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Winning with the Rapid Housing Initiative
COVID-19 has exposed the desperate need for more affordable housing. As part of the National Housing Strategy (NHS), CMHC has developed an extra funding model to speed up the delivery of affordable housing units in the teeth of the pandemic. Called the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), it provides
Summary of Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) Obligations
Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2)
Program Objectives
- To fund the difference between the occupancy charge and the geared-to-income charge for qualified households that cannot compete for housing in the open market
Program Features
- Unilateral federal program
- Available to housing co-operatives with operating agreements that expired
CMHC Rent Supplement Program
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Rent Supplement Program Objectives
- To help households in need by setting a limit on the percentage of their incomes used to pay rent in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. The program funds the difference between the occupancy charge and the geared-to
Payments to CMHC
Temporary Rental Assistance
Welcome to the first step in getting registered for the Temporary Rental Assistance program from CMHC.
Please complete the enrollment form using this link.
Soutien temporaire au loyer
Bienvenue à la première étape de l'inscription au programme d'aide au logement temporaire de la SCHL.
Veuillez remplir le formulaire d'inscription en utilisant ce lien.
The Offer We’ve Been Waiting For: Temporary Rental Assistance
Special one-time rental assistance is now available to housing co-operatives and non-profit housing providers whose operating agreements ended before April 1, 2016.
Just as the name says, temporary rental assistance is not long term, but it does mean—for up to a year—more money in the pocket of any
Temporary Rental Assistance Funding goes to 102 Co-ops
Late last year the Agency swung into action at CMHC’s call. We were asked to get temporary rental assistance to co-ops whose operating agreements had ended before 2016. (These co-op were locked out of the new Rental Assistance Program because their agreements had expired too early.)
Led by retired
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.