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No. Co-ops are mixed-income communities for people of all income levels. Members of housing co-ops come from a variety of backgrounds and have a wide range of incomes. Some members pay the full housing charge. This is often called a “market” housing charge. Other members with lower incomes may pay less. This is called a subsidized housing charge. Some units in every co-op are subsidized.
Non-profit housing co-ops receive money from the government (federal and/or provincial) to help the co-op subsidize a certain number of housing units. The housing charge for these units is adjusted to the income of the household. This is often referred to as “rent geared to income” or “RGI”. If a household qualifies for a subsidy, their housing charge is usually set at 25-30% of the household’s income plus charges for utilities.
It depends! Some people wait a few months, others may wait several years. Sometimes several members decide to move within a few months of each other, so four or five units might become available in a single year. Sometimes nobody moves out for a couple of years.
We can’t even say how long the waiting list is, because it’s not just how many people are ahead of you on the waiting list, it’s whether they’re ready to move when a unit becomes available. Even if there are ten people ahead of you, if none of them want the unit when it’s offered, suddenly you’re first on the list.
No. A housing co-op is owned by an incorporated non-profit association that owns housing for its members.
The residents of a housing co-op are members of the co-op corporation which owns the whole property. The co-op provides a unit to a member household. Members do not own their own units.
No. Admission is determined by each co-op independently. CHASEO does not play a role in the membership process of co-ops. CHASEO provides a list of co-ops accepting applications as a public information service.
No. Our mandate is to provide services to our members only.
Andy Andras (1912-1971)
Born in Montreal, Andy Andras served the labour movement throughout his career.
Starting out with Canadian Transport, a magazine of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees, he eventually became Assistant Research Director for the Canadian Congress of Labour and its successor, the Canadian Labour Congress, subsequently becoming Legislative and Government Employees Director.
A widely recognized authority on unemployment insurance and other aspects of social security, Andy was deeply involved in early efforts that led to major developments in Government policy. The present Canadian Medicare system owes much to a CLC brief, written by Andy, presented to the Hall Royal Commission on Health Services. He also actively promoted the development of co-operative housing.
Andy served on the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Committee, the Canada Pension Plan Advisory Committee, and the Public Service Staff Relations Board, and was a member of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Council on Social Development and of Carleton University, where his memory is honoured in an annual Scholarship. He also served on a committee on Social Security in the International Labour Organization.Do you have a question you think we should add? Contact the webteam and let us know!
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