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The Open Road: The Agency’s 2022 Annual Report
The Agency saw 2021 as a bridge year of transition from one reality to another. Once we’d made the crossing, 2022 looked like The Open Road to us.
The road ahead is full of possibilities.
In 2022, we began to work with co-ops that had been shut out from the Rental Assistance Program because their
A New Board for 2023-2024
The Agency’s director from the Prairies Region has now retired after serving three three-year terms. Ken McFarland will be missed for more than his stellar ability to dig into a set of financial statements.
A chartered accountant and former member of a Toronto housing co-operative, Ken served as
2022 Biannual Report on the Portfolio
Agency Clients and their Performance
We’ve recently been reviewing the performance of our co-op housing portfolio over the years since CMHC entrusted us with its oversight in 2006. Here are a few fast facts we’d like to share with you.
Overall, our clients are continuing to do well, and we’d like to think our data-driven, risk-based
Donna Charbonneau, Retiring Director, Operations
Donna Charbonneau has been many things and seen many places during her years in the co-operative housing movement. She began in 1993 as the co-ordinator of Newmarket Housing Co-operative, moving within a few years to Rainbow Circle, and then to Ramer’s Wood in Markham. The grassroots experience of
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 progress. This was our story in 2024.
We love to hear comments from co-op clients about the tools we built to support their administration of the Rental Assistance Program and we’ve
Our Accountability
The Agency is open about what we do and how well we do it. We are accountable to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), to our founding organization and member, the Co‑operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada), and to our client housing co-operatives. CMHC and CHF Canada both
Q&A on the Agency
2024 Biannual Report on the Portfolio
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.