ROMA Survey on Attainable Housing in Rural Ontario

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* 1. On a scale of 1 to 10, how important an issue is attainable housing --- in any or all aspects --- in your municipality this year? [insert a number in the box; 1 is not important at all, 10 is extremely important]

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* 2. In your view, which --- if any --- of the following issues are the most important contributors to the attainable housing challenge in your municipality right now? [Please choose as many as apply from the following list or write in your own response

Conversion of existing homes to meet new purposes

Demand for housing is outstripping supply

Housing stock is being taken off the market (ex. for short-term rentals)

Lack of land on which to build

Mismatch between existing housing stock and what is needed in our municipality

Our own policies and regulations are slowing us down or making it impossible to build

Provincial policies and regulations are slowing us down or making it impossible to build

Shortage of purpose built rental supply

The cost to build a home

The cost to buy or rent a home

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What three aspect(s) of housing do you expect to be the most important in your municipality in the next three to five years? [Check as many as three boxes from the following list or write in your own description]

Availability of building materials, components or equipment on a timely basis

Availability of financing for housing construction

Availability of high-speed internet and/or cellular services

Availability of sufficient construction workforce in/close to our communities

Availability of transportation services to connect residents with work, public services or other important services

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How much, if any, of the increase in the cost of housing in your municipality in the past two years (during the pandemic) do you believe is due to in-migration of new residents from other higher-cost markets? [Check one answer option only]

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* 5. At any time in the past three to five years, has your municipality faced housing development challenges that you believe were due to restrictions contained in federal or provincial legislation/regulations including the Provincial Policy Statement? [Check one answer option only]

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* 6. If yes, please describe in just a sentence or two the nature of the challenge you faced?

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* 7. Was the challenge resolved in a timely way?

Yes

No

Don’t know/can’t say

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Is your municipality scheduled to begin an Official Plan review in the next 12 months?

Yes/probably

No/not likely

Don’t know/can’t say

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* 9. What do you consider to be the single most important aspect of attainable housing that the ROMA Rural Housing Task Force should focus on?

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* 10. Did your municipality participate in the recent provincial consultation on harmonizing the Ontario Building Code with the (new) 2020 National Energy Code?

Yes

No

Don’t know/can’t say

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Would you like to be contacted to provide additional information to the ROMA Rural Housing Task Force on this issue? [Should you indicate yes, please include your email address]