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11 April 2017
CHF BC and BC Rental Housing Coalition launch Affordable Housing Plan for BC
On Monday, April 10, Housing Central and the BC Rental Housing Coalition released An Affordable Housing Plan for BC, a ten-year plan to improve housing conditions in communities across British…
23 March 2017
Federal investment in affordable housing includes good news for co-ops
Yesterday’s federal budget announcement includes the single biggest investment in affordable housing in Canadian history — $11.2 billion over the next 11 years.Coming on the heels of BC…
24 February 2017
Nothing for housing co-ops in BC Budget
Housing co-ops will be hard pressed to find any good news in this week’s provincial budget, no matter how closely they look. While it’s true that the province’s pre-budget…
20 February 2017
CHMC Reno/Retro Grant Update
The announcement last year of CMHC’s Reno/Retro grant program attracted a lot of attention among housing co-operatives in BC and across the country. More than forty co-ops in BC made…
9 February 2017
New hope for Vancouver co-ops on leased land
Vancouver City Council adopted a report yesterday that will lead to long-term security of tenure for up to 50 housing co-ops on City land.
25 November 2016
A great AGM!
CHF BC held an AGM unlike any other on Sunday, November 20 in Richmond in tandem with the launch of Housing Central: BC’s Affordable Housing Conference.
29 July 2016
The Community Land Trust pre-qualifies as a non-profit housing partner in the City of Vancouver
CHF BC is pleased to learn that the City of Vancouver has selected the Community Land Trust Foundation of British Columbia, (Community Land Trust) for its shortlist of pre-qualified non
3 July 2016
New R
New Funds for Building ProjectsCMHC has announced a new renovation and retrofit program, “Reno/Retro 2016 For Existing Social Housing Administered by CMHC”. Potentially eligible co-ops…
30 May 2016
New co-op part of affordable housing launch in Vancouver
CHF BC and the Vancouver Community Land Trust Foundation joined with officials from the City of Vancouver and the governments of British Columbia and Canada earlier this week to celebrate the…
16 February 2016
CHF BC responds to BC Budget news
Balanced budget doesn’t address affordable housing deficitBC’s budget may balance on paper, but it doesn’t do enough to address a growing affordable housing deficit, according to the…
12 February 2016
CHF BC responds to Province’s affordable housing announcement
CHF BC welcomes today’s announcement of the Province’s plan to invest $355 million over the next five years to create 2,000 new affordable homes.
7 December 2015
City of Vancouver Lease Agreements – Co-op Follow-Up
In June 2015, CHF BC organized a pair of meetings to start conversations with co-ops that have City of Vancouver leases. The first meetings were for co-ops with short-term leases or ground-rent…