CCOC was incorporated July 31, 1974.
With $500 in the bank we bought our first property at 530 – 544 McLeod.
We hired our first employee, a Program Coordinator.
We held our first AGM in the living room of 100 Flora.
We bought 258 Lisgar, hired two new employees, and opened an office.
We opened 50 James. Our first new build, and our first rooftop planters.
We expanded to Lebreton Flats at Albert, Rochester and Booth.
We bought 345 Waverley, our first “singles” building of bachelor and one bed units
The daycare opened at 258 Lisgar, providing childcare to Centretown families.
We started construction on 210 Gloucester in partnership with the City.
We bought 163 James. Our first self-funded purchase and our first rooming house.
We expanded to Sandy Hill with the construction of 20 Robinson.
The federal government devolved housing to the province.
We expanded to Overbrook and built our first (and only) co-op at 240 Presland.
We expanded to Lowertown at 110 Nelson.
We opened 147 Hinchey, 264 Lisgar and 10 Stevens.
We got the long-coveted Alexandra Hotel site and built 415 Gilmour.
We opened 511 Bronson, 145 Clarence, 151 Parkdale, and 258 Argyle.
We broke ground on 455 Lisgar. This would be our last provincially funded building.
The province (Mike Harris) cancelled all social housing funding programs.
CCOC’s sister corporation, Cahdco, was created with the goal of promoting and creating affordable housing development.
CCOC hosted a city-wide tenant forum, encouraging people to ‘vote non-profit housing’.
We purchased our first post-Harris homes at 143-145 Eccles.
Our 25th anniversary! We planted a tree in Dundonald Park.
We rehabilitated the old Stirling Tavern – a former biker bar – into housing.
We expanded to Carlington with Merivale/Mayview.
Sale of Cahdco’s first project – non-profit home ownership at Clarence Gate began.
CCOC hosts a bus tour to celebrate our 30th anniversary.
We built our furthest outlying property at 1138-1140 Richmond.
The CCOC Board created a plan to prioritize sustainability.
CCOC won the Beaver Barracks site and started on our greenest and largest development.
CCOC received a grant to develop tenant education and outreach on sustainability.
CCOC received ONPHA’s Going Green Award.
In 2010, we opened phase 1 of Beaver Barracks and bought 54 Primrose.
We paid off our first mortgage, for 530-544 McLeod.
We opened phase 2 of Beaver Barracks and the Victory Gardens.
We paid off the mortgage for 258 Lisgar.
Cahdco 2.0 is launched. It becomes a development consultant at scale.
CCOC begins its first fee for service maintenance agreement.
We sold 143-145 Eccles to fund the Arlington re-development.
The federal government created the National Housing Strategy.
We renovated our main office.
The redevelopment at 143-153 Arlington opened.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to move online. We began dedicating resources to anti-racist organizational change.
CCOC received a large grant to improve and promote our volunteer program.
CCOC merged with Taiga at 2100 Scott, adding 106 homes to our portfolio.
We lost the co-op at 240 Presland to fire. We opened a new building at 159 Forward.
