The Housing Services Section is the City of Greater Sudbury's social housing policy and program administrator. The Section provides funding to local non-profit housing corporations ensuring the provision of affordable quality housing for seniors, families, the disabled and households without dependents.

Our mandate is to: ensure the cost-effective and efficient delivery and administration of the City's social housing programs; effectively operate the City's social housing application registry, ensuring that needy households are housed in accordance with provincial and local requirements; monitor the local social housing market and work closely with social and affordable housing stakeholders in addressing the City's needs; advocate with senior levels of government regarding local housing needs; monitor local non-profit housing providers ensuring they meet their mandates and comply with all applicable legislation, regulations and program requirements; develop and implement local social housing policy and provide on-going policy direction, training and education to stakeholders, providers and the public with respect to the City's housing programs; ensure the City meets its obligations under the Social Housing Reform Act and other applicable legislation and program requirements with respect to social housing