---
title: "Apply for social or affordable housing"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing"
description: "Apply for social or affordable housing in Canada: run by each province and territory. Who handles it in all 13 provinces and territories. From official sources."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-12"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Apply for social or affordable housing

Provincial or territorial service · Housing and property

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

## 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.

Each province and territory runs its own. Find yours in the table below.

## 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](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/british-columbia) | BC Housing | [Apply for rental housing](https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance/rental-housing/how-to-apply), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/alberta) | Local housing providers (Government of Alberta affordable housing programs) | [How to apply](https://www.alberta.ca/affordable-housing-programs), checked 12 October 2026 | Use the Find Housing tool to pick a local housing provider, then apply to that provider directly. |
| [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (through local housing authorities) | [How to apply](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/housing-and-renting/renting-and-leasing/rental-housing-for-people-with-low-incomes), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply to your local housing authority, which runs social housing for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. |
| [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/manitoba) | Manitoba Housing | [How to apply](https://www.gov.mb.ca/housing/progs/mha.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Mail the signed application form or drop it off at a Manitoba Housing office. |
| [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/ontario) | Local housing service managers (municipalities and district social services boards) | [Find your local service manager](https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-your-local-service-manager), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply through your municipal or district service manager; there is no provincial application. |
| [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/quebec) | Local housing offices (offices d'habitation), Société d'habitation du Québec | [Apply for subsidized housing](https://www.quebec.ca/habitation-territoire/location/aides-financieres-au-logement/programme-logement-sans-but-lucratif/faire-une-demande-de-logement-subventionne), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply to the housing office for the area where you want to live; pages are in French only. |
| [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/new-brunswick) | Housing NB (New Brunswick Housing Corporation) | [Public housing](https://www.gnb.ca/en/topic/family-home-community/housing-property/public-housing.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply by calling 1-833-733-7835. |
| [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/nova-scotia) | Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency | [Apply for public housing](https://nspha.ca/applicants/apply-housing), checked 12 October 2026 |  |
| [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/prince-edward-island) | PEI Housing Services (Department of Housing and Communities, Government of PEI) | None on record |  |
| [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) | [Apply for rental housing](https://www.nlhc.nl.ca/housing-programs/rental-housing-program/), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply online or on paper to the NLHC regional office for where you want to live. |
| [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/yukon) | Yukon Housing Corporation | None on record | You need 12 continuous months of Yukon residency before applying. |
| [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/northwest-territories) | Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations | [Public housing program](https://www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca/en/services/public-housing-program), checked 12 October 2026 | Get an application from your Local Housing Organization or Housing NWT district office. |
| [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/nunavut) | Nunavut Housing Corporation, through Local Housing Organizations | [Public housing](https://www.nunavuthousing.ca/programs/public-housing), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply at the Local Housing Organization in your community. |

## More

- [Get a building or renovation permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/building-permit)
- [Zoning, land use and development applications](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/zoning)
- [Save for and buy your first home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/first-home)
- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Apply for social or affordable housing", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing