Single women and women with children who have a modest income and wish to live in a building for women and be part of building a healthy community. Applicants must be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident or refugee claimant.

**If women need emergency shelter, click here for more information.**

• Junior 1, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom unfurnished apartments

• 165 private, self-contained apartments

• Secure building with onsite security and closed circuit cameras

• Utilities included (heat and hydro)

• On-site coin-operated laundry

• On-site playground

• Green roof and gardens

• Community spaces including yoga room

• Proximity to shopping, schools, hospitals

• Walking distance to subway and regional buses

• Geothermal heating and cooling system

• Opportunities to get involved in building a vibrant, engaged community

• Program staff available to support community building activities

Please complete an application form and your name will be added to the wait list. To download a copy of the application form please click here.

Step 1:
All applicants for Affordable Housing at the Elm Centre must have status in Canada as a citizen, permanent resident or refugee claimant. Your eligibility will then be determined by household income.. Please refer to the income chart below. Applicants who meet household income eligibility criteria are invited to download and complete the application form. Send the application to the Intake Coordinator (see contact details below.) We will contact applicants in 10 business days to confirm that the application has been received. 

Income Eligibility at Move-In

*Household income cannot exceed this amount

Step 2:
The application will be reviewed and placed on a wait list if the applicant is eligible.

Step 3:
When YWCA Toronto Elm Housing’s affordable apartments are available, we will contact applicants (in the order in which applications were received) to set up a unit tour and review the application.

Step 4:
Once the applicant has met with Housing Intake and all of the criteria have been met, she will be offered an apartment and provided with a move in date. Applicants must notify the Housing Intake if their circumstances have changed or if they no longer wish to live at the YWCA Toronto Elm Housing.