Ontario Resource Directory

Free one-on-one housing help and tenant advocacy; housing search and housing retention support in Windsor and Essex County.

Tenant-run coalition in Ottawa's Herongate neighbourhood organizing against mass evictions and demovictions; tenant rights education and mutual aid.

Peer-based eviction prevention: tenant advocacy, landlord mediation, LTB hearing support, and tenant organizing across Waterloo Region.

Supportive listening and crisis counselling by phone or online chat, plus referrals and short-term follow-up; entry point to YSB integrated crisis services across Eastern Ontario; mobile in-home interventions for ages 0-17 in Ottawa, Mon-Fri 4-9pm

Single counselling sessions with no appointment for immediate needs; counsellors assess risk factors and strengths and can refer on to ongoing YSB counselling

Family sessions or one-on-one counselling for issues affecting the family relationship; youth 12+ can access counselling confidentially

Free walk-in primary care for street-involved youth inside the Downtown Drop-in: nurse practitioner (can prescribe), dental, sexual health and addictions counselling; or text 613-808-4454

One-on-one employment counselling, resume and interview prep, job placements and fairs, employer matching, education and training referrals (Better Jobs Ontario and other Employment Ontario programs)

Same full employment services as the Bank St centre, with bilingual staff; across from Hyatt Place Ottawa-West near Moodie and Robertson

Newest Employment Ontario centre at Beacon Hill Mall serving east Ottawa; bilingual staff; full counselling, placement and training referral services

40-bed secure detention (pre-trial) and secure custody (post-trial) residence; school courses for credit plus life-skills programs (social skills, arts, anger management, cognitive self-change)

7-bed open detention (pre-trial) and open custody (post-trial) residence; school courses for credit plus life-skills programs (social skills, arts, anger management, cognitive self-change)

Hands-on construction trades training aimed at entry-level wage work: welding, electrical, carpentry and woodworking, auto mechanics and small engine repair; includes safety training, career counselling, life skills and job placement assistance

Registered faith-based charity running a minimal-barrier youth shelter in the basement of First Baptist Church (side door on Elgin St); overnight beds, meals, snacks, breakfast, toiletries, low-key mental health and pastoral support plus housing/school/addiction referrals and the bilingual C.O.R.E. substance-use program; no formal intake so youth without ID are welcome.

Province-wide elder-abuse prevention: public education, professional training, and community capacity building for safer aging.

Community support services: Meals on Wheels, transportation, friendly visiting, home help, and wellness programs for seniors.

Home help, Meals on Wheels, transportation, foot care, and friendly visiting for older adults.

Home support, Meals on Wheels, GAIN geriatric assessment team, and adult day program.

Home support, Meals on Wheels, congregate dining, and transportation for older adults.

Community support services for Haliburton County: Meals on Wheels, friendly visiting, security checks, adult day program, home help, and transportation.

Community agency for seniors: friendly visiting, caregiver support, transportation, and a Chinese-language elder-abuse hotline (416-502-2321).

Community information, referrals, and seniors programs serving Dundas since 1972.

Meals on Wheels, diners club, transportation, home help, friendly visiting, and hospice visiting across Lanark County.

Recreation and lifelong-learning centre for adults 55+; runs kosher Meals on Wheels and multilingual seniors programming.

Home care and community support agency serving Toronto seniors since 1974.

Settlement-house older adult services: elderly persons' centre, adult day program, home help, and seniors intervention (seniors line 416-532-7586 ext 146).

Not-for-profit home and community care: nursing, personal support, therapy, and caregiver respite across Toronto, Durham, York, and Peel.

Not-for-profit seniors agency in Etobicoke/Weston: adult day programs, assisted living, client intervention, and caregiver support.

Culturally focused seniors services in Scarborough: congregate dining and social-recreational programs for adults 55+.

East Toronto supports for older adults: Active Seniors Program, adult day program, Meals on Wheels, friendly visiting, and client intervention.

City of London recreation centre for adults 55+: fitness, card games, music, day trips, and daily lunch specials.

City of Guelph centre for adults 55+, run with the Guelph Wellington Seniors Association: 30+ activity groups and 60+ registered programs; reopened Sept 2026 after accessibility upgrades.

Supports older adults in Huron and Perth counties: assisted living, home help, respite, and community programs.

Community geriatric mental health assessments for Ottawa adults 65+; outreach in-home assessment and short-term case management.

Single intake for specialized geriatric services across Eastern Ontario: geriatric medicine, outreach assessment teams, and day hospitals.

Almonte-based seniors services: assisted living, respite, Meals on Wheels, transportation, home help, and exercise programs.

Hospital-run centre for seniors: social, cultural, learning and recreational programs, fitness classes, and a men's shed.

Outpatient assessment, treatment, and care planning for older adults with dementia and late-onset mental health needs across southeastern Ontario.

City of Mississauga recreation centre dedicated to older adults: fitness, social, and recreational programming.

Non-profit centre for adults 50+: 80+ weekly programs from line dancing and chair yoga to foot-care clinics.

Single point of access for Toronto adults 55+ and caregivers: phone and web-chat connection to community, home, and crisis services in 100+ languages.

Lifelong learning for adults 50+: courses, clubs, walks, and travel programs.

Charitable agency since 1976 supporting people with illness, disability, or age-related functional limits to live independently.

City-owned corporation operating 83 seniors-designated buildings housing about 15000 low- and moderate-income seniors; rent-geared-to-income units plus tenancy supports and community programming to help seniors age in place

Ontario's oldest urban Indigenous non-profit housing provider; Wigwamen Terrace is a 127-unit geared-to-income apartment building for seniors beside the Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

Not-for-profit Italian ethno-specific seniors campus; runs Caboto Terrace supportive housing and Casa Del Zotto independent-living seniors apartments alongside a 391-bed long-term care home and community programs such as Meals on Wheels

Charitable non-profit seniors campus founded 1972; independent-living apartments with Elderly Persons Centre membership plus retirement living and an accredited long-term care home now expanding to 192 beds

Guelph's only not-for-profit seniors residence; continuum from life-lease suites and retirement suites to long-term care, operated as a local board of the City of Guelph