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About Ottawa Community Housing Corporation 

Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) offers approximately 15,000 homes to about 32,000 tenants, including seniors, families, individuals, and people with disabilities. These homes are located in various communities throughout Ottawa and house a diverse population with different languages, cultures, and ethnicities. OCH is Ottawa’s primary community housing provider, managing two-thirds of the city’s housing portfolio and ranking as the second largest in Ontario. In 2024, OCH earned recognition for the seventh consecutive year as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers.  

The Corporation operates at arm’s length from the City of Ottawa, our sole Shareholder.  OCH collaborates with nearly 100 community and private sector partners to serve and support OCH residents. The OCH portfolio includes a majority (90%) of social housing rentals (deep affordability) and affordable housing (below-average market rent). 

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News Release

Apr 17th, 2024

OCH STATEMENT: 2024 FEDERAL BUDGET  

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 (OTTAWA, ON) – Following the Minister of Finance’s tabling of the 2024 Budget on April 16th, 2024, Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) has issued the following statement:   Ottawa Community Housing thanks the Government of Canada and the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Finance, for tabling its 2024 Budget. Following the series of encouraging pre-budget...

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Employee Spotlight: Meet Michelle

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