Q&A: Annual Information Return (AIR) For Housing Co-ops
This is a short guide to better understanding the Annual Information Return (AIR) for housing co-ops and the importance of filing on time.
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Q&A: Annual Information Return (AIR) For Housing Co-ops
What is the Annual Information Return (AIR)?
The Annual Information Return is the online form your auditor files on your behalf with the Agency for Co-operative Housing. Several back-up documents accompany the filing:
- Your signed audited financial statements for thefinancial year
- The co-operative's
Thank you from Your Friends at the Agency
Date
1 November 2024
Your co-op’s needs and concerns, as we understand them, are at the core of the services and tools the Agency provides. We aren't perfect, and we recognize that our delays and technical issues have frustrated our busy co-operative clients.
We are deeply grateful to you for your patience and
Highlights of CMHC’s National Housing Conference
Date
6 January 2025
In March 2024, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation hosted a national housing conference on the theme “Unlocking Solutions Together,” which was attended by housing professionals from across the country, including the Agency’s CEO, Olga Tasci. CMHC has recently released a report entitled What We
A New Look for Federations and Management Company Snapshot Reports
Date
9 January 2025
It’s not just our co-op clients who benefit from performance data from the Agency. We also like to share aggregated data with our stakeholders and earlier this fall, we released an updated version of our one page Snapshot Reports.
For management companies and co-op housing federations, these reports
User Management System - Co-op Admin User Guide
The Agency for Co-operative Housing
A Membership that Truly Understands
Date
29 February 2016
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
Q&A on the AIR for Auditors
Agency for Co-operative Housing
You Told Us about Our Service: The Reports
Date
21 February 2019
We are always glad to help when a client needs something, but our risk-based approach means that we spend less time with co-ops that are doing well. However, our annual package of reports is one service that goes to all clients.
Our 2018 Client Satisfaction Survey asked you to rank our reports from
Ten Years of On-Time Filing
Date
20 March 2019
We’ve seen great strides made over the years in the number of Agency clients that send us their annual filings on time. Recently, we recognized thirty-six co-ops—about seven per cent of our clients—for 10 years of on-time filing. Like all of our clients, these co-ops have their auditor file an
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Plans in Action
The average co-op with an approved capital replacement plan tucks away more than $3,600 per unit in reserves each year--triple the 2007 amount. Does their future hold better windows? New kitchens? Savings mean more choices.