Community housing providers find themselves in an exciting time of historic government investment in our sector. At the same time, we are also facing the challenges of end of operating agreements/mortgages and heightened expectations and requirements from funders. Now more than ever we will need sound financial oversight.
We are a non-profit housing provider, are we required to use the Ministry of Housing’s new standard lease after April 30?
The use of recreational and medical cannabis has raised a number of questions for non-profit housing providers. To help clear up some of the confusion, we’re answering your most common questions on this issue.
Question: A bedbug infestation has taken place in one of our units. The unit is overcrowded with the tenant’s belongings, and we have been told by the exterminator that pest control treatment cannot be completed unless a significant amount is cleared out. The tenant will not cooperate in emptying their unit. As a landlord, do I have authority to remove contents from the unit?
The use of recreational and medical cannabis is a hot topic in Ontario right now, and it has raised a number of questions for non-profit housing providers. To help clear up some of the confusion, we’re answering your most common questions on the issue.
It’s awards season again, and ONPHA’s 2018 Awards program is now accepting nominations. To kick things off...
With all that’s happened in the affordable housing sector over the past year, it seems like community...
ONPHA previously wrote about how Ontario’s property tax system does not treat non-profit...
Question: One of our tenants has recently acquired a scooter for mobility but we’re not sure how to accommodate it. What steps should we take?
Now that the federal government has delivered the National Housing Strategy, we need the Province to build...
Though Ontario’s housing system does not currently have common standards across Service Manager areas, these could potentially be introduced as part of the new modernized framework. Take a look at Ireland’s standards and consider what this might look like in our own context.
Many housing providers across Canada are already living the reality of the end of their original operating...
You can’t see it, you can’t smell it, and you can’t taste it, but this silent killer could show up in your building. Learn how to protect tenants, staff and yourself.
Leading housing policy expert Steve Pomeroy sat down with ONPHA to discuss what the road to a modernized framework might look like for the community housing sector.
This op-ed was published by the Ottawa Citizen on January 29, 2018. After more than 20 years of the...
An effective board is an engaged board. We know engagement is important, but what does it actually look like...
Brilliant, inspiring, engaging – thank you to all who attended the 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show and...
How do ONPHA’s seven key recommendations compare with the newly-released National Housing Strategy? Read this quick breakdown to find out.
Non-profit housing providers across Ontario know that our sector is in a period of tremendous change. This...
