Public housing usually refers to houses or apartments the provincial government built and manages through a local housing authority. Most often these apartments, are for people who are most in need. Public housing sets rent on what the tenant can afford—rent geared-to-income. To get public housing you must be at least 16 years old and a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant. Shared housing Shared housing can be an apartment or house that you share with another person, or another family. In a rooming house, a shared house or apartment, there are private bedrooms. You share the kitchen, bathroom and other living space with other people. .
