12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada/Fédération de l'habitation coopérative du Canada / Timothy Ross, Executive Director

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Active - Last Updated: 2025-01-16

Who is lobbying?

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada/Fédération de l'habitation coopérative du Canada (Address, activities & membership)

Timothy Ross, Executive Director

Received government funding or funding expected in current financial year

Yes

What is being lobbied?

Subject Matter Details

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter
Subject matters	Details	Categories
Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying around the elimination of homelessness in Canada.	Policies or Program
Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying for energy retrofit programs for co-op housing.	Policies or Program
Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying for government to examine the consequences of the steady erosion of rent-geared-to-income (RGI) capacity for low-income households in existing federally administered housing providers, including co-operatives.	Policies or Program
Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying for new low-income subsidies for federal co-ops (including Section 95 program co-op housing).	Policies or Program
Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying for renewed low-income subsidies for federal indigenous co-operatives.	Policies or Program
Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying for the development of new affordable housing, including co-operative housing.	Policies or Program
Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance	Lobbying to ensure that low-income households can continue to live affordably in federally-administered housing co-operatives after their operating agreements end with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).	Policies or Program

Who is being lobbied?

Government Institutions

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal (CHRT)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
Senate of Canada
Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)

Government institutions in previous versions
- Infrastructure Canada (INFC)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

Grass-roots communication
Oral communication
Written communication
Arrange one or more meetings

Who are the lobbyists?

Timothy Ross, Executive Director | No public offices held
Dallas Alderson, Director, Public Affairs and Policy | No public offices held
Karen Brodeur, Director, Co-operative Housing Development | No public offices held
Amina Dibe, Program Manager,Co-operative Housing Development, Engagement and Research | No public offices held
Allison Ferris, Regional Manager, Atlantic | No public offices held
Courtney Lockhart, Associate Director, Public Affairs and Policy | Public offices held
Nadine Lunt, Manager, Communications and Marketing | Public offices held
Michael Norris, Manager, Co-operative Housing Development | No public offices held
Simone Swail, Senior Manager, Government Relations | No public offices held
Patricia Tessier, Director, Member Services | No public offices held
Diana Yoon, Program Manager, Policy and Government Relations | No public offices held

Lobbyists in previous versions
- Karen Brodeur, Manager, Co-operative Housing Development | No public offices held
- Amina Dibe, Acting Senior Manager, Government Relations | No public offices held
- Scott Jackson, Manager, Communications | No public offices held
- Ami Patel, Director, Co-operative Housing Development | No public offices held

Registration number: 921382-5862
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Monthly Communication Reports

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?

