
Managing Your Business

Housing co-operatives are small businesses formed to provide housing for their members. They prosper best when they are fully occupied and members pay their housing charges in full and on time.
A housing co-op is not a complex business, but it takes work to keep it going. As the steward of your business, your board’s job is to see that the business thrives so that members’ homes are not only affordable, but a good place to live.
How-to information and resources can help your co-op succeed, but your board, staff and members will have to do the work yourselves.
Hundreds have done it and so can your co-op. Let’s get started.
Resources
Rent Supplements Program Guide for Ontario Co-ops
Ontario Annual Income and Asset Review Form
2025 Utility Charges for Rental Assistance Clients
User Management System - Co-op Admin User Guide
Rental Assistance Program Manager Resources
Q&A: Annual Information Return (AIR) For Housing Co-ops
This is a short guide to better understanding the Annual Information Return (AIR) for housing co-ops and the importance of filing on time.
News
Celebrating the First Year of the Rental Assistance Calculator
In the coming weeks, the Agency will be celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of the Online Calculator for the...
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...
Tip of the Month
Vacancy Loss
The number of Agency clients reporting vacancy losses of more than $250 per unit per year has fallen 50% since 2007. While vacancy rates are local, these numbers show good management.