About the Review

Durham’s Planning, Social Services and Finance Departments are reviewing the state of housing in the Region to recommend:

• Potential policy changes to the Regional Official Plan.
• Directions and/or actions necessary to reinforce the Region’s primary role as housing facilitator, researcher, monitor and social housing provider.

The Durham Region Housing Review will be conducted through the preparation of a series of Background Reports, to be released consecutively, addressing:

• Housing policy context, trends and indicators.
• Supply of housing and development activity.
• Housing affordability.
• Specialized housing needs.

The series of Housing Review Background Reports will serve to:

• Address housing issues within Durham.
• Establish a basis for monitoring the effectiveness of the Region’s policies in influencing housing market conditions

As the final step in the Durham Region Housing Review, the findings of the series of Background Reports will form the basis for the preparation of the Durham Region Housing Strategy.