About the Collaborative

The GTHA Community Housing Collaborative unites the region’s six largest public housing providers across Toronto, Peel, York, Durham, Halton, and Hamilton.

81,500

homes stewarded

COLLABORATIVE AT A GLANCE

~40%

of Ontario's public housing

150K+

tenants served

$20B+

portfolio value

600

communities

Why we exist

The Collaborative works to build healthier communities and stronger economies by advancing the conversation on public housing as essential economic infrastructure—demonstrating its critical role in productivity, public health, and community stability across the region.

WHAT WE DO

  • Generate first-of-its-kind regional evidence on the economic, fiscal, and social returns of public housing investment.

  • Make the case to federal, provincial, and municipal partners for sustained investment in renewal and new supply.

  • Align practice and priorities across six providers to deliver coordinated impact at regional scale.

  • Inform housing, fiscal, and infrastructure policy with shared data and operator perspective.

OUR MEMBERS

A regional collaboration with national impact.

  • "Public housing in the GTHA is valuable and productive infrastructure. This Collaborative reflects our shared recognition that the GTHA's economic vitality, community health and social wellbeing are intimately bound to the fate of public housing. If we treat public housing like infrastructure that generates economic prosperity and more resilient communities, we can unlock benefits that ripple into every corner of society. This is a generational opportunity that demands coordinated regional leadership."

    Sean Baird, President & CEO, Toronto Community Housing Corporation

  • "The GTHA Community Housing Collaborative marks an important step forward in how we understand, invest in, and advocate for affordable housing across the GTHA. At CityHousing Hamilton, we see every day how stable, affordable housing supports people's ability to work, stay healthy, and contribute to their communities. By working together and grounding our decisions in rigorous, evidence-based research, we have an opportunity to demonstrate that public housing is not just a social good, but as an essential part of the economy that benefits everyone."

    Adam Sweedland, President & CEO, CityHousing Hamilton

  • "The GTHA Community Housing Collaborative is bringing everyone to the table to make a positive difference in public housing across our communities. This research will help change how public housing investment is understood and evaluated, demonstrating the clear value of public housing to our economy, health and community resilience."

    Erin Valant, Director of Housing Services and CEO of Housing Durham, The Regional Municipality of Durham

  • "Community infrastructure is essential - we simply can't have complete communities without it. Peel Housing Corporation is proud to join our partners in this Collaborative to help advance research that demonstrates how investing in community housing strengthens economic resilience, and creates lasting social value for residents in our communities."

    Jason Hastings, General Manager, Peel Housing Corporation

CONNECT

Let’s work together to strengthen communities and economies across the GTHA.

  • Partnerships and collaboration

  • Policy and research engagement

  • Speaking and briefings

  • Media and communications

  • General inquiries

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