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Date
14 November 2018
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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
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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
Our Data
In 1998 the proposal for a co-op housing agency promised that we would be a data-driven organization. To accomplish this, in 2006 we launched the Co-operative Housing Agency Information System (CHAIS), using state-of-the-art technology to store and analyze information from our clients.
As a
Working With the Agency’s Data
Date
14 April 2022
Are you a researcher or organization interested in data on housing co-operatives in Canada? If so, we have news for you!
Since the Agency’s early days in 2006, we have believed in the power of being a data-driven organization. To that end, we developed a robust information system to collect, store
The Agency at the CHF Canada Annual Meeting
Date
3 June 2022
The Agency is excited to be participating in CHF Canada’s in-person Annual Meeting later this month in Halifax.
The meeting, which takes place on 16 – 18 June 2022, is an incredible opportunity to meet fellow co-op members from across Canada. Together, co-operators will take part in educational
Changing of the Guard
Date
27 June 2022
The Agency’s Board of Directors recently said farewell to one of its directors from B.C., and hello to a new member on the west coast. David Lach was appointed to the Agency’s Board in 2018. A man of many talents, David promised the Agency just one three-year term. Because he saw the value of
Like a Bridge: 2021 Annual Report
Date
15 July 2022
What was 2021 like for the Agency and our clients? Our annual report is calling it a bridge year—the year when we began to cross from one reality to another.
Almost two-thirds of you had moved to CMHC’s Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) by year end. When our clients change, the Agency changes
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Directors in Arrears
8% of Agency clients have board members in arrears. Good work, especially in a COVID year. In 2007, 28% reported director arrears.