Northumberland County Housing Corporation

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Northumberland County Housing Corporation (NCHC) is a community housing provider with over 366 owned and operated housing units in Northumberland County. Additional units are currently under development at the Elgin Park Redevelopment and the Ontario Street housing development in Cobourg.

The NCHC provides rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and affordable rental options to low-income households in Northumberland. For information on how to apply for housing, please visit our Subsidized Housing page.

To access NCHC policies, tenant forms, news and notices, please see our Tenant Information page.

Learn more about NCHC

• The NCHC 2023-2027 Strategic Plan outlines our vision, mission, values and strategic goals for 2023-2027.
• The NCHC 2022 Annual Report provides more information about our history, services, recent achievements and key objectives.
• The NCHC Asset Management Plan identifies our strategic vision around seeking and seizing opportunities to meet the affordable housing needs of all residents in our communities.

Attending a NCHC meeting

Members of the public are welcome to attend NCHC Board meetings. Meetings usually take place the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in Committee Room A at Northumberland County Headquarters (located at 555 Courthouse Road in Cobourg).

View agendas and minutes

Board of Directors

Northumberland County is the sole shareholder of the NCHC and gives direction to its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is responsible for the budget, upholding corporate by-laws, agreements, and reports; and for long-range strategic planning. The Board of Directors is comprised of County Council representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of Northumberland County, and citizen directors that have a collective skillset which includes:

• Knowledge of the social housing sector
• Planning services, including knowledge of requirements and legislation in the multi-residential sector
• Development planning, including asset management planning
• Facilities management
• Legal and financial expertise
• Social services delivery, including the provision of service for housing insecure households
• Knowledge of Northumberland County

Board meeting agendas and minutes

2019 agendas and minutes are available upon request.

Construction Standards Sub-Committee

The Construction Standards Sub-Committee will work to establish standards for new NCHC affordable housing builds that include both construction-specific standards and tenant-centred standards. 

Construction Standards Sub-Committee meeting agendas and minutes 

Director Recruitment Sub-Committee 

The Director Recruitment Sub-Committee will lead the recruitment of vacant director positions in 2023. 

Director Recruitment Sub-Committee meeting agendas and minutes 

Levels of Service Sub-Committee 

The Levels of Service Sub-Committee will work to establish levels of service for the NCHC, focusing on maintenance services and tenant experiences. This work has been identified as a priority area in the NCHC Strategic Plan and the NCHC Asset Management Plan.

Levels of Service Sub-Committee meeting agendas and minutes