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New Good Practices Video on Filing Your AIR
Every year, Agency clients ask their auditor to web-file their Annual Information Return (AIR) to fulfill their annual filing obligation under their CMHC agreement four months after the end of their fiscal year. The annual filing also includes your co-op’s audited financial statements, signed board
Quick Guide to the Rental Assistance Online Calculator
The Self Assessment Questionnaire: Your Co-op’s Mirror
When was the last time your board discussed your building’s curb appeal? How about its approach to water conservation?
These are good questions to ask, and they’re good examples of what the Agency had in mind when we developed our online Self Assessment.
This tool will guide you through five key
Making Sense of Your Dollars and Cents
When the Agency for Co-operative Housing was established in 2005, our mission was clear: help federally funded housing co-ops improve their operations.
And, as for most businesses, dollars and cents play a big role in that.
We needed a way to help co-op members better understand their co-op’s
Know Where Your Co-op Stands with the Performance Report
We’re all warned against “keeping up with the Joneses,” but for housing co-ops, knowing how you’re doing financially and operationally compared to your fellow co-ops is essential information.
So, to help co-ops “keep up,” the Agency created the Performance Report.

Using data from our clients’ Annual
Rental Assistance Program Helps 4,500 Households Stay Housed in 2024
Since CMHC launched the program as part of the 2018 National Housing Strategy, the Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) has been a lifeline that helps keep low and moderate-income Canadians housed according to their means.
With the release of our first Rental Assistance Portfolio Review Report, we’re
CHAIS Document Management System User Guide
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.