Provincial & Federal governments contribute $3 Million in funding towards Trillium Away Affordable Housing project

The new affordable Housing Project on Trillium Way received a $3 million funding boost this week. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, alongside Bryan May, Member of Parliament for Cambridge, Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Will Bouma, Member of Provincial Parliament for Brantford-Brant on behalf of the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for Ontario announced a combined $3 million investment that will help fund 49 new affordable homes coming to Paris. The funding contributions are as follows:

* $2.45 million from the federal government through the National Housing Strategy’s National Housing Co-Investment Fund

* $260,000 from the provincial and federal governments through Ontario Priorities Housing Initiative (OPHI).

* $340,000 from the provincial government through Social Services Relief Fund (SSRF)

In March 2022, the City of Brantford and the County of Brant approved the creation of a new affordable housing build on Trillium Way in Paris, Brant one of the collaborative projects being implemented to achieve the deliverables set out in the Mayors’ Housing Partnerships Task Force Affordable Housing Action

Plan The Trillium Way housing development will be occupied by singles, couples, small families, and seniors.

The new, four-storey apartment building, estimated to cost $15 million, has a total of 49 units specially designed for people experiencing sensory loss, such as low vision and hearing The apartment building also includes affordable rentals for survivors of domestic violence, Indigenous people, and small families with mixed-income levels. Some households are also receiving rent assistance and subsidies. This week’s funding, part of the province’s Social Services Relief Fund, was announced by Matthew Rae, Parliamentary Assistant to the

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Will Bouma, MPP for Brantford-Brant, on behalf of Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

“Our government remains committed to ensuring everyone, regardless of income, can find a place to call home,” said Parliamentary Assistant, Matthew Rae “I’m pleased to see this investment through the Social Services Relief Fund being put to work to create safe, accessible homes in the community of Paris This is one of many ways our government is working with our partners to better meet the needs of vulnerable Ontarians.”