What oral and arranged communications have taken place?
Date	DPOH, Position Title \| Government Institution	Subject Matters
2025-03-04	Nadine LeBlanc, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Policy and Interim Chief Risk Officer Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-25	Adam Van Koeverden, Member of Parliament House of Commons	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-25	Kevin Collins, Director of Issues Management \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-11	Antony Dudnikov, Policy Advisor Seniors \| OLOP, House of Commons Darren Hall, Policy Advisor \| OLOP, House of Commons Bryce McRae, Manager of Stakeholder Relations \| Conservative - House Officers, House of Commons	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-11	Collin Leger, Issue Manager \| Office of the Leader of the NDP, House of Commons Anne McGrath, Principal Secretary to the Leader \| Office of the Leader of the NDP, House of Commons Michael Roache, Deputy Director of Research and Policy \| Office of the Leader of the NDP, House of Commons	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-02-11	Claudine Bourgeois, Eastern Team Lead \| External Affairs, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Michael Collins, Director of Issues Management \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Jesse Cressman-Dickson, Director of Communications \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Jacque German-Doucet, Research and Advertising Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Kris Johnson, Director General \| Homelessness Policy Directora, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Sofia Ouslis, Press Secretary and Issues Advisor \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Gabriel Teo, Team Lead \| External Affairs, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Camellia Wong, Deputy Director of Communications \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-01-28	Samuel Forrest, Office Manager \| Office of MP Iqra Khalid (Mississauga - Erin Mills), House of Commons	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-01-22	Nadine Leblanc, Senior Vice-President of Policy and Interim Chief Financial Officer Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-01-22	Hadeel April Aziz, Director of Outreach \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Minister Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Paul Halucha, Deputy Minister Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC) Liam MacKinnon, Director of Policy \| Office of the Minister, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-01-21	Nadine Leblanc, Senior Vice-President of Policy and Interim Chief Financial Officer Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2025-01-09	Kyle Fox, Director of Policy Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2024-12-10	Kyle Fox, Director of Policy Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-26	Scot Davidson, Member of Parliament (York Simcoe) House of Commons Patrick Speck, Parliamentary Assistant \| Office of MP Scot Davidson, House of Commons	Budget, Economic Development, Housing, Regional Development, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-20	Fazal Musa, Legislative Assistant \| Office of MP Yasir Naqvi, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-15	Wilson Miao, Member of Parliament (Richmond Centre) House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-12	Alexandre Boulerice, Member of Parliament (Rosemont-La Petite Patrie) House of Commons Iseult L'Heureux-Hubert, Member's Assistant \| Office of MP Alexandre Boulerice, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-11-01	Salma Zahid, Member of Parliament (Scarborough Centre) House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-31	Dima Kalander, Parliamentary Assistant \| Office of MP Francesco Sorbara, House of Commons Francesco Sorbara, Member of Parliment House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-29	Aaron Wu, Casework Assistant \| Office of MP Hedy Fry, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-24	Andrea Reinke, Chief of Staff \| Office of MP Jean Yip, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-24	Ann Parker, Constituency Assistant \| Office of MP Mark Gerretsen, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-17	Corinne Rudnicki-Smith, Constituency Assistant \| Office of MP Kevin Lamoureux, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-10	Arielle Kayabaga, Member of Parliament (London West) House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-04	Brian Moniz, Constituency Assistant \| Office of MP Shaun Chen, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-10-02	Edanna Jones, Constituency Assistant \| Office of MP Terry Beech, House of Commons	Budget, Housing, Taxation and Finance
2024-09-26	Kiran Dhaliwal, Constituency Assistant \| Office of Patrick Weiler, MP, House of Commons Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament (West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country) House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-09-24	Yash Nanda, Deputy Director of Policy Finance Canada (FIN)	Budget, Housing
2024-09-23	Conor Hammond, Special Assistant \| Office of Taleeb Noormohamed, MP (Vancouver Granville), House of Commons Taleeb Noormohamed, MP (Vancouver Granville) House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-09-19	Chad Collins, Member of Parliament (Hamilton East Stoney Creek) House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-09-19	Greg Barley, Director of Parliamentary Affairs \| Office of Julie Dabrusin, MP (Toronto-Danforth), House of Commons Julie Dabrusin, MP (Toronto-Danforth) House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-09-09	Desmond Paylor, Constituency Assistant \| Office of Adam van Koeverden, MP (Milton), House of Commons Adam Van Koeverden, Member of Parliament (Milton) House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-08-20	Alexandre Boulerice, Member of Parliament (Rosemont-La Petite Patrie) House of Commons Iseult L'Heureux-Hubert, Member's Assistant \| Office of Alexandre Boulerice, MP, House of Commons	Budget, Housing
2024-08-13	Chelsea Gordon, Constituency Assistant \| Office of Don Stewart, MP, House of Commons Don Stewart, MP (Toronto-St. Pauls) House of Commons	Housing
2024-08-12	Coleen Volk, President and CEO Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	Housing
2024-08-02	Kyle Fox, Director of Policy Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Budget, Housing
2024-05-23	Greg McLean, Member of Parliament (Calgary Centre) House of Commons	Housing
2024-05-13	Savannah DeWolfe, Chief of Staff to the Minister Infrastructure Canada (INFC)	Housing

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Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada / Fédération de l'habitation coopérative du Canada - Address, activities & membership

Address:

225 Metcalfe Street
Suite 311
Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9
Canada

Telephone number: 613-230-2201 Ext. 222

Contact information in previous versions
- 225 Metcalfe Street
  Suite 311
  Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-2201 Ext. 241
  
  Fax number: 613-230-2231
- 225 Metcalfe Street
  Suite 311
  Ottawa, ON K2P 1P9
  Canada
  
  Telephone number: 613-230-2201 Ext. 230
  
  Fax number: 613-230-2231

Description of the organization's activities:
CHF Canada is a non-profit co-op association. Our services include research to support new co-op development and improve government support programs; representing our members' interests to the federal government; developing and promoting national education materials for the co-op housing movement; organizing conferences and training forums, etc; providing support to co-ops and member federations upon request; research on legal matters; publishing newsletters and bulletins for our members.

Organization's membership or classes of membership:
Our members include: non-profit housing co-ops (except in Quebec, where housing co-ops belong to CHF Canada through their local federations); federations of existing housing co-ops at the local and regional levels; groups that help housing co-ops; provincial co-op housing associations that work on provincial issues; associations that represent and support housing co-op staff; land trusts that hold and protect land for housing co-ops; sponsoring organization who lend us their support and assistance.

List of Public Offices Held
Position	Period Held	Last Date Designated Public Office Held
Press Secretary Ministry of the Environment, Office of the Minister	January 2004 to July 2004	Not a designated office
Press Secretary Ministry of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Minister	January 2003 to December 2003	Not a designated office

End date of the last completed financial year: 2024-12-31

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	$452,375.00	Yes
NS Dept of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing NS)	$327,000.00	Yes
ON Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing	$229,650.00	Yes
PEI Ministry of Housing, Land and Communities	$150,000.00	Yes

Government funding in previous versions

List of Government Funding
End date of the last completed financial year	Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
2023-12-31	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	$6,000.00	Yes
2023-12-31	Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)	$452,375.00	Yes
2023-12-31	NS Dept of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing NS)	$206,775.00	Yes
2023-12-31	NS Dept of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing NS)	$327,000.00	Yes
2023-12-31	ON Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing	No	Yes

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