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CHF BC has been pleased to serve the co-op sector for more than 35 years, and we were thrilled to receive multiple awards at the CHF Canada AGM in Victoria that recognized our efforts!

There was much to celebrate at the 50th anniversary CHF Canada AGM, where co-ops from across Canada gathered in Victoria, including the outstanding Vision Keynote Panel discussion at the opening on June 8.

CHF BC is proud to be a partner in developing the 2018 Canadian Rental Housing Index, created by our partners in Housing Central, the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA).

Statistics Canada data shows rental housing costs are outpacing incomes and pushing renters into a crisis level of spending.

CHF BC members met on Sunday, May 6, for an afternoon packed with exciting news and opportunities to connect with each other.

The Community Land Trust (CLT) is pleased to announce it will be building more than 1000 affordable homes in the City of Vancouver, ensuring low-income families and some of our most vulnerable residents have access to suitable housing that allows them to remain in the inclusive, livable city they call home.

These homes will be built on seven sites in Vancouver, making it the largest one-time municipal land investment into the Community Housing Sector in Canada.

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.

CHF BC welcomes the budget announced by the federal government on Tuesday, which will help more Canadians find a safe, secure and affordable place to call home. The federal announcement comes hot on the heels of last week’s provincial budget, which promised the biggest investment in affordable housing in BC’s history. Thom Armstrong, CHF BC’s … Continued

Housing Central partners BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) and the Co-op Housing Federation of BC are commending the provincial government for taking decisive action on the province’s housing crisis in the provincial budget delivered today in Victoria. “We are very pleased that the government has taken these critical steps to address housing supply and affordability in BC,” … Continued

CHF BC and the Community Land Trust are proud to announce the opening of Railyard Housing Co-op at 95 East 1st Avenue in Vancouver. The 15-storey 135-unit building was developed by Concert Properties as part of its 6.4 acre Southeast False Creek site, The Creek.  The Community Land Trust was selected by the City to … Continued

The City of Vancouver’s new Housing Strategy promises “a bold, forward-thinking” approach to address Vancouver’s housing supply. And its vision includes more housing co-ops and co-op homes. The strategy is accompanied by a three-year action plan with 120 actions “to create more livable and affordable housing for Vancouver residents.” Council approved the new strategy at the end … Continued

Are you passionate about education for housing co-op members? Would you like to meet two or three times in 2018 to offer your insights and experience? Our CHF BC education committees (both Mainland and Vancouver Island) are essential to making sure our initiatives are grounded in the reality of life for housing co-ops in BC. … Continued

The excitement started early for 127 delegates, alternates and observers at the CHF BC Annual General Meeting on November 19 in Richmond. As our meeting was part of the Housing Centralaffordable housing conference (the largest affordable housing conference in Canada) many arrived before the meeting to take in the conference breakfast plenary to hear the provincial Minister … Continued