UPDATE:  Applications for the 2023 Ontario Renovates program applications are now closed.

You submit your applications:

• In person (4th Floor of 340 Pitt Street)
• by email: Housingprograms@cornwall.ca
• by fax: 613 938-9734

Ontario Renovates is a forgivable loan / grant program for low-to-moderate income homeowners in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. This program is being delivered with funding from the federal and provincial governments.

This program provides financial assistance in the form of:

• a 10 year forgivable loan to make essential home repairs, and/or

• a grant to increase a homeowner's accessibility

(up to a maximum of $12,000 including $5,000.00 for accessibility and approved administrative costs.

Your home must be in the City of Cornwall or the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Funding is not available for work that is already started.

Other eligibility criteria include but are not limited to:

• household income limits
• house values

Funding takes the form of a forgivable loan without interest.

Ontario Renovates is for necessary repairs to:

• single
• semi-detached
• townhouse/row house
• mobile homes (where the home is not located on leased land)   

It is not intended for cosmetic repairs or general maintenance.

In order to apply for Ontario Renovates, you will need to provide the following documents:

□ Proof of residency at property

□ Deed/Transfer/Charge

□ Income Tax Notice of Assessment 2022

□ Home Insurance documents

□ Property Value Assessment (MPAC, tax bill)

□ Municipal Property Taxes up-to-date

□ Mortgage up-to-date

□ No Mortgage (if applicable)

□ Medical note (for accessibility modification requests)

□ 2 Written estimates per project (Estimates can be submitted at the time of the home visit) 

□ Proof of full-time school attendance for household members 18+ (If applicable)

The work required must not have been started before getting approval from the City; any work started before approval will not be considered.