Habitat for Humanity Housing Program

• Applicants and co-applicants moving into Habitat homes must be Canadian citizens, landed immigrants or permanent residents.
• At least one of the applicant or co-applicants must be employed full-time or full-time-equivalent.
• At least one of the applicants and/or co-applicants must have at least 2-3 years of employment history in Canada.
• No bankruptcies (must have been discharged three or more years ago); consumer proposals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Preference will be given to families who already work or live in the regions where we are building.

Families must demonstrate their ability to pay:

• At least one member in the household working in stable employment
• Can afford monthly payments, not to exceed 30% of the family’s total household income (employment income, disability income, child tax benefits, GST rebates, child support, spousal support, etc.)
• No overwhelming debt
• Household members must meet program asset limits
• Not declared bankruptcy in the past 3 years

• Be living in core housing need (overcrowding, unsafe environment, unhealthy or unaffordable)
• Have children under the age of 16 that will benefit from a safe and decent home

Each family approved for the Habitat Housing Program becomes a partner in our work. Habitat families are our greatest ambassadors, and as such are asked to help with a variety of initiatives that advance our mission.

• Contribute 500 hours of volunteer work
• Be an ambassador for Habitat for Humanity and represent the mission – this involves (1) understanding and agreeing with our model, (2) speaking about your experience with Habitat for Humanity at events, in media interviews or in videos to help promote our organization’s work to the public

Step 1: Expression of Interest

During the active recruitment phase, interested families will be able to fill out our online Eligibility Questionnaire.

Please note: 

• You will receive an acknowledgement email within 2-3 business days of submission. Only those who meet the eligibility criteria for a specific project will be invited to the application phase.
• You must ensure that you have filled out the eligibility questionnaire correctly and completely.
• This is an online application,  please contact [email protected] if you require an alternate submission format.

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Step 2: Application Process 

• Qualified families will be provided with an application form. Application forms will only ever be given out by the Housing Support department.
• Application forms and supporting documentation should be submitted to the Habitat for Humanity Burlington office via email, mail or in person.
• You will receive an acknowledgement email within 2-3 business days of submission being received.

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Step 3: Review Process

• Only complete applications will be considered.
• The review process will include interviews, home visits, reference checks, credit checks, etc.
• Every application will be reviewed fairly and equally.
• All applicants will be notified in writing of the decision.
• Unsuccessful applications will be kept on file for a 3-month period after the decision is made and the file will then be closed.