Canada's largest social housing landlord, formed by merging dozens of smaller providers
Toronto Community Housing
Formed in 2002 by merging the old City of Toronto's public housing agencies, Toronto Community Housing became the largest social housing provider in Canada, managing tens of thousands of units including Regent Park and Alexandra Park.
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Toronto Community Housing formed in 2002, merging several smaller public housing agencies inherited from the pre-amalgamation municipalities, including the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority and the old City of Toronto's own housing company, into a single corporation. The merger consolidated management of the city's social housing stock, including postwar developments like Regent Park and Alexandra Park, under one organization for the first time.
Canada's largest social housing landlord
The resulting corporation became the largest social housing provider in Canada, managing tens of thousands of units across the city and housing well over 100,000 residents. Toronto Community Housing has faced persistent challenges tied to a large repair backlog on its aging building stock and periodic governance controversies, even as it has simultaneously led major redevelopment projects, including the ongoing revitalizations of Regent Park and Alexandra Park, aimed at rebuilding some of its oldest and most deteriorated properties into mixed-income communities.
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