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You, your staff and the law (Ontario)
Use this as a guide to employment rules in Ontario. (2019)
Co-op housing principles poster
Share this quick reference poster in four languages (2008). The poster is available in English, French, Spanish, and Cantonese.
Speaking up at meetings
This 2-page tip sheet will help you learn how meetings work and how to have your ideas heard (redesigned 2019).
Reading financial statements
Have you ever looked at your financial statements and wondered what it all means? Increase your comfort level when it comes to reading and using your co-op’s financial statements with some simple resources.
Where to turn: Dealing with opioids in your area
Share this resource about where to find naloxone kits and direct mental health services in your province or territory (2019).
Monthly Featured Resource
Speaking up at meetings
This 2-page tip sheet will help you learn how meetings work and how to have your ideas heard (redesigned 2019).
Featured Resource: Reading financial statements
Have you ever looked at your financial statements and wondered what it all means? Increase your comfort level when it comes to reading and using your co-op’s financial statements with some simple resources.
Featured Resource: Co-op housing principles poster
Share this quick reference poster in four languages (2008). The poster is available in English, French, Spanish, and Cantonese.
Featured Resource: Human Rights
Is your co-op aware of its human rights obligations? Does your co-op understand what duty to accommodate actually means? Here are resources and links to learn about this important issue.
Featured Resource: You, Your Co-op, and the Law (2019)
Our “You, Your Co-op, and the Law” resource has been updated for 2019. Click here for the Ontario version or visit theEmployment Resources page to see the B.C., Manitoba, and Alberta versions.
July Featured Resource: Where to turn: Dealing with opioids in your area
The opioid crisis is affecting housing co ops and communities across Canada. Whether you are a co-op manager, member or board member, this resource provides direct links to mental health services in your provinces or territory. Print this poster and place on bulletin boards or common areas.
Tips & Tricks
An evolving collection of themed links from around the Web. Our current theme: The global co-op movement
Rooftops Canada
Rooftops Canada works with housing groups to provide affordable housing, foster gender equality and promote human rights.More
What is a (Housing) Co-operative?
This video from the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC introduces co-ops and the special advantages that makes them a great choice for housing.More
Cooperative Housing International Resource Section
Read resources, ideas, and best practices from housing co-ops around the world. More
CoHabitat
Browse an interactive world map of housing co-operatives and cohousing. More
North American Students of Cooperation
This organization, based in Chicago, supports co-operative education, development, and networking across North America.More
Profiles of a Movement: Co-operative Housing Around the World
This book, available for free online, introduces you to co-op housing in 22 countries around the globe.More