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2025 Utility Allowances for Ontario
2018 Utility Allowances for Alberta
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Alberta.
2018 Utility Allowances for BC
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for BC.
2018 Utility Allowances for Ontario
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Ontario.
2018 Utility Allowances for Prince Edward Island
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has provided the Agency with the 2018 utility allowances for Prince Edward Island.
A New Approach to Subsidy Repayment
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
Automatic Subsidy Repayment
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
Your Insurance and Legal Grow Ops
Under new federal rules introduced in August 2016, landlords have little recourse if a tenant is growing licenced medical marijuana in their unit. There’s a risk, though, that insurance policies will not cover damages from any activities deemed ‘high risk’, and, in most cases, the operation of a
CMHC’s Federal Community Housing Initiative survey
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) invites all federally-administered housing providers to complete a survey which will help inform the development of options for the Federal Community Housing Initiative (FCHI) Phase 2 that will be implemented starting April 1, 2020. Federally
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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.