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Up to 300 low-income co-op households will benefit from the BC government’s $2 million in assistance to make their homes more affordable. This funding will bridge the shortfall resulting from expired federal operating agreements. 

The provincial funding is intended to support co-ops whose federal

On June 11th, 2016, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Minister responsible for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), announced that the Government is providing $150 million over four years to allow co-operatives and non-profit social

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Alberta.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for BC.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Ontario.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Prince Edward Island. 

We’ve learnt from your feedback that many co-ops are not sharing their Plain-Language Financials with their members. Because the Agency introduced this service to help members get a better grasp of their co-op’s statements, we asked why. The answers varied. Some boards just haven’t thought of it

S95 co-ops are well aware that their Subsidy Surplus Reserve is not allowed to grow beyond $500 per unit plus interest. Anything more than that must be paid back to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). Our clients are busy and some find the refund process something of a nuisance. This is

The money in a co-op’s Subsidy Surplus Reserve is not allowed to grow beyond $500 per unit plus interest. Anything more is paid back to CMHC every year. This process has not always gone smoothly for some of the Agency’s clients. We knew there was a better way, so we proposed a change, which CMHC has