NationTalk: The Canadian Housing Acquisition Fund is a pan-Canadian federally incorporated non-profit founded by the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada, and the Rental Protection Fund.
With a leadership and governance structure to support For Indigenous, By Indigenous affordable rental housing acquisition and operation as a core part of the mandate, this fund builds on the success of the Rental Protection Fund, a $500 million fund that is fully operational, working effectively with investors and grantees to close acquisition deals in British Columbia.
A key element of the Fund is its “stackability” – the ability to “crowd-in” other capital, public and private, to enable community-based acquisition of affordable rental housing.
The fund would be authorized to approve loans administratively that meet the goals of the program and the established terms and criteria under a contribution and financing agreement with the Government of Canada.
Want to learn more? Visit their website and show your support athttps://www.acquisitionfund.ca/.
You can also visit the following media to learn more about how they’re “Canadian Housing AF”!
- Read about CHAF in The Hill Times: ‘From crisis to solution: a national acquisition fund can help ease housing crisis’
- Hear about CHAF on the On The Way Home podcast