Bulletin: GST/HST Rebates: Is Your Housing Co-op at Risk of Losing Them?
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HST Rebate and How To Apply
Agency for Co-operative Housing
GST/HST New Residential Rental Property Rebate
Canada Revenue Agency
Has your co-op qualified for municipal status?
Date
3 November 2022
Your co-op probably knows that by qualifying as a non-profit organization providing housing, you can receive GST/HST rebates, but did you know that applying and qualifying for municipal status could open up opportunities for more refunds?
Municipal status was initially created to recognize the
Housing Co-ops Facing Uneven Property Tax Trends Across Provinces
Date
11 November 2025
Over the past several years, property owners across Canada have seen steadily increasing property taxes, and housing co-ops are no exception.
With inflation and COVID 19 aftereffects squeezing municipal budgets, we wondered how these increases have played out in the property taxes reported by our
Tip of the Month
Co-ops without Paid Managers
Since 2007, the percentage of co-ops without paid help is down by more than half to a mere 2% of Agency clients. Another 12% just have a lonely bookkeeper.