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About Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) offers approximately 15,000 homes to about 33,000 tenants, including seniors, families, individuals, and people with disabilities. These homes are located in various communities throughout Ottawa and house a diverse population with different languages, cultures, and ethnicities. OCH is Ottawa’s primary community housing provider, managing two-thirds of the city’s housing portfolio and ranking as the second largest in Ontario. In 2024, OCH earned recognition for the seventh consecutive year as one of the National Capital Region’s Top Employers.
The Corporation operates at arm’s length from the City of Ottawa, our sole Shareholder. OCH collaborates with nearly 100 community and private sector partners to serve and support OCH residents. The OCH portfolio includes a majority (90%) of social housing rentals (deep affordability) and affordable housing (below-average market rent).
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Ottawa Community Housing operates as ARRIV Properties.
About ARRIV Properties
ARRIV Properties represents a new concept to fill the Ottawa affordable rental market gap. It offers homes at average or below-average market prices for low-income and low to moderate-income households, setting the standard for modern living and lifestyle at an affordable price. ARRIV Properties is an important product line in OCH’s spectrum of affordable housing offerings in Ottawa.
www.arriv.ca
Nov 20th, 2024
News Release: Centretown Public Food Pantry Re-opens, Ready to Take a Bite Out of Hunger
Nov. 20, 2024, OTTAWA, ON – Take what you need, leave what you can. That’s the guiding principle of the Public Foods Pantry and Public Fridge, a vital resource located on the lawn of Ottawa Community Housing’s MacLaren Towers On Nov. 20, OCH joined residents, volunteers, and partners to celebrate the pantry’s reopening after a...
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Sep 18th, 2023
News Release: Ottawa Community Housing Cuts the Ribbon on $72K Capital Investment in Seniors Community at 31 McEwen
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Sep 14th, 2023
Media Advisory: Ottawa Community Housing to Celebrate the Completion of ‘Welcome Home’ Community Improvement at 31 McEwen
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Jul 5th, 2023
News Release: Ottawa REDBLACKS player Dan Basambombo Gives Back to 10 OCH Communities
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Jun 21st, 2023
OCHC Board and Committee Members Go Green and participate in their first Tree Planting Project in Debra Dynes Community
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Jun 15th, 2023
News Release: More than 20 Middle School Students Lay Down Roots in Russell Manor Community
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