York Region announcing increased funding to advance affordable housing

December 18, 2025

Newmarket – The Regional Municipality of York invites media to attend a funding announcement. Through York Region’s Community Housing Supply Grant program, this funding will help advance much needed affordable housing options across the Region.  

When: 
Friday, December 19, 2025
2 p.m. 

Where: 
The Great Hall
17250 Yonge Street
Town of Newmarket  

Who: 
Eric Jolliffe, York Region Chairman and CEO 
John Taylor, Mayor of the Town of Newmarket and Chair, Housing and Homelessness Committee 
David West, Mayor of the City of Richmond Hill and Vice-Chair, Housing and Homelessness Committee

What: 

  • York Region’s Community Housing Supply Grant Program provides capital funding to non-profit and co-operative housing organizations that are ready to build new community housing units
  • Introduced as a pilot in 2023, the program has since allocated nearly $10.2 million to support various projects, including:
    • Blue Door in the Town of Newmarket: Project began construction in 2025 and will include 14 stacked townhouses, four emergency and transitional housing units and 10 affordable housing units
    • Richmond Hill Ecumenical Homes Corporation in the City of Richmond Hill: Proposed intensification will add 90 new housing units, 37 of which will be affordable

York Region is committed to creating safe, affordable housing options for residents through innovative programs and partnerships. To learn more about affordable housing in York Region, visit york.ca/housing or explore details about the Community Housing Supply Grant at york.ca/CommunityHousingSupplyGrant 

The Regional Municipality of York consists of nine local cities and towns and provides a variety of programs and services to 1.29 million residents and 57,000 businesses with approximately 624,000 employees. More information about York Region’s key service areas is available at york.ca/RegionalServices

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Media Contact:

Tricia Wretham, Program Manager Community and Health Services,
The Regional Municipality of York
Phone: 289-231-1732
Email: @email