2024 Annual Report
Agency for Co-operative Housing
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Annual Health Check
Making Data-Driven Decisions for Housing Co-ops
The directors of Canada’s housing co-ops are elected to make the big business decisions for their co-operatives. And good business decisions are based on good information.
The Agency’s Annual Health Check service is your best source of the information
Our Story
Early in 1992, the federal government announced the end of its last program for developing new housing co-operatives. One year later, the other federal housing programs came to an end. The federal Budget of 1996 offered control of these legacy housing programs to the provinces and territories, but
Our Mandate, Mission, Vision and Values
Our Mandate
The mandate of the Agency is to assist the federal government in
- ensuring that public funds committed for co-operative housing programs are used as intended and are properly accounted for
- safeguarding the public’s investment in co-operative housing.
The Agency operates within an
Government of Canada Announces First Ever National Housing Strategy
Date
4 December 2017
The federal government has unveiled their National Housing Strategy. This document will set forth the next generation of social housing policy for Canada and builds on the investments that were contained in the 2017 federal budget. Specifically, the strategy announced detailed plans to protect long
2023 Client Service Report Card
Agency for Co-operative Housing
2023 Annual Report
Agency for Co-operative Housing
The Tortoise Wins: The Agency’s 2023 Annual Report
Date
13 August 2024
For our 2023 Annual Report, the Agency is reflecting on its roots. Aesop’s fable, The Tortoise and the Hare, resonates for the Agency on many levels. His story is our story, as told in our 2023 Annual Report.
Like the tortoise, the Agency started slowly. The idea was not welcomed by a government
Q&A: Annual Information Return (AIR) For Housing Co-ops
What is the Annual Information Return (AIR)?
The Annual Information Return is the online form your auditor files on your behalf with the Agency for Co-operative Housing. Several back-up documents accompany the filing:
- Your signed audited financial statements for thefinancial year
- The co-operative's
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.