11 August 2025
The Still Point: The Agency’s 2024 Annual Report
The Agency’s Annual Report describes 2024 as a dynamic year—a year when many things came together— a year of solid...
News
15 July 2025
Best Practices for Capital Spending
Capital spending refers to investments in major repairs and replacements. Typically, a capital expenditure is an expense...
12 May 2025
Audit Fees on the Rise for Housing Co-ops
In recent years, with sustained high inflation affecting many goods and services, we looked at the audit fee data...
16 April 2025
Looking at the Data behind Canada’s Rental Market Report in 2024
In late January, CMHC released the Fall 2024 Rental Market Report, which has data about rental markets in different...
8 April 2025
Celebrating the First Year of the Rental Assistance Calculator
The Agency celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of the Online Calculator for the Rental Assistance Program...
7 April 2025
Celebrating 20 Years of the Agency: Never Give Up
Since we opened our doors, the Agency for Co-operative Housing has helped housing co-operatives along the path to...
13 March 2025
Two Great Green Funding Sources
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The Green Kickstarter Fund (GKF) provides grants to help launch sustainable, energy-efficient initiatives...
11 February 2025
2023 Changes to the Ontario Co-op Corporations Act: What You Need to Know
When the Co-op Corporations Act in Ontario was updated in 2023, a number of changes were made. Your co-op's by-laws need...
28 January 2025
Aging in Place at Kensington Seniors Co-op, PEI
Does your housing co-op want members to age in place but isn’t sure what they’ll need? You can start with a simple...
9 January 2025
A New Look for Federations and Management Company Snapshot Reports
It’s not just our co-op clients who benefit from performance data from the Agency. We also like to share aggregated data...
6 January 2025
Highlights of CMHC’s National Housing Conference
In March 2024, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation hosted a national housing conference on the theme “Unlocking...
1 November 2024
Thank you from Your Friends at the Agency
Your co-op’s needs and concerns, as we understand them, are at the core of the services and tools the Agency provides...
15 October 2024
In Arrears? Who, Me?
A director is in arrears when they owe their co-op money. Simple. Easy to understand.
In the old days (B.A.: Before the...
9 October 2024
Keeping an eye out for fraud
It’s an unfortunate reality that fraud can happen in any organization, including housing co-ops. While instances of...
13 August 2024
The Tortoise Wins: The Agency’s 2023 Annual Report
For our 2023 Annual Report, the Agency is reflecting on its roots. Aesop’s fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, resonates...
Tip of the Month
Capital Reserve Balance
61% of Agency clients hold a capital reserve balance of at least $6,000 per unit. By almost doubling the amount from 2007, co-ops are nearly twice as ready to meet their future needs.