Whitby Receives Almost $25 Million in Federal Funding to Accelerate Housing Development

Today, the Government of Canada and the Town of Whitby announced that they reached an agreement to fast track the development of more housing units in the community. Read the Government of Canada’s media release.

The Town of Whitby has been allotted $24.9 million in funding through the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). This funding will support the creation of 656 additional housing units in Whitby, while creating and supporting long-term systemic changes. This will be achieved through nine local HAF initiatives:

• Increase Height & Density – to support new housing units close and connected to transit
• Inclusionary Zoning – to support more affordable housing units near transit
• Urban Area Expansion – to expand the available land for development
• Surplus Land Inventory and Disposition Strategy – to inventory lands currently owned by the Town to determine possible partnerships and lands that can be dedicated to housing development
• E-permitting Expansion – expansion of online services that support housing permits and development
• Legal Additional Dwelling Unit Program – to expand the number of residential housing units on residential lots
• Build Innovative Greatness (BIG) – to streamline processes and approvals and drive innovation to support housing development
• Low-Carbon & Climate Resilient Whitby – to support sustainable development through the implementation of the Town’s Climate Emergency Response Plan, Whitby Green Standard, and Zero Carbon Whitby projects
• Community Improvement Plan – to spur mixed-use residential development in Downtown Whitby

Updates on the nine HAF initiatives will continue to be shared as they move ahead over the next three years.

For media inquiries, contact:

Corporate Communications

Erin Mikaluk, Manager, Communications and Creative Services, Town of Whitby
Phone: 289-314-6913
Email: mikaluke@whitby.ca

Office of the Mayor

Jillian Follert, Public Affairs Coordinator, Office of the Mayor
Phone: 289-387-9101
Email: follertj@whitby.ca