News and Updates

Picture this: What if a parking lot could become 80-90 affordable homes? At the corner of Bank Street and Chamberlain Avenue, CCOC is working towards exactly that vision. In partnership with McDonald Brothers Construction, we’re exploring a new mixed-income affordable housing development at 574 and 578 Bank Street that would bring 80-90 permanently affordable rental […]

In February 2023, the original 32-unit apartment building at 240 Presland Road was destroyed by a fire and deemed beyond repair. Since then, CCOC has been working towards a new vision for the property. Now, we’re excited to share what’s next. CCOC is preparing to transform this site into a brand-new approximately 64-unit affordable housing […]

8 members of the CCOC and Cahdco team traveled to St. John’s, Newfoundland in April for the Canada Housing Renewal Association (CHRA) annual congress. CHRA is the national membership organization for non-market housing providers, and their annual gathering is an opportunity for us to hear from our peers about trends, challenges, and opportunities from coast […]

Bill 6, the “Safer Municipalities Act” and Bill 10, the “Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act” have received Royal Assent in Ontario. These laws criminalize homeless and vulnerable populations and increase liability for landlords, including CCOC. What is Bill 6 and what does it mean for people in Ontario? Bill 6 would […]

At CCOC, we believe that tenants should have a voice in shaping the policies and practices that affect their homes and communities. That’s why we’re excited to introduce CCOC Circles — a new, low-barrier way for tenants to get involved and speak directly to decision makers at CCOC. As part of our ongoing governance renewal […]

Like many in our community, CCOC faces ongoing financial pressure from rising costs. Expenses like repairing and maintaining buildings, utilities, insurance, and staffing have increased significantly, and they continue to rise faster than CCOC’s revenues. Rents paid by tenants make up 59% of CCOC’s annual income, which means they are the primary way of paying […]

CCOC members have been an important part of the organization since it began in 1974. Being a member allows you to participate in any meeting of the membership and vote during member meetings, including on resolutions and on electing the Board of Directors. CCOC community members and tenants are encouraged to become a member and […]

In April 2024, CCOC members gathered at a special meeting of members to approve a new bylaw for the organization. CCOC needed to revise our Bylaw to be compliant with the Ontario Non-Profit Corporation Act (ONCA), which came into effect in October of this year. In addition to the need to meet the requirements of […]

Every two years, CCOC’s Tenant Satisfaction Survey provides an important opportunity for tenants to share their experiences, helping us keep tenant voices central to our decision-making. This year, we worked hard to make the survey accessible, offering it in English, French, and Arabic and distributing hard copies with prepaid envelopes for easy returns. Tenants could […]

As many tenants would have noticed in this year’s Tenant Satisfaction Survey, there were a lot of questions on the background of our tenants. We asked questions about ethnicity, income, gender, and more. While these questions were optional and anonymous like the rest of the survey, we can understand that tenants might be wondering why […]

In 2022, we shared a post about Anti-racist Organizational Change (AROC) at CCOC. We shared how the Board of Directors, Department Directors, and CCOC staff had become engaged in this work. One of the gaps we had identified at the time was that committee volunteers were missing from our AROC work. We introduced our Anti-Oppression […]

Thanks to the advocacy of tenants and grant funding from the Community Housing Transformation Centre (CHTC), CCOC was able to install our 13th tenant-led garden at 143-153 Arlington Avenue this Spring, giving residents the opportunity to grow their own food at home, as well as build connections with neighbours and the natural environment. How did […]