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Winning with the Rapid Housing Initiative
Date
11 November 2020
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
Agency of Cooperative Housing
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
CMHC
For a Greener Planet
Date
7 March 2019
Is your co-op planning a small, sustainable project to save money and help the environment? The Co‑operative Housing Federation of Canada’s Greener Co-op Migrogrants program provides co-ops with grants of up to $4,000 for environmental projects. Simple changes can often have a great impact in
Putting It into Practice: Living Sustainably
Date
7 March 2019
If we each make changes to our daily routines, we can collectively move towards a sustainable lifestyle. Simple adjustments like composting food scraps, taking a reusable cup with you for your daily coffee-on-the-run or planting a garden to grow your own herbs and tomatoes will reduce your carbon
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.