Our proposal to unite Ontario co-ops calls on the Ontario government to upload municipally administered co-ops to the provincial level, amend the rules in the Social Housing Reform Act, and enter into an agreement with the Agency for Co-operative Housing for program administration.

This is our second attempt to bring Ontario-program co-ops under Agency administration. In 1999 we mounted a lobby to have provincial co-ops uploaded to the federal level, then on to the Agency when it opened for business. We won some political support but couldn’t get the federal government on side.

Now we have a second chance – and the timing looks good. The Agency is a go, and it has said it is ready to take on the administration of provincial co-ops under contract with the Ontario government. And it’s the right thing to do – for the co-ops, for the Province and for municipalities.

Co-op members can send a message to Queen’s Park by writing letters and meeting with local political representatives. Now is the time to bring housing co-ops in Ontario together.

Check out this site for background on the campaign and how you can help unite Ontario housing co-ops.