Silkrow Charitable Foundation

Non-profit corporations are owned and operated by a community-based board with an elected Board of Directors. The non-profit corporation governs in accordance with legislation, their own policies and by-laws, and the Residential Tenancies Act. In Niagara, there are 43 non-profit housing providers (12 providers are not required to use the waiting list and you must apply to them directly). Generally, 75 per cent of the households pay geared-to-income rent and 25 per cent pay market rent.