Program
On this page you’ll find details for each stream of both the Member Education Conference (MEF) and Co-operative Management Conference (CMC), along with the Program at a Glance and the full detailed program. Click on any item in the detailed program to learn more about the workshops, social events, and other activities. Social event information can also be found on the registration page.
We encourage you to review the workshop before registering as you will be asked to select your workshops during registration.
Member Education Forum (MEF)
Co-op Futures
What does the future of co-op housing look like and how do we build it together? This forward-looking stream explores the strategies, partnerships, and systems needed to catalyze sustainable growth across the sector. Sessions cover challenges and opportunities on the horizon and focus on strengthening co-op assets, expanding development capacity, unlocking innovative financing, and advancing environmentally and financially resilient housing. Participants will examine how innovation, collaboration, shared resources, and long-term planning can preserve existing homes while creating new co-op housing for generations to come.
This stream aligns with our new strategic pillar: Catalyze ongoing growth
Inclusive Communities
People are at the centre of all co-ops and this stream offers practical ideas for how to support co-op members to make their communities strong, equitable, inclusive and welcoming. Grounded in co-operative values and principles, sessions explore topics such as Reconciliation, human rights, mental health, accessibility, inclusion and belonging.
p>This stream aligns with our new strategic pillar: Empower co-operative CommunitiesGovernance and Leadership
Effective governance and leadership provide the foundation for vibrant, democratic co-ops. This stream supports current and emerging leaders with practical tools, shared learning, and peer-to-peer exchange to navigate complex issues with confidence. Sessions focus on leadership skills, building strong boards, understanding roles and responsibilities, and mobilizing members. Participants will explore how strong governance structures include an engaged membership, clear and equitable decision-making practices and a healthy co-op culture that ensure co-ops survive and thrive in a changing environment.
p>This stream aligns with our new strategic pillars: Vibrant and democratic membership federation & Empower co-operative CommunitiesCo-op Operations
Strong operations keep co-ops running smoothly and sustainably. This stream focuses on the essential, day-to-day practices that support well-maintained building and building systems, and healthy housing communities. This includes preventative maintenance, risk assessment, financial management and staffing. Sessions explore how effective operations contribute to member well-being, staff and board success, and long-term organizational resilience. Participants will gain practical insights to improve efficiency, strengthen internal systems, and align operations with co-op values and strategic goals.
Co-operative Management Conference (CMC)
The Co-operative Management Conference (CMC) brings together housing co-op managers and staff to strengthen management practice, leadership capacity, and operational resilience. Grounded in CHF Canada’s Strategic Plan, the CMC focuses on learning that promotes community empowerment, supports the maintenance and growth of housing co-ops through long-term financial and asset planning, and fosters strong sector partnerships.
Key to the sector’s Co-op Housing for All vision is a strong, supported and growing pool of staff and managers to work with housing co-ops. To this end, the Co-op Housing Management Accreditation (CHMA), launched in 2024, forms the foundation of the CMC program.
The CMC program includes core and elective CHMA courses, delivered both in-person and virtually, complemented by eight workshops dedicated to housing co-op managers and staff and six joint workshops with the Member Education Forum (MEF). Together, these offerings create a cohesive, integrated learning experience that links day-to-day management practice with broader strategic and sector-wide priorities.
Key learning themes throughout the CMC program include strategy, finance, maintenance, partnerships, planning, community, and leadership. Participants gain practical tools to protect co-op assets, communicate financial information effectively, and support long-term sustainability. Workshops will explore financial reporting, risk management, digital tools (including AI), energy efficiency and innovative practices that strengthen management and maintenance systems and support growth capacity across the sector.
Full Program
Times are listed in Atlantic Daylight Time
20260610
E01 Board bootcamp: level up your leadership!
E02/K03 Mental health first aid essentials
FREE: Documentary Screenings: Lights, Camera, Housing Co-operation
NEWLY ADDDED!
