Oh rats! How to prevent them from moving in
What’s the best way to deal with rats in your building? To not let them inside in the first place! ONPHA Best Deals partner Terminix shares their best prevention tips.
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Read MoreMember Support Question: Rent-geared-to-income
Question: My tenant is 20 years old and lives alone. Her only source of income is $1,200 from Child and Family Services in a different province. She gave me a letter that calls it “income support”. What is this income and how do I calculate it?
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Read MoreWhat’s going on with Ontario’s Inconsistent Property Tax System?
Ontario’s property tax system does not treat non-profit housing providers consistently. Some are exempt but many are taxed beyond the income they bring in. What’s going on with these inconsistencies and how have housing providers responded?
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Read MoreCreating Opportunities for a happier life
The Oaks in Ottawa has helped to decrease per-person alcohol consumption by 30% and improve the overall mental and physical health of their residents, all while saving the public money. Find out how they’re doing it and how a similar model can be applied to other communities.
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Read MoreEnergy Efficiency and Ontario’s Non-Profit Housing Sector
The rising cost of utilities in Ontario has put a great financial strain on non-profit housing providers, and the environmental impacts from a lack of sustainable housing are proving detrimental. How is the government responding to these issues, what funding is available and what’s coming down the pipe?
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Sponsored: Union Gas can help you save up to 50% of the cost of upgrading your equipment
The Hastings Local Housing Corporation has a good-news story to share – they received more than $150,000 in rebates to defray the cost of capital upgrades. Find out how YOU can start writing your own good-news story with Union Gas.
Shape your future: Inspire change and lead the sector
Shape your future in our sector! ONPHA is bringing expert speakers from England and Canada to this year’s conference to give you the tools needed to lead and succeed in our sector’s future.
Don’t overlook these fire safety inspections
Fire safety compliance is a huge job involving multiple checklists and procedures, and it’s crucial for housing providers to tick off all of their boxes when it comes to keeping their buildings safe and secure. Keep reading for commonly overlooked fire inspections and be sure to account for these in your plan.
Be Funding Ready for the Rental Construction Financing initiative
Our sector has eagerly awaited the roll out of the affordable housing initiatives announced in the 2016 federal budget. Find out more about recent funding and how to prepare.
Profiling eight examples of innovation in non-profit housing in Ontario
Helping low- and moderate-income individuals find and keep secure, affordable housing, all while accessing the right mix of supports they might need to thrive and stay housed, is no simple task. But Ontario’s non-profit housing providers have been rising to the challenge.
Social Housing Apartment Retrofit Program (SHARP): Funding Breakdown
Last year, the Province invested close to $92 million into energy efficiency retrofits for the social housing sector. Find out how much non-profit housing providers received.
Review of Ontario’s Fair Housing Plan
Read on for an update on the Fair Housing Plan’s current status and to learn about which aspects could have the greatest impacts for non-profit housing providers.
Sponsored: Where to turn for mortgage financing once your operating agreement ends
The affordable housing team at First National provide capital and strategies that result in the lowest possible cost of financing and greater flexibility to achieve the borrower’s goals.
Member feedback and highlights: ONPHA’s 2017 Regional Meetings
This year, more than 600 members joined us at meetings across the province! Keep reading to find out what they had to say.
Get on board!
Call for nominations for ONPHA’s 2017/18 Board of Directors
Welcome Sylvia Patterson, Interim Executive Director
ONPHA is pleased to announce the board has appointed a new Interim Executive Director. Get to know a little more about Sylvia Patterson
Have we got a conference for you!
60+ educational sessions, 110+ expert speakers and 1,100+ non -profit housing professionals all under one roof. Registration now open for the 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show, November 3-5 in Niagara Falls.
Member Support Question: Making sense of EOA
Question: I’ve been hearing a lot about End-of-Operating Agreements (EOA) and I’m not sure how I will be affected or what I need to do. Please help!
Be funding-ready: What’s available and how to get it
What does “funding-ready” mean and how do you get there? 56 ONPHA members explored new ideas at the Financing our Future course
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