Regional Housing units in Oakville officially opened.

By Gazette Staff

September 10th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

Halton Regional Councillor Paul Sharman, representing Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr, joined members of Regional Council and Oakville Council as well as community partners to celebrate the opening of Halton’s newest assisted and supportive housing development at 265 Kerr Street in Oakville.

Left to right: Regional Councillor Colin Best, Oakville Councillor Ray Chisholm, Regional Councillor Cathy Duddeck, MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos, Regional Councillor Paul Sharman, Laura Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the The Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Elizabeth Chalmers, Constituency Manager for The Honourable Anita Anand, MPP Oakville East and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Councillor Rory Nisan cut the ribbon at the official opening of 265 Kerr Street in Oakville.

This new 52-unit building includes 22 dedicated supportive housing units and a Community Wellness Hub operated by Links2Care through the Connected Care Halton Ontario Health Team. The hub provides social, recreational, and health education services to help seniors stay healthy and independent.

“The 265 Kerr Street development is a testament to what we can achieve when we work together,” said Halton Regional Chair Gary Carr. “We are grateful to our federal and provincial partners for helping us deliver housing for those who need it most.”

As the national housing crisis continues to impact individuals, families, and seniors, Halton Region is working with all levels of government and third parties to create more assisted and supportive housing options. This latest development was funded by all three levels of government:

• Halton Region: $16.4M

Provincial Government: $14.9M ($11.9M joint Canada-Ontario Community Housing Initiative (COCHI), $3M Last Mile Funding)

Federal Government: $9.3M (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Rapid Housing Initiative Funding)

The Future is Housing

The Region has four assisted rental housing projects in active construction, and four shovel-ready projects (or 548 units), with more in pre-development stages. To learn more about these projects, visit the Assisted and Supportive Housing Construction page on halton.ca.

This latest development was funded by all three levels of government.

The Region also plays a key role in delivering the infrastructure needed to support all new housing developments across Burlington, Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville. This includes water and wastewater system capacity to support local pledges of 92,500 housing units by 2031.

“The opening of 265 Kerr Street Assisted and Supportive Housing brings increased affordable housing for seniors here in Oakville. With the federal government’s $9 million investment, 52 affordable and supportive housing units are available to seniors in our community who have a need for this type of housing, along with an on-site Community Wellness Hub to help improve the health and wellbeing of seniors in our community. Bringing affordable housing supply to address needs in Oakville and communities across the country is a priority our government will continue to meet through Build Homes Canada.” – The Honourable Anita Anand, Member of Parliament, Oakville East and Minister of Foreign Affairs

“Congratulations to Halton Region on completing this project, which will provide local seniors with supportive homes where they can stay healthy and maintain their independence. Working together with partners like Halton Region, we will continue to invest in ambitious projects like this and build the housing that people across Ontario need.” – The Honourable Rob Flack, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.

Editor’s note: Not sure why this story required eight people to cut a ribbon and get their pictures in the paper.  The development is certainly needed.