Housing Directives

To ensure compliance with the Social Housing Reform Act, 2000 and corresponding regulations across the service area, the Service Manager issues Directives to housing providers who are operating under the Social Housing umbrella.

Directives provide the interpretation and application of legislative and regulatory requirements that are necessary for social housing program delivery and compliance.

2012 DIRECTIVES
12-01	Reporting revenue from renewable energy systems on your financial statements (F/S) and Annual Information Return (AIR)	directive_12-01

2011 DIRECTIVES
11-01	Tenancy Agreement and Schedules A, B, and C, Information for New Tenants	directive_11-01
11-02	2012 Rent Control Guideline	directive_11-02
11-03	New Housing Services Act and Regulations effective January 1, 2012	directive_11-03

2010 DIRECTIVES
10-01	2011 Rent Control Guideline	No longer effective. Replaced with 11-02

2009 DIRECTIVES
09-01	RGI Internal Transfer Policy and Procedures (includes: Overhoused Tenant Transfer to the Central Waiting List form).	directive_09-01
09-02	2009 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses.	directive_09-02
09-03	2010 Rent Control Guideline.	No longer effective. Replaced with 10-01
09-04	Imputed Income: Non-Income Producing Assets - Rate. Note: Revised May 6, 2010. Previous version no longer effective.	directive_09-04
09-05	Steps to be followed when an applicant accepts a vacant unit.	directive_09-05

2008 DIRECTIVES
08-01	Conflict of Interest.	directive_08-01
08-02	Current tenant(s) in receipt of RGI Assistance requesting Special Priority Status.	directive_08-02
08-03	Imputed Income: Non-Income Producing Assets - Rate.	No longer effective. Replaced with 09-04
08-04	2009 Rent Control Guideline.	No longer effective. Replaced with 09-03
08-05	Pursuit of Income for Sponsored Immigrants.	directive_08-05

2007 DIRECTIVES
07-01	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables for Quarter No. 1, January to March 2007.	Revised: see directive 07-03 below.
07-02	Selection of a household for a vacant unit.	directive_07-02
07-03	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables for Quarter No. 2, April to June 2007. Includes Social Assistance Pension and Tax Credit Rates Brochure.	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-10.
07-04	Internal reviews conducted by another housing provider.	directive_07-04
07-05	Coordinated Access to Modified Units.	directive_07-05
07-06	Conflict of Interest.	No longer effective. Replaced with 08-01.
07-07	Ontario Electrical Safety Code	directive_07-07
07-08	Tenancy Agreement And Schedules A, B, and C Information For New Tennants	No longer effective. Replaced with H-11-01
07-09	In-Situ Rent Supplement Program	No longer effective.
07-10	The monthly levels for the Guaranteed Annual Income System (GAINS) for Ontario Seniors and Social Assistance Tables for July - September 2007.	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-14.
07-11	2008 Rent Control Guideline.	directive_07-11
07-12	2008 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses.	No longer effective. Replaced with 09-02.
07-13	Market Rent Households Requiring Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) Assistance. (With attachment: Housing Provider Checklist For In-Situ Economic Hardship Priority On The Central Waiting List.)	directive_07-13
07-14	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables for October 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007.	No longer effective.

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2006 DIRECTIVES
06-01	Prescribed Household Income Limits (HIL's)	directive_06-01
06-02	Eligibility rules for RGI assistance	directive_06-02
06-03	Eligibility Reviews to be conducted by Housing Providers	directive_06-03
06-04	Eligibility Reviews to be conducted by The Social Housing Registry	directive_06-04
06-05	Eligibility rules for RGI assistance	directive_06-05
06-06	Internal Transfer Policy and Procedures	No longer effective. Replaced with H-09-01
06-07	Market tenants living in designated housing projects and applying for rent-geared-to-income assistance (RGI)	directive_06-07
06-08	Former Tenant/Member Arrears	directive_06-08
06-09	Recording and monitoring move-out damage arrears during external transfers from one RGI unit to another RGI unit within the service area	directive_06-09
06-10	A Standard Request for an Internal Review - Social Housing Registry	directive_06-10
06-11	A Standard Request for an Internal Review	directive_06-11
06-12	Archiving Time-Limited Directives	directive_06-12
06-13	Revised standard lease for market and rent-geared-to-income units	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-08.
06-14	Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-19.
06-15	Request by tenant for a move to another RGI unit in a housing project operated by different Housing Provider within the service area.	directive_06-15
06-16	2007 Rent Control Guideline	No longer effective.
06-17	2007 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses	No longer effective.
06-18	In-Situ Rent Supplement Program	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-09.
06-19	Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB)	directive_06-19
06-20	Imputed income: non-income producing assets - Rate	No longer effective. Replaced with 08-03.

