The provincial government is starting to hand out cheques to municipalities that exceeded their 2023 housing targets, but it doesn't look like Windsor will be on the list.
According to provincial data, there were only 346 new housing starts in Windsor, well below its target of 953 units.
But city administration says there are some discrepancies in the province's stats. According to the number of building permits issued by the City of Windsor in 2023, there were 1,154 new residential housing units.
The City is aware of the discrepancy and has been working with the upper levels of government.
"Recent efforts to secure funding through the federal and provincial governments have highlighted the need to ensure consistent and accurate reporting of housing data. The City is working closely with the Province and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to address discrepancies and ensure comparable and accurate statistics in the future," said Jelena Payne, Commissioner of Economic Development, in a statement issued on February 2.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens was unavailable to comment on any progress that has been made on fixing those discrepancies.
On Thursday, the City of Toronto was awarded $114 million through the Building Faster Fund for exceeding targets and breaking ground on 31,656 units.
The municipalities of Chatham-Kent and Sarnia also exceeded housing targets in 2023. Chatham blew past its target of 81 with 522 new housing units built last year.
Sarnia's target was 73, and it constructed 254 units, according to statistics provided by the province.
Windsor was not the only regional municipality to miss its mark. The City of London had a housing target of 3,447 units, but only 1,804 housing starts were recorded.
