Affordable Housing Renovation Program

Who is eligible?

The "Aide financière Réno logement abordable" grant, funded by the Société d'habitation du Québec (SHQ) and the City of Montréal, is open to property owners looking to renovate their buildings with affordable housing units. Specific eligibility requirements include owning the building, having a minimum of 33% affordable housing units, and complying with all documentation and process requirements outlined by the City of Montréal.

Who is not eligible

This grant has specific exclusions related to the type of building and its intended use. The restrictions are set to ensure the program supports the intended residential renovations without diversion to other institutional or commercial uses.

• Buildings where residential units are accessory to institutional uses, such as seminaries, novitiates, convents, and student residences.
• Buildings used exclusively for commercial purposes targeting transient clientele, such as hotels and motels.
• Properties owned, leased by, or managed by the federal or provincial Crown.
• Properties occupied by establishments covered under the Health and Social Services Act.
• Buildings utilized by resources associated with public health establishments for accommodation purposes.
• Buildings that have previously received a grant approval but lost eligibility less than 12 months prior to a new application.

Eligible expenses

The grant covers specific expenses incurred after the dispatch date of the work program related to eligible renovation activities.

• Professional fees for planning and executing eligible renovation work, including the development of preliminary and final plans and specifications, cost estimation, bid analysis, and construction oversight.
• Certification fees indicating the completion of eligible work to recommend payments.
• Expert fees for identifying or qualifying issues affecting a component involved in eligible work, such as engineering or fungal contamination expertise.
• Development of a pest management plan, execution of extermination, and drafting of an intervention report.
• The portion of permit fees related to eligible work.
• Public domain occupancy fees during the execution of eligible work.

Here are additional relevant details for this grant:

• The grant is subject to city inspection and approval processes, with the requirement for building inspections to prove eligibility.
• Applicants may need to provide detailed documentation of compliance with affordable housing criteria and regulations.
• Grant recipients must comply with all post-approval conditions, such as maintaining the affordability standard for a specified duration.
• If any changes in building usage or ownership occur within 36 months of receiving the grant, there may be obligations to repay the received grant amount.