Durham Region Housing Directives and Memos

To ensure the effective delivery of housing services in Durham, Housing Services provides regular updates to housing providers through directives. This information may identify or clarify responsibilities of housing providers and the Region of Durham, as a result of legislative changes to the Housing Services Act or Region of Durham Service Agreement requirements.

To see copies of repealed or archived directives and memos, please contact the Housing Services Division.

View the Directives and Memos sorted alphabetically

2012 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 12-01	Archived
Memo 12-02	Repealed
Memo 12-03 (PDF)	Social Services Pamphlet
Memo 12-04 (PDF)	Regional Reviews – 2011 and Regional Review Panel
Memo 12-05 (PDF)	Quarterly Reporting Statement
Memo 12-06 (PDF)	Dr. Albert Rose Bursary
Memo 12-07	Archived

2011 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 11-01	Archived
Memo 11-02 (PDF)	Canada Learning Bond
Memo 11-03 (PDF)	Regional Reviews – 2010 and Regional Review Panel
Memo 11-04	Archived
Memo 11-05	Repealed
Memo 11-06	Archived
Memo 11-07 (PDF)	Housing Services Act - Update
Memo 11-08	Repealed
Memo 11-09 (PDF)	Suite Meters and Electricity Costs Charged to Tenants
Memo 11-10 (PDF)	Energy Efficiency and Refrigerators
Memo 11-11	Archived
Memo 11-12	Archived
Memo 11-13	Archived
Memo 11-14	Archived
Memo 11-15	Archived
Memo 11-16	Archived
Memo 11-17	Archived

2011 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2011 - 01	Durham Access to Social Housing (DASH) – Applicant Referrals for Rent-Geared-to-Income (RGI) Vacancies
Directive 2011 - 02 (PDF)	Housing Services Act

2010 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 10-01	Archived
Memo 10-02 (PDF)	Regional Reviews - 2009 and Regional Review Panel
Memo 10-03	Repealed
Memo 10-04	Archived
Memo 10-05	Repealed
Memo 10-06	Archived
Memo 10-07	Archived
Memo 10-08	Archived
Memo 10-09	Archived

2009 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2009 - 03	Subsidy Estimate Template for Housing Providers receiving funding under Section 110 of the Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA) for 2010 and subsequent years.
Directive 2009 - 02	Lease and Housing Agreement Provision Regarding Arrears
Directive 2009 - 01	Annual Information Return (AIR) Template for Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA) Section 103 & Section 106 Housing Providers for 2008 and subsequent years

2009 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 09-01	Archived
Memo 09-02 (PDF)	Regional Reviews - 2008 and Regional Review Panel
Memo 09-03 (PDF)	Tax-Free Savings Accounts
Memo 09-04 (PDF)	Registered Disability Savings Plans
Memo 09-05	Repealed
Memo 09-06 (PDF)	Minimum Wage Increase
Memo 09-07 (PDF)	Installation of Sub-meters
Memo 09-08 (PDF)	Changes to Service Canada Information
Memo 09-09	Archived
Memo 09-10 (PDF)	Social Housing Services Corporation (SHSC) Regional Consultation Sessions
Memo 09-11 (PDF)	Durham Regional Police Services (DRPS) Community Consultations
Memo 09-12	Repealed
Memo 09-13 (PDF)	Durham Child Benefit for Ontario Works Households
Memo 09-14	Archived
Memo 09-15	Archived
Memo 09-16	Archived
Memo 09-17	Archived
Memo 09-18	Archived
Memo 09-19	Archived
Memo 09-20	Archived

2008 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2008 - 01	2007 Annual Information Return (AIR) Template for Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA) Section 103 & Section 106 Housing Providers
Directive 2008 - 02	Revised Regional Consent Form
Directive 2008 - 03	2009 Subsidy Estimate Template for Housing Providers receiving funding under Section 110 of the Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA).

2008 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 08-01	Archived
Memo 08-02 (PDF)	Regional Reviews - 2007 and Regional Review Panel
Memo 08-03	Archived
Memo 08-04	Archived
Memo 08-05	Archived
Memo 08-06	Archived
Memo 08-07	Archived
Memo 08-08	Archived
Memo 08-09	Archived
Memo 08-10	Archived

2007 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2007 - 01	2006 Annual Information Return (AIR) Template for Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA) Section 103 & Section 106 Housing Providers
Directive 2007 - 02	Communication with Durham Access to Social Housing (DASH)
Directive 2007 - 03	Indemnity and Insurance Coverage
Directive 2007 - 04	2008 Subsidy Estimate Template for Housing Providers currently receiving funding under Section 103 of the Social Housing Reform Act (SHRA).

