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Does your housing co-op want members to age in place but isn’t sure what they’ll need? You can start with a simple upgrade, such as installing non-slip flooring at the entrance to your co‑op. Grab bars near toilets and showers are an easy fix, as are detachable shower heads with flexible hoses. 

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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Alberta.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for BC.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Ontario.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Prince Edward Island. 

S95 co-ops are well aware that their Subsidy Surplus Reserve is not allowed to grow beyond $500 per unit plus interest. Anything more than that must be paid back to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Our clients are busy and some find the refund process something of a nuisance. This is

The money in a co-op’s Subsidy Surplus Reserve is not allowed to grow beyond $500 per unit plus interest. Anything more is paid back to CMHC every year. This process has not always gone smoothly for some of the Agency’s clients. We knew there was a better way, so we proposed a change, which CMHC has

By this time, all Agency clients know that we encourage you to invest in—or update—a building condition assessment (BCA). If you are refinancing, your co-op will also need environmental testing and an appraisal from a firm acceptable to the lender you are approaching. What you may not know is that