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RESOLUTION 3: Recognize and support co-operative property management staff

SUBMITTED BY: CHF Canada Board of Directors

CONTACT: Coral Hetherington
Chair, Resolutions Committee, CHF Canada
311 – 225 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9
boardofdirectors@chfcanada.coop

WE RESOLVE:

  1. THAT CHF Canada and co-op housing members recognize the critical role and expertise property management staff bring to the sector;
  2. AND THAT CHF Canada provide information and references to labour market conditions to support the recruitment and retention of qualified property management staff.

OUR REASONS FOR THIS RESOLUTION ARE:

  1. Co-operative housing property management staff play a vital role in supporting good governance, sound management and healthy co-operative communities.
  2. Co-operative housing property management staff play an important leadership role in growing the co-op housing movement. Our ability to grow the sector and achieve our vision of Co-op Housing for All depends on a commitment to valued, professional and evolving approaches to human resources and governance across our sector.
  3. Labour market conditions and labour shortages have impacted the sector’s ability to recruit and retain qualified co-operative housing property management staff.
  4. To advance co-operative identify, sustainability and growth as a sector, it is critical that co-operative housing property management staff have quality working conditions. Creating positive work environments and adopting leading practices are essential to the success and future of the co-operative housing sector.
  5. CHF Canada offers education and resources to support co-operative housing property management staff through activities such as the Co-op Managers Conference.

WE THINK THAT THIS WILL COST:

Funding for CHF Canada’s Member Services and Education activities have been included in the 2023 and 2024 operating budget.