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A member-supported org representing over 45K people living in more than 180 non-profit housing co-operatives in Durham, Toronto and York Region. #CoopStrong

Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2014
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—›๐—™๐—ง ๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ข๐—ก. Students in CHFT member coops are encouraged to apply! ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ Donโ€™t wait! apply now & spread the word!
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Live in a CHFT co-op and planning to study? Full time or part time โ€” the ๐—–๐—›๐—™๐—ง ๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ could help. Open to those leaving high school, continuing post-secondary students & returning learners ๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„!
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๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ! Students in housing coops, tap into all resources that are available to you! ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: co-ophousingtoronto.coop/...โ€ฆ
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It's ๐—š๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜† Coops live the theme, ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ฉ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‰๐™ช๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™จ With democratic decision-making, shared resources, and mutual support, we turn community into real change ๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™จ: ๐™’๐™šโ€™๐™ง๐™š ๐˜ฝ๐™–๐™˜๐™ !
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Happy Holidays! Please note the CHFT office will be closed from Wednesday December 24, 2025- Thursday January 1, 2026.
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Please note, our office will be closed on Monday October 13, 2025 to observe Thanksgiving. We wish everyone a safe and joyous Thanksgiving holiday! ๐ŸคŽ
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Wear orange! Both the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day take place on September 30. The orange shirt symbolizes the loss of culture, freedom, and self-esteem that many Indigenous children experienced. This day reminds us that #EveryChildMatters
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The answer is C! The latest co-op development is the Kennedy Green co-op, construction is anticipated to begin in 2026, stay posted on updates by our mailing list! 185 co-ops exist in the GTA, they're constantly upgraded and redeveloped like Riverdales 685 Queen and Otter Creek!
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Time for another Trivia Tuesday question! Can you guess how many housing co-ops are currently under development in the GTA and how many already established? Leave your answer in the comments, the answer and more information on co-ops in the GTA will be posted tomorrow!
67%1 developping, 190 exist
33%0 developping, 55 exist
0%1 developping, 185 exist
0%0 developping, 90 exist
3 votes โ€ข Final results
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The 2025 Diversity Scholarship recipients for the Golden Horseshoe region have been announced! Join us to celebrate them on August 21t at 7pm at an online reception. Register today using the link below! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regiโ€ฆ
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Calling all HSA co-ops! Registration is now open for End of Mortgage Training Webinars. These four events will provide practical guidance for board members. Scan the QR code or visit the link below to learn more and register today: golden-horseshoe-cooperativeโ€ฆ
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The correct answer from yesterdays trivia question is B! The 26 workshops that CHFT hosted included Board Basics, What Makes a Good Board/Director and Board Training. Learn more about our workshops here: co-ophousingtoronto.coop/wp-โ€ฆ
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It's Tuesday again, here's another trivia question related to co-op housing! In 2025 how many workshops has CHFT conducted? Stay tuned for tomorrow when the answer and more info about the types of workshops we host is posted!
0%15
0%26
0%10
100%33
1 votes โ€ข Final results
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Correct! Co-ops operate to meet the needs of members NOT for profit maximization. Co-ops are open to ALL persons, they provide education for their communities, they are controlled by the members, and are autonomous. To learn more about the principals: co-ophousingtoronto.coop/...โ€ฆ
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