Toronto Rent Bank (Neighbourhood Information Post, City of Toronto)

City-funded program led by Neighbourhood Information Post with nine local access centres: grants (not loans) of up to $5,000 for rental arrears, and deposit grants from $2,000 (bachelor) to $3,500 (3-bedroom); applications typically take five to seven business days.

Public institution in Toronto. Housing & rent Money, grants & charity

How to reach them

1. Go to their partnerships page.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• FormGo to their contact form
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• EmailEmail nipost@nipost.org
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• PhoneCall 416-924-2543
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• Partnerships / media kitGo to their partnerships page
  It workedNo answer

Where else they are

Their website is nipost.org/toronto-rent-bank. You can also find them on Facebook, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and a newsletter.

Good to know

• CostFree; assistance is a grant, not a loan
• They welcomepartnerships, referring agencies
• LanguagesArabic, Cantonese, English, French, Italian, Mandarin, Serbian, Spanish, Sr, Tamil
• Their own advicePublic institutions work through programs and forms, not favours. Find the program that already exists for your purpose, then ask the named contact what they need from you.

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