The Guide to the Co-op Act will help you understand and comply with the Co-operative Association Act (the Co-op Act) which came into force in 2001.
Model Rules 2.0 is FREE for CHF BC members and is a bold new standard in housing co-op governance that is:
We can answer your questions at free information sessions and webinars, by phone or email – contact page. If needed we can provide additional, more intensive consulting help to draft your new Rules and Occupancy Agreement. Fees
The provincial Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) came into force on January 1, 2004 for all organizations in BC not covered by other privacy legislation. To help your housing co-op comply with PIPA, we are pleased to provide a dozen Privacy Act tools.
Our sample policies on the web support our members to make sure that their housing co-op’s policies comply with the Rules adopted by their co-op and with the Co-operative Association Act. You will find sample polices that you can adapt, suggested committee job descriptions as well as supporting resources in the areas of maintenance, membership, finance, community and board governance.
We can answer your questions from our members on anything: from the day-to-day running of your housing co-op, to policy revision to long-term planning. Call or email us.
Member resources is an online library of documents related to running your co-op and getting the most out of your federation membership.
If your housing co-op is a member of CHF Canada, visit the Co-op Housing Resource Centre.
The five 2020 Vision Guides offer valuable ideas and tools in your efforts to be a successful housing co-op now and in the future. Note that the 2020 Vision Program itself is now closed to new registrations as of December 31, 2015.