The 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan sets out how the District of Muskoka will work with community and government partners to support housing options for everyone in Muskoka.
The plan covers 2025 to 2035. It looks at Muskoka’s current and future housing needs and sets targets and actions to improve housing and homelessness services.
Read the 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan 2025 to 2035 (PDF)
About the plan
As the service manager for housing, the District must have a 10-year housing and homelessness plan under Ontario’s Housing Services Act, 2011. The plan must be reviewed and updated at least once every 5 years.
The updated plan, Housing for Everyone, covers 2025 to 2035. It builds on the original plan for 2020 to 2030 and reports on progress made since 2020. District Council approved the updated plan in August 2026.
The plan has 4 objectives:
- increase the supply of attainable housing
- support housing stability through coordinated services
- maximize the impact of existing housing assets
- strengthen homelessness responses through collaboration
How the plan was updated
To update the plan, the District worked with a third-party consultant who gathered input from the community through a survey, focus groups and interviews. People who took part included community members, people with lived/living experience, service providers, Indigenous partners, other parties interested and affected by housing, and District staff.
The consultant also completed an in-depth Housing Needs Assessment to inform the updated plan, as well as a Homelessness System Review which looked at who is experiencing or at risk of homelessness, how homelessness services work in Muskoka, where the gaps are and how to improve them.
Through the update, the District:
- looked at current and future housing needs
- identified gaps and barriers in housing and homelessness services
- set out ways to improve housing and support services
- aligned the plan with provincial and federal housing policies and funding
Track the plan’s progress
The District reports on the plan's progress each year. Read the previous plan and its most recent annual report:
2025 annual report: 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan (PDF)
2024 annual report: 10-Year Housing and Homelessness Plan (PDF)
For inquiries, please contact:
Affordable Housing
affordablehousing@muskoka.on.ca
705-645-2412 ext. 4410