Under the Housing Services Act (2011), the County of Simcoe, as Consolidated Municipal Service Manager for this region, is responsible for developing and implementing a 10-year long-term affordable housing strategy effective January 2014.

Approved by County Council on January 28, 2014, Our Community 10-Year Affordable Housing and Homelessness< Prevention Strategy outlines five Strategic Opportunities for effectively addressing housing and homelessness needs across the County:

1. Establish strong leadership and governance

2. Achieve affordable housing target

3. Protect existing public assets

4. Plan for the public good

5. Create an integrated service model for housing and supports

The 10-year plan incorporates both population-level and performance-level outcomes required to achieve community well-being and policy and/or program effectiveness.