About Co-operative Housing
Co-operative Aims
Our vision of who we are is also shaped by our commitment to give service of the best
possible quality at a fair price. We define our commitment to serve through the aims that
Canadian housing co-operatives hold in common. Our shared aims include:
Meeting our members' need for
- good housing people can afford through wise decisions at the time of development,
an active membership, not-for-profit operation and assistance for low-income
households
- security of tenure based on respect for members' rights as joint resident-owners, fair
application of by-laws, effective management, striking a balance between group and
individual needs, and protection from the sale of the property
- safe and secure communities in physical design and in attention to domestic violence
and other crime in our co-operatives and neighbourhoods
- control over our housing environment through educated decisions on budgets and
governance, and resistance to undue intervention by government in co-op affairs
- community by means of co-op traditions that celebrate tolerance, mutual support and
social, cultural, ethnic and economic diversity among members as a source of
strength
- opportunities for personal growth through co-op education and our expectation that
all members will contribute what they can to the co-op.
Meeting our responsibility to the larger community through
- involvement in our immediate neighbourhoods
- fair employment practices within co-operatives
- choices that respect the environment and demonstrate the principles of sustainable
human settlements
- support for co-operative development in Canada and abroad.
Meeting our responsibility to future generations by
- practising stewardship, including responsible care of co-op lands and buildings,
economical management, not-for-profit operation and the creation of land trusts
- lobbying governments for fair housing policies that work for all of us
- developing new housing co-operatives at home and abroad.
24 hour housing information (416) 465 - 1309
Email: info@coophousing.com
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