About Community Housing & Development
Community Housing & Development and the Sault Ste. Marie Housing Corporation (SSMHC) was established in 2001 as a result of the download of social housing administration from the Province to local government.
Community Housing & Development is the largest provider of social housing in Sault Ste. Marie. Through the Sault Ste. Marie Housing Corporation, it manages 700+ rent-geared-to-income units and 400+ subsidized private sector units across the district.
Beyond providing safe, affordable housing to hundreds of local families, Community Housing & Development also administers local homelessness programs, manages the centralized waitlist for subsidized housing, oversees non-profit and cooperative housing providers in the service area, and distributes federal and provincial housing program funding
How we operate
DSSMSSAB is the sole shareholder, as mandated by Ontario's Housing Services Act. DSSMSSAB is also our service manager, under the delegated authority of the provincial Housing Services Act.
Sault Ste. Marie Housing Corporation is run by an 8-member board of directors appointed by DSSMSSAB.
The board is made up of:
- 5 Councillors appointed by the Corporation of the City of Sault Ste. Marie
- 2 Representatives from the Sault North Planning Board
- 1 Councilor appointed by the Township of Prince