2023 Annual Report
Agency for Co-operative Housing
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A New HomeRun for Co-ops
Date
4 July 2024
Do you ever wonder how your co-op is really doing? You know your buildings, your books and your members better than anyone, but getting a bigger picture through comparison can be an incredibly powerful tool.
That’s why we built a website we called HomeRun for Agency clients. It uses data collected
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
In Arrears? Who, Me?
Date
15 October 2024
A director is in arrears when they owe their co-op money. Simple. Easy to understand.
In the old days (B.A.: Before the Agency), many co-ops saw things differently. Back then, a director who had signed a repayment agreement might not count as being in arrears. If they were keeping up with their
A New Look for Federations and Management Company Snapshot Reports
Date
9 January 2025
It’s not just our co-op clients who benefit from performance data from the Agency. We also like to share aggregated data with our stakeholders and earlier this fall, we released an updated version of our one page Snapshot Reports.
For management companies and co-op housing federations, these reports
Celebrating 20 Years of the Agency: Never Give Up
Date
7 April 2025
Since we opened our doors, the Agency for Co-operative Housing has helped housing co-operatives along the path to financial sustainability, sound governance and long-term success.
This year, we’re proud to be celebrating 20 years of championing good co-op homes across the country through superior
2024 Client Service Report Card
Agency for Co-operative Housing
About Us
On behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the Agency for Co‑operative Housing manages the federal government’s co-operative housing programs in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Prince Edward Island.
Our approach is risk-based, data-driven and client-focused. Using data our
Coverage for Loss of Housing Charges
Date
24 August 2016
Being under-insured puts a co-op at risk. Insurance protects against a misfortune that strikes without warning. In a housing co-op anything can happen, from a fire - several major fires have occurred over the past few years - to a staff person or president gone missing, along with the entire capital
Tip of the Month
Arrears Cost
Half the Agency's clients have member arrears and bad debts below $44 a unit, and half above. In 2007, the midpoint was $86. Great news in a challenging year.