Press Release, Nov. 27: County Grand Funding to Support 18 Affordable Housing Units in Guelph
GUELPH – At the November 27, 2025 County Council meeting, it was announced that the County of Wellington will grant UpBuilding! Non-Profit Homes (Guelph) Inc. funding to support an 18-unit affordable housing project located at 50-60 Fife Road in the City of Guelph.
The County is the Service System Manager for all social services in both the City of Guelph and Wellington County.
On July 18, 2025, the County of Wellington received a funding announcement and dedicated up to $1.8 million dollars to support the development of affordable housing.
The funding sources for the project are embargoed at this time.
In August 2025, County of Wellington Housing Services staff released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to community partners and local municipalities interested in developing new deeply affordable rental housing units (below 80% of Canda Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s average market rent). The RFP closed on September 26, 2025, and Housing Services received four proposals for the development of deeply affordable
housing within Wellington County and the City of Guelph.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the Joint Social Services and Land Ambulance Committee, comprised of members of the City and County Council, Wellington County Council approved up to $1.8 million to Upbuilding! Non-Profit Homes (Guelph) Inc. to support the development of 18 affordable housing units located at 50-60 Fife Road, Guelph, ON, to the satisfaction of the Social Services Administrator and County Solicitor.
The funding programme guidelines require that approved projects be in position to sign a Contribution Agreement no later than December 15, 2025, and begin construction within 120 days of this date.
“The need for affordable housing solutions has never been more critical,” said Dave Purdy, Director of Housing Services. “This $1.8 million dollar investment in affordable housing will help fill a critical housing gap in the City of Guelph. The County looks forward to publicly
announcing the funding sources of this incredibly important project at the appropriate time.”