20260611
Indigenous Gathering Luncheon
A01 The power of creativity and expression: through music
A02 Welcome in - creating connection through member orientation
A03 Building for the future: the board's role in development
A04 Building neuro-diverse conscious communities
A05 Financial statements 101
A06 Creating affirming spaces & active allyship for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community
A07/F04 Stronger together: building partnerships that keep members housed
A08/F05 On-site co-op tour
B01 Boundaries, belonging & burnout: building healthy co-op communities
B02 Inclusive conversations with difficult co-op characters
B03 No more scramble: master the art of board recruitment
B04 Walk the co-op way: a guided tour of growth & possibility
B05 Privacy primer: what housing co-ops need to know
B06 - What the changing environment means for me and my co-op
B07/G03 Bringing co-ops into the digital era: tools, practices and innovations PANEL WORKSHOP
B08/G04 Learning from insurance claims: practical risk management lessons for housing co-ops PANEL WORKSHOP
Welcome Reception and Loyalty Awards
20260612
Opening Plenary & Breakfast : Roots, Resilience, and the Work of Growing Home Together
C01 Equity 101: introduction to equity, diversity, inclusion & belonging (EDIB)
C02 Co-op boards & direct hires: understanding your duties as the “employer”
C03 Continuing conversations of reconciliation
C04 From invisible work to informed action: women, member voice, and the future of co-operative housing PANEL WORKSHOP
C05 Securing your co-op’s future: preserving our co-op homes
C06 All the right moves for board directors: ethics, confidentiality & avoiding conflict of interest
C07/H03 Building energy loss and possible solutions
C08/H04 On-site co-op tour
D01 Connected communities: solutions from around the world
D02 Negotiating good co-op solutions
D03 Maintenance policies that support member engagement
D04 Plan like a pro: from ideas to action
D05 - Beaded medicine pouches workshop
D06 Avoiding eviction: measures that keep members housed
D07/J03 The power of partnerships, relationships and innovation to fuel growth PANEL WORKSHOP
D08/J04 Hello to great elections: making democracy work at your housing co-op ONTARIO ONLY
J02/D09 Treading water: navigating the staff transition process
Local Social, Maritime Kitchen Party at The Delta Hotel
20260613
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Regional Meeting
Ontario Regional Caucus Meeting
National Business Meeting
20260609
20260610
E02/K03 Mental health first aid essentials
FREE: Documentary Screenings: Lights, Camera, Housing Co-operation
NEWLY ADDDED!
20260611
CMC Opening Plenary & Breakfast - Leading with Purpose: Recharging Your Why
Indigenous Gathering Luncheon
A07/F04 Stronger together: building partnerships that keep members housed
A08/F05 On-site co-op tour
F01 A conversation on maintenance
F02 The co-op manager's playbook
B07/G03 Bringing co-ops into the digital era: tools, practices and innovations PANEL WORKSHOP
B08/G04 Learning from insurance claims: practical risk management lessons for housing co-ops PANEL WORKSHOP
G01 Unit inspections
G02 Start making sense: how to better communicate financial reports to your membership
Welcome Reception and Loyalty Awards
Co-op Staff and Workshop Leaders Reception
20260612
Opening Plenary & Breakfast : Roots, Resilience, and the Work of Growing Home Together
C07/H03 Building energy loss and possible solutions
C08/H04 On-site co-op tour
H01 Self-awareness and effective communication in co-op conflicts
H02 Taming the dragon: exploring the myth of work-life balance
D07/J03 The power of partnerships, relationships and innovation to fuel growth PANEL WORKSHOP
D08/J04 Hello to great elections: making democracy work at your housing co-op ONTARIO ONLY
J01 Creating spaces of belonging: centering equity and inclusion in housing co-op communities
J02/D09 Treading water: navigating the staff transition process
Local Social, Maritime Kitchen Party at The Delta Hotel
20260613
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Regional Meeting
Ontario Regional Caucus Meeting
National Business Meeting
20260610
20260611
Indigenous Gathering Luncheon
Welcome Reception and Loyalty Awards
Co-op Staff and Workshop Leaders Reception
20260612
Local Social, Maritime Kitchen Party at The Delta Hotel
20260613
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Northern Regional Meeting
Ontario Regional Caucus Meeting
National Business Meeting
Support
For registration support, please contact us at registration@chfcanada.coop
Requests for changes, cancellation or substitutions must be submitted in writing to registration@chfcanada.coop