2024 Rent Supplement Portfolio Review
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Rent Supplement Program Helps Thousands of Households across Ontario and PEI
Date
15 January 2026
In 2017, the Agency assumed responsibility for administering the Rent Supplement Program on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). CMHC took on this rent-geared-to-income program after provincial funding lapsed. It continues to assist households that need help with their housing
Remembering Penelope Winter
Date
20 January 2026
The co-op housing movement in Canada was saddened to learn that Penelope Winter has died after a long illness. Penelope is warmly remembered at the Agency for Co-operative Housing, which she joined in 2005 as the first Director, Program Management Services. Her team members recall her as a manager
Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2) Resources
Program Description and Rules
- CMHC Reference Guide
- Summary of Rental Assistance Program Obligations
- Overview of Rental Assistance for S95 co-ops
- Overview of CMHC’s Rental Assistance Program for ILM Co-operatives in Ontario
- Who Does What?
Rental Assistance Calculation Resources
Housing Unit Information Template
Annual Health Check
Making Data-Driven Decisions for Housing Co-ops
The directors of Canada’s housing co-ops are elected to make the big business decisions for their co-operatives. And good business decisions are based on good information.
The Agency’s Annual Health Check service is your best source of the information