East District Office to Re-Open May 16
East District Office to Re-Open May 16 Other offices remain closed After more than two years of closure due to COVID-19, Calgary Housing Company will begin re-opening our offices next week. On Monday, May 16, our East District Office will re-open for appointments from 9:30am – 4:00pm. Only the East District Office (EDO) located in […]
Welcome to CHC’s Updated Home on the Web
Welcome to CHC’s Updated Home on the Web If you’ve visited us online before, you will likely notice that we’ve refreshed the look and feel of our site! This revised site is the result of some back end work we’ve done to make the site run a bit smoother and more efficiently – we hope […]
New Rent Assistance Programs
New Rent Assistance Programs Open for Applications Following a review, the Government of Alberta has re-designed its Rent Supplement Programs. The new programs – Rent Assistance Benefit and Temporary Rent Assistance Benefit were announced by the province earlier this year and applications are now open through Calgary Housing Company. The Rent Assistance Benefit opened for […]
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 […]
Information for Tenants and Applicants on New Housing Agreement
Information for Current Tenants and Applicants about the New Community Housing Portfolio Agreement We are pleased to let current Calgary Housing Company Tenants and individuals with existing applications for housing know of an exciting development that will help ensure the ongoing availability of over 1,000 City-owned affordable homes managed by Calgary Housing Company. Affordable housing […]
City of Calgary signs modernized housing agreement with the Government of Alberta
City of Calgary signs modernized housing agreement with the Government of Alberta February 18, 2021 City of Calgary Information Release Click here to view this release on Calgary.ca The City of Calgary, and the Government of Alberta reached a four-year $34M operating and capital funding agreement to enable the continued provision of affordable housing for […]
Calgary Housing Company Software Replacement in June
Calgary Housing Company Software Replacement in June Calgary Housing Company (CHC) is replacing its software system. We are excited about getting a new system that will improve housing services, application processing, invoice processing and enhance our reporting. The new software is being implemented in two phases. The first phase is being installed at the end […]
Calgary Housing coming to SORCe
Calgary Housing coming to SORCe Calgary Housing (CH) tenants and others in need of affordable housing support have a new place to reach us. CH is launching a six-month pilot project with the Safe Communities Opportunity and Resource Centre (SORCe) at its downtown location. Starting March 27, a CH employee will provide a centralized intake […]
Updates to Social Housing Regulations
Important Social Housing Accommodation Regulation (SHAR) Changes Effective January 1, 2018 As part of the Government of Alberta’s Affordable Housing Strategy, changes have been made to SHAR which determines how Calgary Housing Company manages its waitlist – including eligibility and placement of applicants into housing. What Do I Need to Know? The changes made to […]
Habitat For Humanity partnership making homeownership a reality
Habitat For Humanity partnership making homeownership a reality Shemsu and Meka left Ethiopia more than a decade ago seeking to build a family and create a better life. Their journey led them to Canada and eventually to Calgary Housing Company (CHC). And after spending the last four years renting a home managed by CHC, they […]
