Using Research to Drive Innovation in the Community Housing Sector
The community housing sector is modernizing. Recent developments, from the National Housing Strategy to...
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Read MoreIs My Organization Financially Healthy?
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.
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Read MoreThe Ministry of Housing’s New Standard Lease
We are a non-profit housing provider, are we required to use the Ministry of Housing’s new standard lease after April 30?
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Read MoreClearing up the Confusion about Cannabis Pt. 2
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.
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Read MoreBed Bugs in a Cluttered Unit
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?
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Clearing up the Confusion about Cannabis Pt.1
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.
Patricia Mueller on Homes First Society’s Big Win
It’s awards season again, and ONPHA’s 2018 Awards program is now accepting nominations. To kick things off...
Taking stock of the past year: Coming together through a whirlwind of change
With all that’s happened in the affordable housing sector over the past year, it seems like community...
Navigating the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Process
ONPHA previously wrote about how Ontario’s property tax system does not treat non-profit...
Member Support Question: Storing Scooters
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?
Preparing for the 2018 Provincial Election
Now that the federal government has delivered the National Housing Strategy, we need the Province to build...
Governance Standards: Thoughts from Ireland
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.
Expiring Operating Agreements: Proactive Planning
Many housing providers across Canada are already living the reality of the end of their original operating...
Protecting Against the “Silent Killer”
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.
Sector Modernization: Getting from Here to There
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.
Where is the federal government’s Indigenous Housing Strategy?
This op-ed was published by the Ottawa Citizen on January 29, 2018. After more than 20 years of the...
Three habits of a fully engaged board
An effective board is an engaged board. We know engagement is important, but what does it actually look like...
What took shape: 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show
Brilliant, inspiring, engaging – thank you to all who attended the 2017 ONPHA Conference and Trade Show and...
What we asked for vs. what the National Housing Strategy delivered
How do ONPHA’s seven key recommendations compare with the newly-released National Housing Strategy? Read this quick breakdown to find out.