Resources for St. Catharines tenants
St. Catharines apartments and housing rentals
For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.
This is also a helpful list for those who are moving to St. Catharines, not just those looking for St. Catharines apartments.
St. Catharines apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in St. Catharines
St. Catharines apartments for rent, from GottaRent
St. Catharines Standard - St. Catharines Apartments for Rent Classified Ads
Craigslist St. Catharines, (Niagara region for,) St. Catharines apartments
Kijiji St Catharines, go down to Housing to find St Catharines apartmens
Student Housing for St. Catharines Universities and Community Colleges:
Brock University Student Residences,
Brock University Off-Campus Housing listings, St. Catharines apartments and houses
Niagara College Student Residence, NOTL Campus, 137 Taylor Road, RR#4, Niagara on the Lake, (905) 641-4435, niagara.notl@stayrcc.com
Niagara College Student Residence, Welland Campus, 555 First Avenue, Welland, (905) 732-9700, niagara.welland@stayrcc.com
Niagara College Off-Campus Housing, for St. Catharines apartments and house rentals
St. Catharines public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
St. Catharines Housing Help Centre, 14 North Street, (905) 984-8955
Niagara Regional Housing, 2201 St. David’s Road, Thorold ON (905) 682-9201
Golden Horseshoe Co-operative Housing Federation
Niagara Region Social Services, such as welfare/Ontario Works, 60 James Street, St. Catharines, (905) 641-9960
St. Catharines Tenants Associations:
City of St. Catharines - Government pages
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City of St. Catharines, main page
Message from the City of St. Catharines Mayor, click on his name at the bottom of the page to e-mail him
How to contact your City of St. Catharines City Councillors, click on the names to e-mail them
City of St. Catharines Frequently Asked Questions
City of St Catharines bylaws
Regional Municipality of Niagara, government web site
Regional Council - Municipality of Niagara
Bylaws - Regional Municipality of Niagara
Niagara garbage and recycling information.
Niagara household hazardous waste,
for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as
batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..
Other St. Catharines Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
- Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
- Chez Marie Refugee Assistance Centre, 16 Pelham Rd., (905) 682-5795
- Community Care of St. Catharines, 12 North St , (905) 685-1349
- Niagara Child and Youth Services, 243 Church Street, St. Catharines, (905) 688-6850
- United Way of St. Catharines and Distric5
- Women's Place of St. Catharines and District, for abuse women and children, General telephone (905) 684-4000, crisis line (905) 684-8331
- YMCA of St. Catharines, 183 King St., (905) 988-3528
Legal Services
- Niagara North Community Legal Assistance, 8 Church Street, St. Catharines, (905) 682-6635
- Legal Aid Office, 110 James Street, Suite 302, St. Catharines, (905) 685-1012
- Landlord and Tenant Board, (formerly the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal,) Client Service Office, 301 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, 1-888-332-3234
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Distress Centre of Niagara (905) 688-3711
- Niagara Child and Youth Services: Crisis Line 1-800-263-4944
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
- Women's Place, crisis line (905) 684-8331
Fire: for emergencies call 911
City of St. Catharines Fire Services,
or for Fire Prevention and other non-urgent inquiries by telephone (905) 684-4311
Niagara Regional Police Services: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 688-4111
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
St. Catharines Foodbanks and emergency shelters
- Salvation Army, Community Services Ministry, (provides some emergency food supplies) 406 Niagara St., (905) 935-4311
- Resource Association for Teens - RAFT, (for youth only,) 172 Church St., (905) 984-4365
St. Catharines Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Hospitals
Niagara Health System, St. Catharines General, 142 Queenston Street, (905) 323-3100
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
District School Board of Niagara, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
Niagara Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Brock University
Niagara College
Transportation
St. Catharines Transit Commission, public transit
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
St. Catharines Map, from Mapquest
St. Catharines Maps, from Yahoo
I am not responsible for the content of these third-party sites listed here nor the services they provide. If you wish your free social or community service to be added here, send an e-mail to Bob Levitt. Links are voluntary and are solely at the discretion of the webmaster when I get time to post them.