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Req # AF-2021-00065
Provide all media/comms lines prepared by staff at the CMHC regarding public backlash to the housing market forecast from June 1 2020 to the day this request is received (May 19, 2021). Include the internal chain email discussing the drafting of such documents and include emails sent to Evan Siddall seeking approval.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
74 page(s)
June 2022
June 2022
Req # AF-2022-00003
I would like to obtain all documents related to the NPO, the Cité des retraités de l'Estrie Inc., known as Faubourg Ména'Sen in Sherbrooke. Such documents could include, but are not limited to, a Precinct Agreement with CMHC and documents provided by the Precinct in connection with the signing of an agreement with the Government, such as letters patent and/or general by-laws of the NPO. The NPO is now known as Orientation ephemeral and was previously known as Projet Cité des retraités de l’Estrie. If CMHC has documents related to these names, I would also like to obtain them.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
833 page(s)
June 2022
June 2022
Req # AF-2022-00009
Please provide all records, files, and documents, including electronic correspondence and data, sent/rec'd by officials at SVP level and one rank below regarding or discussing the news story linked here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc-giving-200,000-more-to-home-equity-tax-advocates. Search through electronic records only, unless relevant records do not exist in that format. Include documents in which cabinet material can be severed, however exclude documents marked cabinet confidences in their entirety. Eliminate duplicate emails and chains. Remove French versions if English exists. Final version of documents or last draft if final version is not available. Limit timeframe of records from March 20, 2022, to the date this request is received.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
6 page(s)
June 2022
June 2022
Req # AF-2022-00012
Rental Construction Financing Initiative: - Amount of the signed commitment to date in Alberta from program inception. - Name of the recipients of each signed commitment in Alberta. - Address of the recipients of each signed commitment in Alberta. - Amount of each commitment to every recipient in Alberta and date issued. - Loan terms (% interest duration). - Differentiate if receiver is a profit or non-profit corp.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
1 page(s)
June 2022
June 2022
Req # AF-2022-00013
I want to get a comprehensive list of all federally subsidized housing units that pay 25% of their income for rent in the province of British Columbia. I want to get that list for all the units that are not administered by a provincial government, a municipal government, or first nations units. I want to get this list which is available for people between the ages of 18 and 65 for housing units for all subsidy programs (co-op NPOs or any other organization with a federal operating agreement that subsidizes housing units). When I say list, I mean organization name, address/contact information, number of units subsidized, housing typology (number of bedrooms, etc.).Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
40 page(s)
June 2022
June 2022
Req # AF-2021-00132
The Budget 2021 announced that $300 million in funding from the Rental Construction Financing Initiative would be allocated to support the conversion of vacant commercial property into housing. This funding targets the conversion of excess commercial property space into 800 units of market-based rental housing. Please could you provide me with all documentation and communications from the date of the Budget 2021 [from April 19, 2021 to October 16, 2021] sent or received from the SVP and/or VP level, relating to the implementation of this policy, and the $300 million allocation to support the conversion of vacant commercial property into housing. This should include internal government communications and records, including emails and records of meetings and conversations, as well as communications with outside bodies. I would like to know, how much of the $300 million has so far been allocated, -to whom, -which projects, -how many offices have been converted, -where, -at what stage projects are at (i.e., has conversion been completed, ongoing, in the planning process), -planning permission has been granted for each project, -whether each project is for affordable housing, or commercial housing and, -Please describe each property conversion (e.g., two bed condo, one bed apartment, loft conversion, single family home). Please provide policy documents and communications relating to the impact of Covid on the policy, including plans to expand it and funding because of the increase in empty office space.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
18 page(s)
April 2022
April 2022
Req # AF-2021-00146
Provide all emails at the SVP level and above mentioning or referencing the First Time Home Buyer Incentive (FTHBI) since August 1 2021 to the day this request is received. [December 17, 2021]Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
130 page(s)
April 2022
April 2022
Req # AF-2021-00153
Provide copies of all communications, including e-mails, texts or Instant messages, slack messages,WhatsApp messages, briefing notes, memos, media lines, etc., sent/rec'd by CMHC communications and marketing staff regarding or discussing the study linked here: https://www.gensqueeze.ca/housing_wealth_generational_inequity between CMHC and the University of British Columbia’s Generation Squeeze Solutions Lab. Search through electronic records only, unless relevant records do not exist in that format. Include documents in which cabinet material can be severed, however exclude documents marked cabinet confidences in their entirety. Eliminate duplicate emails and chains. Remove French versions if English exists. Final version of documents or last draft if final version is not available. Limit timeframe of records from April 1, 2021 to the date this request is received [January 7, 2022].Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
86 page(s)
April 2022
April 2022
Req # AF-2021-00154
Please provide copies of all communications, including e-mails, texts or Instant messages, slack messages, WhatsApp messages, briefing notes, memos, media lines, etc., sent/rec'd by Romy Bowers carrying the following keywords: “home equity tax, University of British Columbia’s School of Population, UBC, Paul Kershaw, research, home sales tax, tax shelters, capital gains tax, real estate equity tax, sale of a primary residence, home surtax.” Search through electronic records only, unless relevant records do not exist in that format. Include documents in which cabinet material can be severed, however exclude documents marked cabinet confidences in their entirety. Eliminate duplicate emails and chains. Remove French versions if English exists. Final version of documents or last draft if final version is not available. Limit timeframe of records from April 1, 2021 to the date this request is received [January 7, 2022].Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
416 page(s)
April 2022
April 2022
Req # AF-2021-00155
Please provide all records, files, and documents, including electronic correspondence and data, sent/rec'd by officials at SVP level and one rank below regarding or discussing news coverage of the study linked here: https://www.gensqueeze.ca/housing_wealth_generational_inequity between CMHC and the University of British Columbia’s Generation Squeeze Solutions Lab. Search through electronic records only, unless relevant records do not exist in that format. Include documents in which cabinet material can be severed, however exclude documents marked cabinet confidences in their entirety. Eliminate duplicate emails and chains. Remove French versions if English exists. Final version of documents or last draft if final version is not available. Limit timeframe of records from Jan. 4, 2022 to the date this request is received [January 7, 2022].Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
22 page(s)
April 2022
April 2022