Support Affordable Housing: Post Residences Proposal at Oakville Town Hall
On May 4, 2026, at 6:30 pm, there will be a public meeting in the Council Chambers at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Road. The purpose of the meeting is to consider a proposed Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment for an application by Post Residences Inc. to develop a six-story, mixed-use residential building at 1493 Sixth Line, just south of Upper Middle Road and close to White Oaks Secondary School. Town Council will decide at the meeting whether or not to re-zone the property from a natural heritage area to high density residential.
Why is this development application important and why is your support being sought?
Post Residences is a proposed 100% affordable housing development consisting of 190 affordable rental apartments and a 3,000 square-foot daycare centre. This is more than a housing project! It is a community hub, combining affordable, accessible living spaces, childcare, food stability, community programming, applied learning and long-term housing stability, in one integrated setting. The project will include a full kitchen and weekly food support from Food For Life; community programming through ArtHouse and Community Development Halton; an office for Home Suite Hope with a psychotherapist on site and available; and a first-in-Canada embedded research component through the Centre for Integrated Housing and Well-Being (CIHW) at Sheridan College.
Post Residences is designed to respond to the needs of existing members of our community who are already connected to local social service agencies. Through 25-year head leases with Home Suite Hope, Halton Women’s Place, Community Living Oakville, Milton Transitional Housing and Oakville Senior Citizens Residence, the project will serve single-parent families in housing crisis, women and children fleeing violence, people with developmental disabilities, individuals and families facing housing instability and seniors in need of affordable and supportive housing. This demonstrates a more complete model of what affordable housing can be!
Housing Needs in Oakville
Oakville’s recent Housing Needs Assessment identified an affordable housing deficit of 6,885 units! It also found that 24% of renter households are in core housing need in Oakville, which had the highest average monthly rent in Halton in 2024.
Please Show Your Support for this Development
If you believe in caring for others and supporting those in need, please consider these two options:
- Attend the Town Council Meeting on May 4;
- Register to speak at the Town Council meeting on May 4 before noon on that day (See attached pdf);
- Write a letter of support for the zoning changes and email it to the Town Clerk before May 4.
For more information, please refer to the attachment from the Town of Oakville. Thank you.
Blair Richardson
Justice and Servant Ministries