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2005 DIRECTIVES
05-01	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income First Quarter	No longer effective.
05-02	Eligibility rules for RGI assistance	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-02.
05-03	Eligibility Reviews to be conducted by Housing Providers	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-03.
05-04	Tenants/members eligible for internal transfer from one RGI unit to another RGI unit	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-02.
05-05	Eligibility Reviews to be conducted by the Social Housing Registry	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-04.
05-06	Eligibility rules for RGI assistance	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-05.
05-07	In-situ market tenants/members in economic hardship - Eligibility for RGI assistance (with form attachment)	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-13.
05-08	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables (with brochure attachment)	No longer effective.
05-09	Imputed income: non-income producing assets.	No longer effective. Time Limited.
05-10	Eligibility for additional bedroom(s) because of a disability or medical condition (with application form).	directive_05-10
05-11	2006 rent control guidelines.	Time Limited.
05-12	Waiting Lists and Special Priority Household Category Registry (with application forms).	No longer required.
05-13	2006 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses.	No longer required.
05-14	Change in reporting procedures for Annual Reporting to the Service Manager.	directive_05-14
05-15	Homeless Priority Status: Selection for a Vacant Unit by Housing Providers (with Selection Procedure flowchart).	directive_05-15
05-16	Homeless Priority Status on the Centralized Waiting List (includes Homeless Priority Verification and Homeless Priority Request).	No longer effective.
05-17	Imputed income: non-income producing assets - Rate Further to Directive #05-09 this is to advise that the rate to be used when calculating imputed incomes continues to be 1% (effective November 1, 2005 - October 31, 2006).	No longer effective. Replaced with 05-19.
05-18	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables (Social Assistance Pension and Tax Credit Rates brochure attached.)	No longer effective.
05-19	Imputed income: non-income producing assets. (Revised rate.)	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-20.

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2004 DIRECTIVES
04-01	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income First Quarter.	No longer effective.
04-02	Recording & Monitoring Move-out Damage Arrears.	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-09.
04-03	Access to the Divisional Evaluation Committee (DEC): Internal Review of RGI Operational Matters under Housing Provider Operating Agreements	directive_04-03
04-04	Procedures and Business Case Template for Redevelopment and Refinancing Proposals	directive_04-04
04-05	Limitation periods for former tenant/member arrears. [Revised Sept. 8, 2004]	directive_04-05
04-05	Limitation periods for former tenant/member arrears. [June 14, 2004]	No longer effective.
04-06	RGI calculations: lump sum payments and withdrawals from RIF's and RRSP's (revised)	No longer effective.
04-07	2005 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses.	No longer effective.
04-08	2005 Rent Increase Guideline	No longer effective.
04-09	2005 Cost Factor for Eastern Ontario is 3.23% increased from 3.15% in 2004	No longer effective.
04-10	Asbestos - Potential Health Risk due to Asbestos in Loose Fill Vermiculite Insulation	directive_04-10
04-11	Dual Rent Allowance	directive_04-11
04-12	A Standard Request for an Internal Review	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-11.
04-13	A Standard Request for an Internal Review - Social Housing Registry	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-10

