Resources for Markham tenants
Markham 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 Markham, not just those looking for Markham apartments.
Markham apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in Markham
Markham apartments for rent, by GottaRent
Markham public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
York Region: Housing Services,
55 Eagle Street West, Newmarket, (905) 830-4444
Housing Help Centre of York Region, 10265 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, (905) 713 2696
Region of York - Social Assistance Ontario Works (welfare) (905) 895-5166
Markham Tenants Associations:
Town of Markham - Government pages
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Town of Markham, 101 Town Centre Boulevard, (905) 477-7000
How to contact your Town of Markham Mayor and Councillors
Town of Markham By-laws
Regional Municipality of York, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, (905) 895-1231
York Region by-laws
Markham, garbage and recycling.
Disposing of fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury).
York Region household hazardous waste,
for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..
Other Markham Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
Catholic Community Services of York Region , 7170 Warden Ave, Unit 15, Unionville, (905) 415-9537
COSTI Immigrant Services, 8515 McCowan Road, Markham, (905) 472-4688
Markham Stouffville Family Life Centre, 4261 Highway 7, Suite 203, Unionville, (905) 415-9719
Salvation Army, Community and Family Services, 9329 McCowan Rd, Markham, (905) 472-3009
United Way of York Region
Legal Services
- Community Legal Clinic of York Region, 21 Dunlop Street, Suite 200, Richmond Hill, (905) 508-5018
- York Legal Aid Office, 17070 Yonge Street, Main Floor, Newmarket, (905) 898-3943
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Community Crisis Response Service, 310-COPE, (905) 310-2673
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
- Victim Services of York Region, (905) 474-2955
Fire: for emergencies call 911
Markham Fire and Emergency Services, or for non-urgent calls (905) 415-7521 such as Fire Prevention inquiries
York Region Police: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 773-1222
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
Markham Foodbanks and emergency shelters
Markham Food Bank, 70 Main Street North, (905) 472-2437
Salvation Army, 5286 16th Ave, Markham, (905) 472-3009
General information about emergency shelters: 1-888-256-1112
Yellow Brick House, (women's shelter,) Aurora, (905) 727-1944
Markham Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Hospitals
Markham Stouffville Hospital, 381 Church Street, Markham (905) 472-7000
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
York Region District School Board, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
York Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Le Conseil scolaire public de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Seneca College, 10 Allstate Parkway, Markham, (416) 491-5050
Transportation
York Region Transit, (905) 762-2100
Viva - York Region Transit
GO Transit, for information call toll-free: 1-888-438-6646
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Markham Map, from Mapquest
Markham 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.