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The City of Windsor, on behalf of the City and the County of Essex,
OUR is the corporation's sole shareholder. The City is the Service
Manager established by the Housing Services Act and
PORTFOLIO responsible for administering housing programs
and services in the City of Windsor
and County of Essex.

Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation (CHC) is responsible for over 56% The City of Windsor provides
of the rent-geared-to-income units, making CHC the largest RGI provider in 6831 social housing units in
Windsor and Essex county. CHC is one of 34 social housing providers in the Windsor Windsor Essex County.
Essex service area.
The legislated Service Level
CHC provides a range of housing solutions through the maintenance and rental of 4,706 Standard for Rent-Geared-to-
rent-geared-to-income (RGI) units, affordable market rent, and market-rate units in Income (RGI) housing in
Windsor Essex is approximately
Windsor. We provide 4,227 homes in Windsor and 479 in Essex County. Our Essex County
5,726 RGI units.
homes represent about 10% of the CHC portfolio.
We operate three distinct housing portfolios:
● Non-Profit Seniors Housing
CHC employs 143 active
● Non-Profit Family Housing
employees, including
● Rent-Geared-To-Income housing for people in need 42 Building Attendants.
throughout Windsor and Essex County.
CUPE 543.6 is the
We work with a decentralized district management concept managing over 4,700 homes in
recognized bargaining
Windsor and Essex County, including 3,877 rent-geared-to-income RGI and 829 affordable
agent for all bargaining
market rental housing units through six districts and the associated district teams in site
employees.
offices.
The average work tenure
In administering the property management function, operations staff work closely with
for CHC employees is
five other CHC departments: CEO Office, Corporate Services, Finance, Asset Management 8 years, with an average
and Development and Regeneration. age of 51.78 years

WHO DO WE HOUSE?

• 77.4% of CHC residents pay rent-geared-to-income
RENT Rental • 17.4% pay market rent
• 5.2% pay affordable rent through rent supplement or housing benefits

• $19,370 represents the median total annual income before taxes for
Median residents living in CHC communi es
Income • $66,186 is the median yearly income before taxes for Windsor
and Essex County

• 43% children and youth under the age of 15
• 29% adults aged 16-24 years
Our
• 27% seniors aged 55 years and older
Resident
Popula on • 14.7% of CHC households have at least one member with a disability
and qualify for the Ontario Disability Support Program.
• 56% of CHC residents live alone
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