2007 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 07-01	Archived
Memo 07-01a (PDF)	2007 Subsidy Estimate Form
Memo 07-02 (PDF)	Asbestos
Memo 07-02a	Archived
Memo 07-03	Archived
Memo 07-04 (PDF)	Regional Reviews – 2006
Memo 07-05	Archived
Memo 07-06	Omitted
Memo 07-07	Omitted
Memo 07-08 (PDF)	Social Housing Reform Act – Regulation Changes
Memo 07-09 (PDF)	Social Housing Reform Act – Special Priority Regulation Changes
Memo 07-10	Archived
Memo 07-11	Archived
Memo 07-12	Archived
Memo 07-13	Archived
Memo 07-14 (PDF)	Provincial Arrears Database
Memo 07-15 (PDF)	New Ontario Works and ODSP Rates

2006 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2006 - 01	Leases and Housing Agreements
Directive 2006 - 02	Offers of RGI Units
Directive 2006 - 03	Repealed
Directive 2006 - 04	Treatment of Lump Sum Income

2006 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 06-01	Archived
Memo 06-02 (PDF)	Social Housing Reform Act – Regulation Changes
Memo 06-03	Repealed
Memo 06-04	Archived
Memo 06-05	Archived
Memo 06-06 (PDF)	Regional Reviews 2005 - Regional Review Panel
Memo 06-07 (PDF)	Regional Review Process - Timeline Changes
Memo 06-08	Archived
Memo 06-09 (PDF)	UCCB Payments
Memo 06-10	Archived
Memo 06-11 (PDF)	Universal Child Care Benefit
Memo 06-12 (PDF)	Amendments to the Social Housing Reform Act under the Good Government Act
Memo 06-13	Archived
Memo 06-14	Archived
Memo 06-15	Archived

2005 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2005 - 01	Repealed
Directive 2005 - 02	Ontario Works and ODSP Benefit Units
Directive 2005 - 03	Sample Standard Letter Templates
Directive 2005 - 04	Annual Information Return - Requirement for New Accountant's Report

2005 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 05-01	Archived
Memo 05-02 (PDF)	New Ontario Works and ODSP Rates
Memo 05-03 (PDF)	Regional Reviews – 2004
Memo 05-04	Archived
Memo 05-05	Archived
Memo 05-06 (PDF)	Federal Providers - Ingoing Household Income Limit
Memo 05-07	Archived
Memo 05-08 (PDF)	2006 Subsidy Estimate Form
Memo 05-09	Archived
Memo 05-10	Archived

2004 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2004 - 01	Regional Review Process
Directive 2004 - 02	Selection of RGI Households
Directive 2004 - 03	Critical Priority Status
Directive 2004 - 04	Quarterly Reporting Reviews
Directive 2004 - 05	Omitted
Directive 2004 - 06	Capital Related Exceptions to GAAP Reporting for Audited Financial Statements

2004 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 04-01 (PDF)	Regional Reviews - 2003 and Regional Review Panel Membership
Memo 04-02	Archived
Memo 04-03 (PDF)	Asbestos
Memo 04-04	Archived
Memo 04-05 (PDF)	Social Assistance Payments

2003 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2003 - 01	In-situ Priority Status
Directive 2003 - 02	Repealed
Directive 2003 - 03	Conflict of Interest
Directive 2003 - 04	Repealed
Directive 2003 - 05	Reinstatement of the Non-Rental Revenue Incentive

2003 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 03-01	Repealed
Memo 03-02	Archived
Memo 03-03	Archived
Memo 03-04 (PDF)	Application for RGI Assistance - New Form
Memo 03-05	Archived
Memo 03-06 (PDF)	West Nile Virus
Memo 03-07 (PDF)	Regional Reviews - 2002
Memo 03-08 (PDF)	Collection of Market Rent and Housing Charge Data
Memo 03-09 (PDF)	Summary of Durham Region Local Policies

2002 Directives

Directive	Subject
Directive 2002 - 01	Point of Transfer Date and Implementation of Legislation
Directive 2002 - 02 (revised)	Minimum Rent
Directive 2002 - 03	Waiting List Management
Directive 2002 - 04 (revised)	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 04.1	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 05	Requests for Replacement Reserve Funds from Federally Funded Housing Providers
Directive 2002 - 06	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 07	Annual Information Returns (AIR)
Directive 2002 - 08	Annual Information Returns (AIR) - Federal Providers (formerly Annual Project Data Report)
Directive 2002 - 09	Ontario Community Housing Assistance Program (OCHAP) and Community Sponsored Housing Program (CSHP) Annual Financial Reporting and Subsidy Request
Directive 2002 - 10	Seniors Mandate
Directive 2002 - 11	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 12	RGI Increases of less than $10
Directive 2002 - 13	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 14	Federal Providers - Ingoing Household Income Limit
Directive 2002 - 15	Applicant Housing Preferences
Directive 2002 - 16	Repealed
Directive 2002 - 17	Repealed

2002 Memos

Memo	Subject
Memo 02-01	Archived
Memo 02-02 (PDF)	Transition to New Local Priorities
Memo 02-03	Archived