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You Hold the Key

Protect affordable homes.
Renew rental assistance now.

Housing co-ops are one of Canada’s most successful affordable housing models. Federal rental assistance allows co-ops to provide deeply affordable homes to those that need it, while keeping the co-op building(s) in good shape and financially sustainable.

Renewing rental assistance will safeguard thousands of homes and strengthen mixed-income communities across Canada.

Take Action

You hold the key to protecting affordable co-op homes.

Add your voice and help secure a federal commitment to rental assistance.

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Send a message to your MP

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Adopt a resolution

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Join our virtual rally

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Take action
Send a message to your MP

Use our email tool to send a message to your MP and the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure.

Send a message
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Take action
Adopt a resolution

Have your co-op’s board adopt a resolution using our template.

Share your resolution with us using our submission form.

Download the resolution template Submit your resolution
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Take action
Join our virtual rally

Come out to our virtual rally to learn about how you can get involved in the You Hold the Key campaign to protect affordable co-op homes today.

Register now
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Why this matters now

Co‑op housing is one of Canada’s most successful and cost‑effective affordable housing models.

Thousands of low‑income households in co‑ops rely on rental assistance through the Federal Community Housing Initiative (FCHI) and the Canada Community Housing Initiative (CCHI) so that they can afford their co-op housing charge.

FCHI and CCHI are scheduled to end in 2028. Without a federal commitment in Budget 2026, thousands of low-income households risk rising housing costs they cannot afford.

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A smart investment for Canada

Renewing rental assistance is a responsible choice: 

  • Uses existing housing. The most affordable housing is the housing we already have 
  • Delivers direct impact with efficient use of public dollars 
  • Prevents displacement and homelessness, reducing pressure on social services.  
  • Strengthens co‑ops as long‑term partners in Canada’s housing system 
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Our ask

In Budget 2026, the federal government must: 

  • Renew federal rental assistance for housing co-operatives and non-profits, for at least ten years. 
  • Ensure rental assistance provides affordability and certainty in all provinces/territories. 
  • Make rental assistance a permanent pillar of housing policy.