5.

interpreted to mean “Subsidized

Geographical Analysis Housing units” including: 1
• All housing units for which not-for-
for Housing Subsidies profit or for-profit providers receive or
have received capital or operating
subsidy funding from any order of
Recommendation: government including through the
That the October 27, 2009, Planning and City’s Cornerstones program,
Development Department report Homeward Trust Edmonton or the
2009PHB013 be received for Edmonton Housing Trust Fund,
information. where those units comprise five or
more units in a project-type setting;
Report Summary
and
This report provides a geographical • All such housing units where
analysis of all housing in Edmonton providers have received a
receiving government capital or commitment for the future provision
operating subsidies. of capital or operating subsidy
Previous Council/Committee Action funding for those units, but where
those units have not yet commenced
• At the November 9, 2009, Agenda or been completed.
Review Committee meeting, the
October 27, 2009, Planning and The following housing types were
Development Department report excluded from this “Subsidized Housing”
2009PHB013 was postponed to the definition:
January 13, 2010, Executive
Committee meeting. • Subsidized housing projects
• At the July 15, 2009, Executive containing fewer than five subsidized
Committee meeting, the following housing units;
motion was passed: • Unsubsidized/market housing
occupied by persons who receive
That the June 23, 2009, Planning shelter subsidies (e.g. shelter
and Development Department allowances under income support
report 2009PPP022 be referred programs) and rent supplement
back to Administration to work programs;
with the Homeward Trust • All accommodation under the
Edmonton and bring forward a category of “Assisted Living”
geographical analysis of where including continuing, nursing and
all the housing subsidies, extended care options, boarding and
including capital and operating, lodging houses, group homes; and
are going and return to the • Subsidized housing provided in
October 7, 2009, Executive single or semi-detached residential
Committee meeting. structures and dispersed in many
Report locations throughout Edmonton,
including units that have received
For the purpose of this report, “where all
subsidy commitments under the
the housing subsidies, including capital
Cornerstones Secondary, Garden or
and operating, are going” has been

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Geographical Analysis for Housing Subsidies
Garage Suites Funding Programs,
and units in structures where
providers were not willing to divulge
information on specific location or to
ensure safety and anonymity of
residents (e.g. first, second, or third
stage housing units for women with
or without children leaving abusive
relationships).
Within the parameters of the data
collected and presented in this report,
the Housing Branch has been able to
assemble the most comprehensive and
current representation of subsidized
housing inventory in the City of
Edmonton.
Total subsidized housing unit numbers
and location data were obtained through
extensive Housing Branch contact with
provider agencies. Total dwelling unit
data were derived from the 2009
Municipal Census.
Within these parameters a total of
17,390 ‘subsidized housing’ units were
identified, which represents 5% of the
343,894 total dwelling units city-wide.
Attachment I is a map that shows the
distribution of these 17,390 subsidized
housing units across the six existing
Civic Wards. At this level, Ward 4 is the
only Ward which, at 9%, contains more
than the 5% city-wide proportion of
subsidized housing units compared to
all dwelling units in its boundaries. This
map also shows that in all other Wards,
subsidized housing units comprise
between 2% and 5% of total dwelling
units.
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There are 52 neighbourhoods that
exceed the current city-wide
neighbourhood average of 5%
subsidized housing units to total
dwelling unit ratio. Attachment 2 lists
those neighbourhoods.
Policy
This report supports Plan Edmonton
policies:
• 3.9.2. Endorse a mix of housing
types for a wide range of household
types and incomes in all areas of the
City that are reflective of the City’s
population profile.
• 3.9.3. Encourage new development
and infill redevelopment to
incorporate affordable housing that is
visually indistinguishable from
market housing.
• 3.9.4. Work in partnership with other
orders of government, private
owners and landlords and the
community to maintain, upgrade, and
expand the new and existing
affordable rental housing supply in
the City.
Focus Area
• This report relates to the Strategic
Plan goal: “Improve Edmonton’s
Livability.”
Attachments
1. City of Edmonton Subsidized
Housing by Civic Ward
2. 52 Neighbourhoods with Subsidized
Housing Units Exceeding the City-
Wide Neighbourhood Average of 5%
of Total Dwelling
 Attachment 1
City of Edmonton
Subsidized Housing Units
by Civic Ward
City Total
343,894 Total Dwelling Units
17,390 Subsidized Units (5%)*

*Note: Subsidized Housing Units

as Percentage of Total Dwelling Units

Ward 2 Ward 3
53,204 Total Dwelling Units 56,215 Total Dwelling Units
2,616 Subsidized Units (5%)* 2,941 Subsidized Units (5%)*

Ward 4
74,803 Total Dwelling Units
6,595 Subsidized Units (9%)*
Ward 1
52,450 Total Dwelling Units
1,780 Subsidized Units (3%)*

Ward 5 Ward 6
59,488 Total Dwelling Units 47,734 Total Dwelling Units
1,464 Subsidized Units (2%)* 1,994 Subsidized Units (4%)*
 Attachment 2

51 Neighbourhoods with Subsidized Housing Units Exceeding the City-Wide

Neighbourhood Average of 5% of Total Dwelling Units
Subsidized
Subsidized Housing Units
Housing as % of Total
Neighbourhood Units Dwelling Units

1 MCCAULEY 1,621 54%

2 VIRGINIA PARK 205 46%
3 BOYLE STREET 1,455 36%
4 KAMEYOSEK 374 32%
5 WOODCROFT 410 31%
6 RICHFIELD 268 23%
7 WEST JASPER PLACE 347 21%
8 BARANOW 151 21%
9 STRATHEARN 302 19%
10 CARTER CREST 99 16%
11 MCQUEEN 129 16%
12 KILDARE 187 16%
13 ROSSLYN 200 15%
14 EASTWOOD 300 14%
15 LEE RIDGE 144 14%
16 RIVERDALE 138 14%
17 ABBOTTSFIELD 102 14%
18 CENTRAL MCDOUGALL 396 13%
19 EVANSDALE 269 13%
20 CARLISLE 163 12%
21 MONTROSE 182 12%
22 QUEEN ALEXANDRA 382 12%
23 GLENWOOD 284 12%
24 LA PERLE 218 11%
25 RUNDLE HEIGHTS 158 11%
26 PLEASANTVIEW 210 11%
27 OVERLANDERS 146 11%
28 KENSINGTON 205 11%
29 DUNLUCE 247 10%
30 BEARSPAW 86 10%
31 BRITANNIA YOUNGSTOWN 205 9%
32 SPRUCE AVENUE 106 9%
33 LORELEI 136 9%
34 HILLVIEW 119 9%
35 MEYOKUMIN 90 9%
36 POLLARD MEADOWS 140 9%
37 CASSELMAN 137 9%
38 SAKAW 123 9%
39 BRANDER GARDENS 98 9%
40 HIGHLANDS 101 8%
41 TWEDDLE PLACE 91 8%
42 CANORA 115 7%
43 MICHAELS PARK 56 7%
44 EKOTA 67 7%
45 ORMSBY PLACE 143 7%
46 OTTEWELL 192 7%
47 WEINLOS 80 7%
48 ERMINESKIN 164 7%
49 HOLLICK-KENYON 96 7%
50 CALDER 106 6%
51 HAIRSINE 63 6%