Ontario Human Rights Code:People cannot be refused an apartment, harassed by a housing provider or other tenants, or otherwise treated unfairly because of one or more of the following Ontario Human Rights Code grounds: race, colour or ethnic backgroundreligious beliefs or practicesancestry, including individuals of Aboriginal descentplace of origincitizenship, including refugee statussex (including pregnancy and gender identity)family statusmarital status, including those with a same-sex partnerdisabilitysexual orientationage, including individuals who are 16 or 17 years old and no longerliving with their parentsreceipt of public assistance.

Thomas S. can confirm for me, but I believe that you can't enforce any payment order (by LTB or even small claims) against a person who is on any form of government assistance (welfare, disability, refugee...)If there is  more than one name on the lease and at least one of them has a job, then you are good to go.

I attribute this to a consistent flow of out of state buyers (we are a red state and are a haven for political refugees ;) and we always have low inventory.

There're other minority groups that need housing as well other than sec8, namely hardworking undocumented immigrant (no SSN) and refugee housing(just arrived from Turkey a few days ago).

My parents came to America as refugees escaping with Vietnam War with nothing but the cloth on their backs.

We left CA as political refugees in 2007, headed out to Phoenix.I now see CA license plates at almost every stoplight when i go out.  

Social housing may pay the landlord directly or may pay the allowance to the tenant (I'm unclear on what criteria determines which behaviour ... but will find out soon as we have offered units for Syrian refugees).

She was stunned to find out that it doesn't go on until Oct 1st.The next was the newly arrived refugee couple complaining about the smell of marijuana permeating into their unit. 

Refugees have to have an I-94 form stamped upon entry into the country before they file for a social security number. 

A refugee who started with Zero English, zero money, zero family network, and zero REI background.