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Housing Co-ops Adopt the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals
Date
17 July 2018
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) and its member states adopted seventeen goals known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) to help “end all forms of poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind” by the year 2030.
The International Co-operative
Co-Investment Fund will Help Modernize Existing Stock and Fund More Housing
Date
17 July 2018
This spring, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) launched the National Housing Co-Investment Fund as part of the federal government’s National Housing Strategy. The Fund supports the creation or repair of affordable homes across the country. The goals of the program are
- create 60,000
Get Planning with a BCA: A New Guide
Date
17 July 2018
To take care of aging buildings, co-ops need to plan for repairs and replacements. A good place to start is with a Building Condition Assessment (BCA). The Agency’s Technical Services team has developed a plain language guide to help co-ops get started and understand the how to get started, how to
Project Management Guide
Agency for Co-operative Housing
Sustainability Survey Summary Report
Project Management and your Co-op
Date
10 September 2018
The Agency’s Technical Services group has developed a Project Management Guide that will help your co-op understand the role of project management for major capital upgrades and replacements. This guide outlines what project management is, how to hire a project manager, what the project manager does
Tip of the Month
Capital Reserve Balance
61% of Agency clients hold a capital reserve balance of at least $6,000 per unit. By almost doubling the amount from 2007, co-ops are nearly twice as ready to meet their future needs.