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Program: Special Priority Policy Rent-Geared-to-Income Housing Assistance  
Organization: Kenora District Services Board
Dryden Office
Phone Numbers: 1-800-461-5766
Website: www.ontario.ca/page/priority-access-housing-surviv...
Address:
20 King St
Dryden, ON
P8N 1B3
Location:
  • Located on King St on the S side of TransCanada Hwy
  • Closest intersection is at King St and Earl Ave
  • Situated beside the RBC Royal Bank
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible    Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am-3:30 pm
Service Description: Administers and delivers social services to the citizens of the District of Kenora

Priority access to rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance for social housing
  • Special Priority Policy (SPP) ensures housing is not a barrier to leaving situation of family/domestic abuse or trafficking
  • administration and delivery of community housing through local Service Managers, including RGI assistance and SPP

Fees: Service - Rent geared to income level
Application: Contact the Service Manager of your local municipal housing authority to apply for Rent Geared to Income and the Special Priority Policy for Survivors of Abuse. Applications permitted in more than one Service Manager area if willing to relocate


  • survivors of abuse must apply while living with or within 3 months of living with abuser (does not apply if abuser is immigration sponsor), and intend to live permanently apart

  • survivors of trafficking must apply while trafficking is ongoing or within 3 months after trafficking has stopped

Eligibility / Target Population:
  • Must meet criteria for Special Priority Policy (survivors of family/domestic abuse, sex trafficking, or labour trafficking) as well as rent-geared-to-income (RGI) assistance

  • Call, email or visit website for detailed rent-geared-to-income priority access eligibility information
Languages: English
Area Served:
Sioux Narrows, Dryden, Ear Falls, Ignace, Kenora, and Kenora, Unorganized  
See Also: Affordable Housing

This information was last completely updated on March 6, 2025

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