UNITED COUNTIES OF LEEDS & GRENVILLE administers the Ontario Renovates Program. If the below criteria fit your situation, please consider checking it out. Here is the link for you.
https://www.leedsgrenville.com/en/services/ontario-renovates-program.aspx
Contact information for the programme:
Housing Department
Community and Social Services Division
25 Central Avenue West
Suite 200
Brockville, ON K6V 4N6
Telephone: 613-342-3840 ext. 2450
Toll Free: 1-800-267-8146
TTY: 613-341-3854, 1-800-539-8685
Fax: 613-342-8908
FROM THE UNITED COUNTIES OF LEEDS & GRENVILLE WEBSITE …..
Do you own your home? Does your home need repairs or changes to make it accessible for someone in your household? Ontario Renovates provides a loan to low income households to make necessary repairs to their home. The loan is interest-free and will be forgiven if the household lives in the home for at least ten years.
Repairs that may qualify include:
- heating systems
- vents
- chimneys
- electrical systems (not solar panels)
- windows and doors
- plumbing
- roofs
- septic systems
- walls
- well water and well drilling
- floors and ceilings
- louvers
Qualifying accessibility repairs include:
- ramps
- handrails
- chair and bath lifts
- height adjustment to countertops
- cues for doorbells/fire alarms