Ontario Renovates Program

Do you own your home? Does your home need repairs or changes to make it accessible for someone in your household? Ontario Renovates provides a loan to low income households to make necessary repairs to their home. The loan is interest-free and will be forgiven if the household lives in the home for at least ten years.

Repairs that may qualify include:

• heating systems
• vents
• chimneys
• electrical systems (not solar panels)
• windows and doors
• plumbing
• roofs
• septic systems
• walls
• well water and well drilling
• floors and ceilings
• louvers

Qualifying accessibility repairs include:

• ramps
• handrails
• chair and bath lifts
• height adjustment to countertops
• cues for doorbells/fire alarms

To learn more about the Ontario Renovates program read the Fact Sheet.

To apply for Ontario Renovates funding, complete the Ontario Renovates Application.

Ontario Renovates is a component of the Investment in Affordable Housing for Ontario (IAH) through the Ministry of Housing.