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Celebrating the First Year of the Rental Assistance Calculator
Date
8 April 2025
The Agency celebrated the first anniversary of the launch of the Online Calculator for the Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) earlier this year
Last year, we completed the onboarding of all housing co-ops in the program. We can’t give enough thanks to the co-op managers, property management staff and
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
Q&A on Housing Charge Increases
Agency for Co-operative Housing
A Closer Look at Canada’s Rental Market in 2021
Date
25 April 2022
Are you curious about the vacancy rate in your city? How about the average cost of rent? CMHC has those answers and more in their most recent Rental Market Report.
We have taken the time to pull out some of the data on rents and vacancy rates in the cities where many of our client co-operatives
Tip of the Month
Capital Plans and Contributions
Comparing 2007 and 2020, we saw the median annual contributions per unit almost triple ($1,026 per unit to $3,052).