Attached find policies and procedures related to the use and rental of common rooms and facilities in a co-op.
Preventive Maintenance
At a workshop on November 29, 2017, Rod Layman provided an overview of how to design and implement a preventive maintenance program in a housing co-op. Here is the slide presentation:
Financial Controls for E-transactions
At a workshop held on November 29, 2017 Paul Jarozko of Prentice, Yates & Clark talked about financial controls for E-transactions. Here is the slide presentation:
Job Opportunities
Most of the federations have a pages on their websites that are devoted to job opportunities in their areas. Here are links to a few of them.
CoAction will highlight job postings when requested by a member of CoAction.
- Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto
- Peel-Halton Co-operative Housing Federation
- Central Ontario Co-operative Housing Federation
- Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
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Meeting the Core Management Standards
Core Management Standards
Meeting the Core Management Standards of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada:
You can review the core management standards here
You can download a management checklist here
(These links require that you be registered with the CHF Canada website)
- Managing the finances
- Keeping the co-op in good repair
- Keeping the co-op full
- Meeting legal requirements
- Supporting good co-op governance
Member Relations Policies
Community Relations Statement
Publicly available on the website of Windmill Line Housing Co-op
Other Procedures and Policies
Co-ops have lots of policies and procedures that help staff to administer the co-op, work with members and member relations, determine internal moves and host of other things that staff have to deal with on a day-to-day basis