HATCH is a one-stop service for people applying for subsidized housing in Halton Region

• eligible applicants with questions about application status are directed to contact Access Halton in Oakville at 905-825-6000
• approved applicants will be added to the waiting list with the date their application was received
• approved applicants will receive a written request every other year to confirm continued interest in being on the waiting list
• locations, contact names, telephone numbers, available on website - Search for Subsidized Housing
• housing providers with a vacancy will contact the applicants at the top of the list directly
• applications are ranked on the waiting list based on the date of their application
• exceptions to the chronological waiting list apply for priority households 

See the HATCH application form and booklet for more information, or call Access Halton at 905-825-6000

• no member of the household owes money to any social housing provider
• no member of the household is under a deportation, departure or exclusion order to leave Canada
• no member of the household has been convicted of an offense in relation to rent-geared-to-income assistance or found by a court of law or the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal to have misrepresented their income for the purpose of rent-geared-to-income assistance
• applicants who own a home or principal residence elsewhere must agree to sell the property within six months of being housed (the proceeds of the sale of the property will be used to calculate rent)