Provincial or territorial service · Housing and property
Apply for social or affordable housing
Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked
Short answer
Rent-geared-to-income and affordable housing is run by provincial and territorial housing agencies, often through local housing providers. Waitlists can be long.
Who handles it
Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.
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In every province and territory
Who handles it in each province and territory, with the official link.
| Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| British Columbia | BC Housing | Apply for rental housingchecked | |
| Alberta | Local housing providers (Government of Alberta affordable housing programs) | How to applychecked | Use the Find Housing tool to pick a local housing provider, then apply to that provider directly. |
| Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (through local housing authorities) | How to applychecked | Apply to your local housing authority, which runs social housing for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. |
| Manitoba | Manitoba Housing | How to applychecked | Mail the signed application form or drop it off at a Manitoba Housing office. |
| Ontario | Local housing service managers (municipalities and district social services boards) | Find your local service managerchecked | Apply through your municipal or district service manager; there is no provincial application. |
| Quebec | Local housing offices (offices d'habitation), Société d'habitation du Québec | Apply for subsidized housingchecked | Apply to the housing office for the area where you want to live; pages are in French only. |
| New Brunswick | Housing NB (New Brunswick Housing Corporation) | Public housingchecked | Apply by calling 1-833-733-7835. |
| Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency | Apply for public housingchecked | |
| Prince Edward Island | PEI Housing Services (Department of Housing and Communities, Government of PEI) | None on record | |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) | Apply for rental housingchecked | Apply online or on paper to the NLHC regional office for where you want to live. |
| Yukon | Yukon Housing Corporation | None on record | You need 12 continuous months of Yukon residency before applying. |
| Northwest Territories | Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations | Public housing programchecked | Get an application from your Local Housing Organization or Housing NWT district office. |
| Nunavut | Nunavut Housing Corporation, through Local Housing Organizations | Public housingchecked | Apply at the Local Housing Organization in your community. |
Cite this page
Canada Service Map, "Apply for social or affordable housing", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing