Program: Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services - Northwestern Property Management Office - Dryden - Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative Homeownership Program
Organization: Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services
Phone Numbers: 705-256-1876 Ext 601
Toll-Free: 1-866-391-1061
Fax: 807-223-7303
Email: ophi@oahssc.ca
Website: www.ontarioaboriginalhousing.ca/programs/ophi-homeownership-program
Address:
24 Duke St
Dryden, ON
P8N 0A3
Location:
  • Located in downtown Dryden near the Shoppers Drug Mart
  • Closest intersection is Duke St and Earl Ave
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm
Public Contacts: Homeownership Program
1-866-391-1061 Ext 332 * ophi@oahssc.ca

Service Description:
  • Assists low to moderate income off-reserve Indigenous renter households to purchase affordable homes by providing down payment and closing cost assistance in the form of a forgivable loan
  • Provides the funding as a down payment and closing cost assistance loan for eligible purchasers



  • Fees: None
    Application: Completed application required; available at office and on website
    Eligibility / Target Population: Low to moderate-income Indigenous people who are looking to purchase their sole and primary residence off-reserve, outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario and:

    • hold Canadian citizenship and are 18 years of age or older

    • Individuals who do not qualify for a mortgage, cannot apply for homeownership assistance
    Languages: English
    Area Served: Algoma, Barrie & Area, Bolton Caledon, Bramalea, Brampton, Brant, Burlington, Cambridge–North Dumfries, Chatham – Kent, City of Thunder Bay, Cochrane, Collingwood & Area, District of Kenora, District of Rainy River, District of Thunder Bay, Dufferin, Durham North East, Durham West, East Mississauga, East York, Elgin, Etobicoke, Grey and Bruce, Guelph–Puslinch, Haldimand Norfolk, Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes, Halton Hills, Hamilton, Huron and Perth, James and Hudson Bay Coast, Kingston, Kitchener–Waterloo–Wellesley–Wilmot–Woolwich, Lanark, Leeds & Grenville, London and Middlesex, Midland, Penetanguishene & Area, Milton, Muskoka, Niagara, Niagara North West, Nipissing–Temiskaming, North Etobicoke, Malton, West Woodbridge, North Lanark/North Grenville, North West Mississauga, North York, Northern, Northumberland County, Oakville, Orillia & Area, Ottawa, Oxford and Norfolk, Peterborough City and County, Prescott/Russell, Quinte, Renfrew County, Rural Frontenac, Lennox & Addington, Rural Hastings, Sarnia – Lambton, Scarborough, Scarborough North, Scarborough South, South Etobicoke, South Simcoe, South West Mississauga, Stormont/Dundas/Glengarry, Sudbury–Manitoulin–Parry Sound, Toronto, Wellington, Windsor – Essex, York - Toronto, York Region
    See Also: Affordable Housing
    Last Updated: 8/28/2025
    Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=213675

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