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, Ontario Street housing development and King Street East in Colborne.
The NCHC provides rent-geared-to-income (RGI) and affordable rental options to low-income households in Northumberland.
Subsidized housing
Learn more about NCHC
- The NCHC 2023-2027 Strategic Plan outlines our vision, mission, values and strategic goals for 2023-2027.
- The NCHC 2023 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.
Attend a Virtual NCHC meeting
Members of the public are welcome to virtually attend NCHC Board meetings. Meetings usually take place the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. over Zoom (an online, interactive meeting platform). The Zoom link for each meeting will be posted at the top of the agenda.
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
Meeting agendas and minutes
If you require copies of NCHC agendas and minutes from 2019, 2020 and 2021, please complete our Resource Request form.
Construction Standards
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.
Director Recruitment
The Director Recruitment Sub-Committee will lead the recruitment of vacant director positions.
Levels of Service
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.