News & Media

September 13, 2018

Canada’s Housing Co-ops Celebrate National Seniors Day

October 1 is National Seniors Day, an opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of seniors in our families, our lives and our co-op communities. Housing co-ops can consider ways to recognize &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/canadas-housing-co-ops-celebrate-national-seniors-day/">Continued</a>

Aging In Place Video

September 12, 2018

New Brunswick: Vote on September 24 to put housing front and centre during the election!

New Brunswickers will head to the polls on September 24 for the province’s general election. The co-op housing movement’s strongest asset is people and it’s critically important that we speak &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/new-brunswick-vote-on-september-24-to-put-housing-front-and-centre-during-the-election/">Continued</a>

Advocacy Elections New Brunswick

September 11, 2018

Western Manitoba Seniors Co-op launches 63-unit second phase

You might think that the members of the Western Manitoba Seniors Non-Profit Housing Co-operative would have been satisfied with finishing their 2013 development of 34 affordable homes in Brandon Manitoba. If &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/western-manitoba-seniors-co-op-launches-63-unit-second-phase/">Continued</a>

Development Manitoba

September 11, 2018

Diversity Scholarship recipient Keza Uwitonze talks about diversity

Keza Uwitonze received one of CHF Canada’s Manitoba Diversity Scholarships in 2015. She lives with her family at Carpathia Co-op in Winnipeg. CHF Canada’s Diversity Scholarships are available to young people &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/diversity-scholarship-recipient-keza-uwitonze-talks-about-diversity/">Continued</a>

Diversity Inclusion Manitoba

September 10, 2018

Request for proposals: 2019 AGM workshops

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS:   CHF Canada 2019 AGM Member Education Forum and Co-operative Management Conference June 5-8, 2019 – London, ON BACKGROUND CHF Canada is looking for workshop submissions for &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/request-for-proposals-2019-agm-workshops/">Continued</a>

AGM RFP

August 29, 2018

Summer of Bliss: UK expert explores Canada’s housing co-ops on cross-country tour

Housing co-ops in Canada are doing amazing things. With community land trusts, innovative funding models, housing geared to seniors and other groups with specific needs, and the many ways that &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/summer-of-bliss-uk-expert-explores-canadas-housing-co-ops-on-cross-country-tour/">Continued</a>

Profiles

August 21, 2018

Federal government launches Poverty Reduction Strategy

In Vancouver today, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development Jean-Yves Duclos announced the release of the Government of Canada’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. CHF Canada applauds the federal government’s consultation &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/federal-government-launches-poverty-reduction-strategy/">Continued</a>

Advocacy

August 1, 2018

Sahara Shaik: Continuing the legacy of co-op youth leadership

Sahara Shaik’s involvement in co-ops started the same way it does for many people: she was looking for an affordable place to live, an especially difficult task in Vancouver. It &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/sahara-shaik-continuing-the-legacy-of-co-op-youth-leadership/">Continued</a>

Governance Profiles Vancouver

July 17, 2018

Save the date for the Fall Education Event near you!

There’s no substitute for getting together in person with fellow co-op members to learn, share and discuss. CHF Canada’s Fall Education Events are coming in a few months with workshops &hellip; <a href="https://chfcanada.coop/save-the-date-for-the-fall-education-event-near-you/">Continued</a>

Education Events