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2003 DIRECTIVES
03-01	Property Assessment Review.	directive_03-01
03-02	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables.	No longer effective.
03-03	Capital Expenditures.	directive_03-03
03-04	RGI calculation: application of minimum and maximum geared-to-income rent.	directive_03-04
03-05	RGI calculations: joint custody.	directive_03-05
03-06	RGI calculations: irregular income verification.	directive_03-06
03-07	Archiving of Transferred Applicant Files until October 1, 2003.	No longer effective.
03-08	Notification to the Registry of the final decision on Internal Review of Refusal to Offer a Unit	directive_03-08
03-09	Restrictions from Transfer Orders for Federal Housing Programs (Projects formerly administered by the CMHC under Section 26 Limited Dividend or Section 26 Non-Profit program, Section 27 Non-Profit program, and Section 95 of the National Housing Act).	directive_03-09
03-10	Internal Transfer Policy and Procedures - Revised	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-06
03-11	Eligibility for an additional bedroom because of a disability or medical conditions	No longer effective.. Replaced with 05-10.
03-12	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables	No longer effective.
03-13	Imputed income: non-income producing assets.	No longer effective.
03-14	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables.	No longer effective.
03-15	Request for transfer to another RGI unit in a housing project operated by different housing provider in the service area.	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-15.
03-16	Foster children	No longer effective. Foster children to be included under occupancy standards.
03-17	2003 Unit Rent Factors for Stacked Units.	No longer effective.
03-18	2003 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments and Townhouses.	No longer effective.
03-19	2004 Rent Increase Guidelines.	No longer effective.
03-20	Requirement to Return to Target	directive_03-20
03-21	RGI calculations: application of minimum geared-to-income rent to a unit where utility charges apply	directive_03-21
03-22	Roster of specialists for internal review of decisions on RGI assistance.	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-04.
03-23	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income (Q4).	No longer effective.
03-24	RGI calculations lump sum withdrawals from RIF's RRSP's DRAFT	No longer effective. Replaced with 04-06.
03-25	RGI Re-Calculations of Minimum Rent.	Archived - time limited.
03-26	Imputed Income Change	No longer effective.
03-27	2004 Rent Factor	No longer effective.
03-28	Duty to Provide Information	directive_03-28
03-29	Market tenants living in designated housing projects and applying for rent-geared-to income assistance.	No longer effective. Replaced with 06-07.
03-30	Relocation assistance to overhoused households.	No longer effective.
03-31	2004 Unit Rent Factors for Apartments, Stacked Units and Townhouses	No longer effective.- time limited.
03-32	Selection of Households for a Vacant Unit under the Cascading Age Policy	directive_03-32

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2002 DIRECTIVES
02-01	Eligibility rules for RGI assistance.	No longer effective. Replaced with 05-02, Housing Providers, and 05-06, The Registry.
02-02	Reviews to be conducted by housing providers.	No longer effective. Replaced with 05-03, Housing Providers, and 05-05, The Registry.
02-03	Opportunity to comment.	No longer required.
02-04	Waiting lists and Special Priority Status.	No longer effective. Replaced with 05-12.
02-05	Occupancy standards	No longer required.
02-06	RGI calculations	No longer required.
02-07	Selection of households during their placement in vacant units.	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-02.
02-08	Internal review of decisions.	No longer effective. Replaced with 04-12.
02-09	Notices	No longer required.
02-10	Registration of Section (95) under Section (96) of the social Housing Reform Act, 2000 (SHRA) and Registration of Particulars under Section (91) of the SHRA 2000 on Title under the Registry Act and the Land Titles Act	No longer required.
02-11	Conducting an Internal Review	No longer effective.
02-12	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables	No longer effective.
02-13	Internal Transfer Policy and Procedure.	No longer effective. Replaced with 03-10.
02-14	Senior Citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables.	No longer effective.
02-15	Local Eligibility Standards for Rent-Geared-to-Income Assistance.	No longer effective. Replaced with 05-02, Housing Providers, and 05-06, The Registry.
02-16	2003 Rent Increase Guidelines.	No longer effective.
02-17	Generic Market Rent lease and generic Social Housing Reform Act compliant Rent-Geared-to-Income lease for Non-Profits Providers	No longer effective. Replaced with -6-13.
02-18	Notice of Change	No longer required.
02-19	Participation in the Central Waiting List Operations.	No longer required.
02-20	Archiving of Transferred Applicant Files.	No longer effective.
02-21	2003 Imputed rate of return for non-income producing assets.	No longer effective.
02-22	2003 Market Rent Increase.	No longer effective.
02-23	Senior citizens Government Pension Income and Social Assistance Tables.	No longer effective.
02-24	Supportive Housing Providers.	No longer effective. Replaced with 07-05.
02-25	Applications for Rent-Geared-to-Income(RGI) assistance from individuals residing in medical and non-medical institutions.	directive_02-25
02-26	The Child Tax Credit and the National Child Benefit Supplement to be excluded from Adjusted Family Income.	directive_02-26
02-27	Former Tenant/member Arrears.	No longer effective.. Replaced with 06-08.
02-28	Payments received from the Dr. Albert Rose Bursary Program are to be excluded from Adjusted Family Income.	directive_02-28

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