17 July 2018
Housing Co-ops Adopt the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) and its member states adopted seventeen goals known as the Sustainable Development...
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25 April 2018
2018 Utility Allowances for Prince Edward Island
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Prince...
28 March 2018
CHF Canada Greener Co-op Microgrant
Would you like your co-op to have a positive impact on the environment? Do you want to decrease your consumption of non...
27 February 2018
2018 Utility Allowances for Alberta
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Alberta.
1 January 2018
2018 Utility Allowances for Ontario
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Ontario.
1 January 2018
2018 Utility Allowances for BC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for BC.
4 December 2017
Government of Canada Announces First Ever National Housing Strategy
The federal government has unveiled their National Housing Strategy. This document will set forth the next generation of...
22 November 2017
Housing Need Stable in Canada, 1.7 Million Canadian Households Affected
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and Statistics Canada, are releasing the core housing need figures from...
24 July 2017
Curious about Energy Audits? Start here!
“People spend 80 - 90% of their time indoors - at work, school and home. An efficient building maintains moderate...
1 July 2017
Green Corner: The Agency and Greenhouse Gases (Our Own)
For many reasons, the Agency puts its heart and soul into encouraging our clients to work for environmental...
5 May 2017
Your Insurance and Legal Grow Ops
Under new federal rules introduced in August 2016, landlords have little recourse if a tenant is growing licenced...
1 May 2017
BC Affordable Housing Plan
The Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHFBC), in association with the BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Vancity...
9 March 2017
New Hope for Vancouver Co-ops on Leased Land
Vancouver City Council adopted a report that will lead to long-term security of tenure for up to 50 housing co-ops on...
5 December 2016
Province of BC Provides $2 Million to Assist Low-Income Co-op Households
Up to 300 low-income co-op households will benefit from the BC government’s $2 million in assistance to make their homes...
20 October 2016
Revolutionizing Affordable Housing: CMHC’s New Affordable Rental Innovation Fund
The goal of the Affordable Rental Innovation Fund is to encourage new funding models and innovative building techniques...
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Plans in Action
The average co-op with an approved capital replacement plan tucks away more than $3,600 per unit in reserves each year--triple the 2007 amount. Does their future hold better windows? New kitchens? Savings mean more choices.