenant rights and life skills sessions,
- support groups for women for socialization and informal networking
- individual counselling for survivors of domestic violence
- applicants must be low income with adequate income to sustain their housing
- must have legal status in Canada, and pay market rent (not subsidized)
- additional eligibility criteria apply, Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program recipients not eligible, but can be referred to other programs
- also for LEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program), sponsored by Toronto Hydro Electric System and United Way Toronto -- assistance to low income individuals and families who are in arrears for their electricity utility bills and have exhausted all other sources of financial support
- for help with Enbridge gas bills call 1-855-487-5327
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Housing Services
Rent Bank access centre -- interest-free repayable loans to low-income households who are in rental arrears or need to move into more suitable housing
- housing counselling
- information and referral
- matches tenants with landlords, eviction prevention, landlord outreach and recruitment, housing listings
- voluntary trusteeship service
- street outreach to persons who are homeless, Streets to Homes follow up support for clients who have been placed in housing
Rent Bank access centre -- interest-free repayable loans to low-income households who are in rental arrears or need to move into more suitable housing
- must have legal status in Canada and meet income requirements
- clients of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program may be eligible
- landlord and tenant mediation
- money management advice
- follow-up search assistance and community referrals
- also interest-free loans for first and last month's rent deposit to move into more affordable housing
- also for LEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program), sponsored by Toronto Hydro Electric System and United Way Toronto -- assistance to low income individuals and families who are in arrears for their electricity utility bills and have exhausted all other sources of financial support
- for help with Enbridge gas bills call 1-855-487-5327
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COVID-19: Services suspended
On-site housing support and referrals on a weekly basis by West Toronto Housing Help
Services include:
On-site housing support and referrals on a weekly basis by West Toronto Housing Help
Services include:
- finding market rent housing in the west end
- provide rental listings
- prevent possible eviction
- access support to maintain housing
- complete subsidized housing applications
- information and referrals to other city services
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Assistance with
- searching for market rent housing in Toronto
- filling out applications for subsidized housing and housing for people with special needs
- assistance with MyAccesstoHousing
- special priority applications for subsidized housing
- access to Rent Bank and liaison to other funding supports
- funded by the City of Toronto
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Support services
- individual counselling
- support groups
- information and referral
- advocacy, referrals and accompaniment to legal, housing, employment, education, emergency and social services
- income and education support
- support groups including for older Cantonese, Mandarin and Spanish-speaking women
- access to settlement worker
- assistance applying for subsidized or market-rent housing
- Housing Connections (see separate entry) Community Partner
- trauma informed counselling
- nurse
- medical clinic
- dental referral in partnership with Queen West Community Health Centre at the University of Toronto Dental Clinic
- accompaniment to medical appointment
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