133 Wilton Street, Toronto Ontario, Canada M5A 4B4
Woodsworth Housing Co-operative is a federally funded, nonprofit housing co-op located in Toronto’s historic St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, just steps from the St. Lawrence Market.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is simple and meaningful: to provide secure, affordable housing at cost—without profit—and to give our members real control over how their community is run.
A Diverse Community
Woodsworth is home to a dynamic mix of members, including both rent-geared-to-income and market-rent households. What brings us together is a shared commitment to co-operative values, mutual respect, and active community participation.
Our Homes
The co-op offers 194 homes catering to a variety of lifestyles across four adjacent streets. The community features 85 mid-rise apartment units, 26 street-access homes along Wilton Street, and 83 stacked and mews (garage) townhouses on George Street South, Albert Franck Place, and Frederick Street. The townhouse units range in size from 1-bedroom to 4-bedroom options.
In the mid-rise building, two-bedroom homes are thoughtfully designed to extend over the common hallway and are accessed via their own private internal staircases. There are 3 one-bedroom units that are designed for wheelchair-accessible living.
A Community, Not Just Housing
As a housing co-op, Woodsworth is democratically governed. Members play an active role in decision-making through an elected board of members, committees, general members’ meetings and participation in the day-to-day life of the co-op.
Rooted in the Co-operative Movement
Woodsworth proudly stands as a part of the global co-operative movement, which has its roots in the 19th century and continues to thrive around the world today.
Founded in 1979 by the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto (CHFT), we operate as a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring housing security and fostering community well-being.
Like co-operatives around the world, we are guided by these core principles:
- Open and voluntary membership
- Democratic member control
- Member economic participation
- Autonomy and independence
- Education, training, and information
- Co-operation among co-operatives
- Concern for community