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Toronto Rent Bank

Are you behind in your rent and facing eviction?
You may be eligible for an interest-free loan to pay your overdue rent for up to two months.

A Rent Bank loan may be available to you if:

  • you are an individual, couple, senior citizen, or family with children living in Toronto with legal status in Canada
  • you are in immediate danger of losing your home due to unpaid rent
  • you have a regular source of income, including OAS and GAINS
  • you meet the income requirements
  • you are paying market rent (not subsidized)
  • your landlord is willing to keep you as a tenant
  • your rental unit is covered by provincial tenant legislation
  • you can afford your rent in the long term

You are not eligible for Rent Bank if:

  • you currently receive OW social assistance, ODSP or OSAP
  • you need first and last months' rent
  • you cannot provide all the documentation required by Rent Bank application process
  • you own a home

Staff will assess your long-term housing sustainability. You will need to show that you have used up all other means of financial help available to you before applying for a Rent Bank loan. All loans are to be paid back in full in monthly instalments. Repayments go back into the Rent Bank fund to help others.


Additional services include:

  • landlord and tenant mediation
  • money management advice and skills development
  • housing search assistance
  • follow-up support and community links
If you have any questions about Rent Bank or our other services, feel free to call: Rent Bank Central Office, Neighbourhood Information Post, at 416-924-3862
or call your nearest Local Access Center:
  • Albion - North Etobicoke 416-741-1553
  • Albion - South Etobicoke 416-252-6471
  • COSTI North York Housing 416-244-0480
  • East York/East Toronto Housing Help 416-698-9306
  • Neighbourhood Information Post 416-924-2543
  • Scarborough Housing Help 416-285-8070
  • Woodgreen Community Centre 416-469-5211
  • York Community Services 416-653-5400

Funding provided by:

Government of Ontario, United Way, City of Toronto

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