CHC Board of Directors Seeks Two Citizen Members to Join Board
CHC Board of Directors Seeks Two Citizen Members to Join Board The Board of Directors of Calgary Housing Company is seeking two citizen representatives to serve on the Board. CHC seeks to develop a Board whose members possess and demonstrate a strategic combination of personal attributes, expertise, social capital, competencies and occupational backgrounds so that, […]
City of Calgary Decommissions Bridgeland Place
City of Calgary Decommissions Bridgeland Place March 29, 2021 – Calgary City Council has decided, at the recommendation of City Administration and Calgary Housing Company (CHC), to close Bridgeland Place, a centrally-located affordable housing development. The building has significant operating challenges, including heating issues, high operating costs, poor environmental and energy performance and is not […]
Province Announces Redesigned Rent Supplement Programs
Province Announces Redesigned Rent Supplement Programs On Friday, March 26 the Government of Alberta announced the Rental Assistance Redesign to the provincial rent supplement program. The redesign provides housing support for 11,600 households across Alberta – an increase of 3,800 from current levels. Calgary Housing Company manages rent supplement programs for the Province in Calgary […]
2021 Provincial Budget Impact on Calgary Housing Company
2021 Provincial Budget on Affordable Housing The provincial budget, announced on February 25, 2020, included some significant impacts on affordable housing in Calgary. The Government of Alberta (GoA) is a core funder for CHC, providing both operating and capital funding for maintenance of existing affordable housing, as well as funding the rent supplement program. Although […]
Province Releases Affordable Housing Panel Report
Provincial Affordable Housing Panel Makes 19 Recommendations for Future in Report Province Accepts Recommendations – New Strategy to be Released in Spring 2021 Significant changes may be on the horizon for the organization, operation, and funding of affordable housing in Alberta. The potential for these changes is contained in 19 recommendations of a report released […]
November 22 is National Housing Day
November 22 is National Housing Day Join us in celebrating the achievements of our sector, while recognizing the work that still needs to be done, so that all Canadians have a safe place to call home. COVID-19 has reminded everyone of how important it is to have access to safe and affordable housing. In a […]
Feds Announce $1B for Rapid Affordable Housing
Federal Government Pledges $1B for “Rapid” Affordable Housing Across Country On Monday, Sept. 21, the Federal government through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation announced $1B for Affordable Housing across Canada in the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), the latest program under the National Housing Strategy. Details of the Federal announcement are yet to be released, but […]
COVID-19 Community Advocacy Plan
COVID-19 Community Advocacy Plan Proposes 5,100 New Affordable Homes In August, The City of Calgary ramped up pressure for affordable housing solutions on the Federal and Provincial governments as it endorsed and submitted a community plan calling for investment in affordable housing in Calgary totaling $624M over the next three years (Federal – $349M, Provincial – […]
CHC and City call on Province for more funding, systemic changes in submissions to Affordable Housing Panel
CHC and City call on Province for more funding, systemic changes in submissions to Affordable Housing Panel Calgary Housing Company (CHC) and The City of Calgary clearly stated their priorities for affordable housing in submissions to the government of Alberta’s Affordable Housing Review Panel at the end of August. Announced at the beginning of the […]
Eviction Prevention and CHC Rent Payment Plans
Eviction Prevention and CHC Rent Payment Plans Calgary Housing Company is committed working with tenants who are at risk of eviction due to rental arrears by developing a rent payment plan. At Calgary Housing Company, our mandate is to provide affordable housing to low and moderate income Calgarians. As a compassionate and caring landlord, we […]
