Information sheet: Aging in place
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2025 Utility Charges for Rental Assistance Clients
CMHC
Looking at the Data behind Canada’s Rental Market Report in 2024
Date
16 April 2025
In late January, CMHC released the Fall 2024 Rental Market Report, which has data about rental markets in different Canadian cities.
Across Canada, the vacancy rate for purpose-built rentals sits at 2.2 per cent (up from 1.5 per cent in 2023), while the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment
2025 Utility Allowances for British Columbia
2025 Utility Allowances for Alberta
Audit Fees on the Rise for Housing Co-ops
Date
12 May 2025
In recent years, with sustained high inflation affecting many goods and services, we looked at the audit fee data reported by housing co-ops in our portfolio.
Our analysis shows that audit fees are on the rise. Specifically, from 2022 to 2025, the average annual increase for housing co-op audit
2025 Utility Allowances for Ontario
2018 Utility Allowances for Alberta
Date
27 February 2018
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Alberta.
2018 Utility Allowances for BC
Date
1 January 2018
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for BC.
2018 Utility Allowances for Ontario
Date
1 January 2018
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Ontario.
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Management Trend
The trend to hire management companies continues. 58% of co-ops hire management companies, compared to 28% that employ independent staff as their managers.