How to Apply
If you wish to live in one of the housing units owned by the Cornwall and Area Housing Corporation, you must apply to the Housing Access Center located at 340 Pitt Street, on the third floor. You will need to complete the social housing application form and provide the requested documentation.
For information on the application process, please visit the social housing program on the City of Cornwall website.
Cornwall and Area Housing Corporation offers quality, safe and affordable housing for seniors, families and adults. The Corporation owns 720 senior apartments, 32 Affordable Housing units geared to non-seniors and 461 family units in Cornwall and the Three United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
We operate on a non-profit basis. This means that rental income, plus the government subsidy is designed to cover just the cost of our normal operating costs, such as maintenance, administration, insurance, utilities and mortgages. Since the amount of annual subsidy that we get from the government is a fixed amount, if we have high expenses for things like maintenance, we must cover the cost by raising the rents. That is why it is important for everyone to do their best to look after their unit.
What is Affordable Housing?
Unit rents are set at below market levels but are not rent-geared-to-income; this means that rents charged are collected like any other landlord regardless of any changes that may occur in your financial circumstances. To be eligible to live in this building you must earn less than the household income limits established by the Province. Verification of your income is also required.
What is Supportive Housing?
Persons residing in these units receive supportive services from Carefor in order to help them live independently. Persons who have special needs must submit an application to Carefor.
What is Rent-geared-to-income (RGI)?
Rent-geared-to-income is a form of housing assistance where a tenant's rent is calculated on 30 percent of a person's income, with some variance depending on utilities.
What is a Rent Supplement?
A rent supplement is an agreement with private landlords and CAHC. The tenant pays a portion of the full monthly rent based on 30 percent of their monthly income and CAHC pays the difference to the landlord.
PROPERTY LOCATIONS
City of Cornwall - Family Communities
1600 Birmingham Street (Birmingham Place - 40 townhouses - RGI) |
1630 Brookdale Avenue (Westgate Court - 60 townhouses - RGI) |
1700 Walton Street (Walton Court - 50 townhouses - RGI) |
222 Sixth Street East (32 apartments - Affordable Housing) |
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29 Gloucester Street South (24 townhouses - RGI) |
330 Fourth Street East (14 Supportive Housing apartments and 15 RGI apartments) |
550 Lemay Street (New Johnstown Court- 60 townhouses - RGI) |
650 Hamilton Crescent/460 Leitch Drive (Glenview Heights - 125 units - 105 townhouses and 20 apartments - RGI) |
845 Marlbourough Street North (Marlborough Towers - 20 townhouses - RGI) |
Sydney Street and Lourdes Avenue (35 townhouses - RGI) |
North Glengarry - Family Community
William and Dominion Streets, Alexandria (15 townhouses - RGI) |
City of Cornwall - Senior Communities
120 Augustus Street (Sunset Towers - 150 apartments - RGI) |
15 Edward Street (Edward Residence - 112 apartments - 109 RGI and 3 Supportive Housing) |
24 Augustus Street (Augustus Court - 150 apartments - RGI) |
540 Adolphus Street (Adolphus Court - 105 apartments - RGI) |
North Dundas - Senior Communities
49 Water Street, Chesterville (Nationview Apartments - 25 apartments - RGI) |
517 Albert Street, Winchester (Millview Apartments - 36 apartments - RGI) |
South Dundas - Senior Communities
10 Dundas Street, Iroquois (Iroma Apartments - 42 apartments - RGI) |
12446 County Road 2, Morrisburg (Morris Glen Court - 30 apartments - RGI) |
North Glengarry - Senior Communities
111 Kenyon Street, Alexandria (Florence Villa - 30 apartments - RGI) |
113 Lochiel Street, Alexandria (Lakeview Residence - 20 apartments - RGI) |
South Stormont - Senior Communities
43 Dickinson Drive, Ingleside (Inglewood Court - 20 apartments - RGI) |
43 Dickinson Drive, Ingleside (Inglewood Court - 21 apartments - Affordable Housing |
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