Ottawa Community Housing Corporation

Ottawa Community Housing Corporation provides close to 15,000 affordable homes for about 32,000 seniors, parents, children and persons with special needs in over 160 communities across the city. OCH is the largest social housing provider in Ottawa and the second largest in Ontario (behind only Toronto).

History

In June 2002, Ottawa Community Housing Corporation was so named following the amalgamation of two organizations, City Living and Ottawa Housing Corporation. Each of these housing Providers had over 25 years of housing experience.

The housing portfolio is scattered throughout the City and includes apartments in low rise and high rise buildings, townhouses, row houses, detached houses and rooming houses. The oldest building is over one hundred years old and the newest is less than one year old.

The City of Ottawa is the sole Shareholder of Ottawa Community Housing (OCH). The Corporation operates at arm’s length from the City and has a Board of Directors of eleven (12) members. The members comprise the Mayor, as Ex Officio, four (4) City Councillor as City representatives, five (6) Community representatives and a tenant Board member. The Corporation employs about 340 staff.

Communities

Board of directors

City Of Ottawa Members:

• Mayor Jim Watson(Ex Officio)
• Councillor Marianne Wilkinson (Chair)
• Councillor Diane Holmes
• Councillor Mathieu Fleury
• Councillor Steve Desroches

'Community Members:

• Dan Doré(Treasurer)
• Peggy Feltmate (Co-Chair)
• Linda Hoad (Secretary)
• Sarah Kambites
• Claude Lloyd
• Anthony Pizarro

Tenant Member:

• Carole Ladouceur

Ottawa Community Housing CEO:

• Stéphane Giguère

External links

• Ottawa Community Housing
• CICO e-Blue Book Record Details