Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program

The Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program (SHRRP) is a $704-million funding program announced by the federal and Ontario governments in their 2009 budgets. SHRA co-ops are eligible for funding under this program administered by municipal service managers.

Federal-program co-ops are eligible for a similar program administered by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

This web page contains information on SHRRP and will be updated as new resources are available.

Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program (SHRRP): Program Guidelines

• Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program: Q & A, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program: Q & A #2, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
• Social Housing Renovation and Retrofit Program: Q & A #3, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (November 19, 2009)

AMC/SHSC Technical Services

Through the AMC Technical Services you have access to one-on-one consultations with highly knowledgeable professionals. They can help you with work such as establishing capital plans, project scope and design, the reviewing and arranging of Building Condition Assessment and Energy Audits, contract bid process and administration and the hiring of consultants. There is no cost to co-ops for these services.

To learn more about how AMC's Technical Services can help you, AMC and SHSC have launched a toll-free Customer Care line, which you can use to access technical services from anywhere in Ontario. To get help right away with your stimulus funding planning, please call 1-877-733-7472 (1-877-733-SHSC) or email customercare@shscorp.ca.

Asset Management Resource Kit

The kit includes Building Condition Assessment templates, capital reserve forecasting software, energy audit templates and more. These materials were put together by the Asset Management Centre (AMC). The Asset Management Centre is a coalition of community housing support organizations, including CHF Canada, Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association, Social Housing Services Corporation (SHSC), the Service Managers Housing Network and others. It was formed to help improve the quality of asset management in Ontario.

SHRRP tips

The SHSC has put together a page with a number of SHRRP resources including tips on some common capital projects such as refrigerator replacement, high efficiency furnaces and roofs.

eALERTs

The Ontario Region has sent a number of eALERTs with information about SHRRP.

• March 12, 2010, More information about the SHRRP renewable energy initiative (for SHRA co-ops)
• March 1, 2010, Government announces $70 million Renewable Energy Initiative
• February 11, 2010, Renovation and retrofit support for SHRA co-ops
• November 26, Province announces revised SHRRP allocations, New money for energy saving retrofits in Toronto
• October 29, Planning your renewable energy project; AMC/SHSC Technical Services; SHRRP Q & As
• August 12, Deadline looms for Renovation and Retrofit proposals
• July 10, Funding available for renewable energy projects in SHRA co-ops
• July 3, Renovation and retrofit guidelines released
• May 15, All SHRA co-ops now eligible for renovation and retrofit funds
• April 23, Province invites first applications for renovation and retrofit funding

Resources

• Tips for Managing Capital Projects in Housing Co-operatives, CHF Canada (October 2009)
• Strategically planning renewable energy projects for social housing: a guide, GLOBE and Social Housing Services Corporation (October 2009)