Centralized Waitlist for Social Housing
URL: https://ckan0.cf.opendata.inter.prod-toronto.ca/datastore/dump/3611c830-c2dc-451a-ac75-4cbe7a4b5ea7
Dataset description:
This dataset contains the activity of the Centralized Waiting List (CWL) since 2019. The CWL is made up of applicants for Social, or Rent-Geared-To-Income (RGI), Housing units in Toronto.
Source: Centralized Waiting List Activity for Social Housing
Data Dictionary
Column | Type | Label | Description |
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Quarter/Year | text | The quarter and year |
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New/reactivated | text | the number of active applications from the Centralized Waiting List for RGI housing that are added to the waitlist for the quarter, whether they are brand new applicants, or are applicants that were previously inactive but have since reactivated their file. |
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Housed | text | these applicants have been housed from the Centralized Waiting List for RGI housing and will no longer be active in the next quarter. |
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Inactive/cancelled | text | these applications from the Centralized Waiting List for RGI housing are no longer active and will be removed in the next quarter. |
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Total active waiting list | text | For applications on the Centralized Waiting List for RGI housing that are active during the quarter or year |
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Household no dependents | text | households without dependents on file (children under age 18, adults with physical or mental disabilities that prevent them from living independently or who are living with their parents/legal guardians and are full-time students) |
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Household with dependents | text | households with dependents on file (children under age 18, adults with physical or mental disabilities that prevent them from living independently or who are living with their parents/legal guardians and are full-time students) |
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Seniors | text | Households where the main applicant is 65 years of age or older and would qualify for senior housing units when available on the waiting list. |
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Total | text | The total number of applicants |
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Room | text | A single room |
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Bachelor | text | A bachelor unit |
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1 Bedroom | text | Unit with 1 bedroom |
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2 Bedroom | text | Unit with 2 bedrooms |
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3 Bedroom | text | Unit with 3 bedrooms |
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4 Bedroom | text | Unit with 4 bedrooms |
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5 Bedroom | text | Unit with 5+ bedrooms |
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Special Priority | text | Survivors of family/domestic abuse and human trafficking |
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Terminally ill | text | Terminally ill applicants who have less than two years to live |
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Over housed | text | Tenants already living in subsidized units that are over housed, occupying a larger unit than required according to Local Occupancy Standards, and need to move into a smaller unit |
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Homeless/Youth/Separated families | text | Applicants experiencing homelessness, or youth who are 16 or 17 years old at the time of applying for rent-geared-to-income housing |
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Indigenous | text | where every tenth RGI vacancy is filled by an Indigenous household |
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Exiting Permanent Supportive Housing | text | tenants living in a rent-geared-to-income unit administered by the City as Service Manager receiving housing supports that are not capable of living independent of the support services. |
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Toronto Seniors Housing Corporation | text | Social housing homes for seniors managed by TSHC for whom the City of Toronto is Sole Shareholder |
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General list | text | All other applicants |
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Toronto Community Housing Corporation | text | households housed in TCHC/TSHC |
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Co-op/PNP/ Rent Supplement | text | any social housing provider that is not a part of TCHC/TSHC. |
Additional Information
Field | Value |
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Data last updated | March 20, 2023 |
Metadata last updated | March 10, 2025 |
Created | March 20, 2023 |
Format | CSV |
License | open-government-licence-toronto |
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