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

“People spend 80 - 90% of their time indoors - at work, school and home. An efficient building maintains moderate temperatures, low humidity and increased air quality. Plus energy efficient buildings use less energy and cost less to operate and produce fewer greenhouse gasses, which is good for you

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

The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada)’s new bulletin helps federal co-ops determine future eligibility and access to GST/HST Rebates after operating agreements end.

The Agency has discovered that some housing co-operatives victimized by fraud are unable to collect on their insurance because they miss the deadline for reporting their loss. Others don't try to make a claim out of the mistaken belief that a claim won't succeed without a criminal conviction.

Our

For many reasons, the Agency puts its heart and soul into encouraging our clients to work for environmental sustainability, as far as our mandate allows. Our clients can reasonably ask in return what the Agency itself is doing about its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

First of all, we’re measuring