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18 April 2018
Housing Advocates Welcome Historic Investment in the Community Housing Sector
Housing Central partners Co-op Housing Federation of BC and BC Non-Profit Housing Association applaud the provincial government’s historic investment in the community housing sector with today’s announcement to build 14,000 new affordable rental housing units over the next 10 years through partnerships with non-profit housing providers, co-ops and municipalities.
23 November 2017
CHF BC and BCNPHA welcome first ever National Housing Strategy
On November 22, the federal government released the details of its long-anticipated National Housing Strategy.
CHF BC and the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) were present at the announcement in Vancouver with the Hon. Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
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…