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 CHF Canada has lobbied government on behalf of co‑op housing since 1968. These are just some of the things we have accomplished: • More than 92,000 co‑operative homes in every province and territory, developed under federal or provincial programs • New funding in the 2009 federal budget to help with the renovation and energy retrofits of existing co‑op and social housing • The Agency for Co‑operative Housing, a co‑operative organization that provides program administration for federally funded housing co‑ops in BC, Alberta, Ontario and PEI. The agency was incorporated after a 10-year national lobby. • Help for leaky co‑ops in British Columbia. Working with the Co‑operative Housing Federation of BC, we are working to repair housing co‑operatives experiencing serious moisture penetration because of building envelope failure. • Stopping the “clawback” of $535,000 for co‑ops in a dispute with CMHC, which had tried to take a share of net operating revenues from 57 Section 95 (56.1) housing co‑ops in British Columbia and elsewhere. CHF Canada’s effective defence sent the government a clear message about the importance of respecting its legal contracts with co‑ops. • Winning a ruling that gave most housing co‑ops larger GST/HST rebates. Co‑ops that apply for and are granted “municipal status” can now claim back over 57% of the GST/HST they pay on the income-tested or RGI portion of their operations. |
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