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Req # AF-2023-00007
I seek all records held by the CMHC on the topic of the decision to amend the ban on foreign home buyers (The Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act) which was announced on March 27, 2023. Include any records related to the impact of these amendments on Canada's real estate market, home prices, home sales and housing development/housing starts. Include emails. Exclude records in French. Exclude third-party consultations. Include any records prepared for the Housing Minister. Limit the search from March 13 to March 29, 2023. Exclude media monitoring.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2023
Req # AF-2023-00014
I am seeking electronic copies of all briefing notes, memos, reports, audits, reviews, and/or presentations (i.e. PowerPoint slides) that discuss challenges faced by Indigenous people and/or communities in accessing the "Indigenous Shelter and Transitional Housing Initiative" or that otherwise discuss the presence of barriers to accessing this aforementioned funding. For context, this is how CMHC describes its component of this funding: “CMHC will allocate $420 million over 5 years to support the construction of new shelters and transitional housing.” Here is a link: https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/professionals/project-funding-and-mortgage-financing/funding-programs/all-funding-programs/shelter-and-transitional-housing-initiative-for-indigenous Please search CMHC records from November 30, 2020 – May 23, 2023.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2023
Req # AF-2023-00028
Copy of June 23, 2023, briefing note BM238426.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2023
Req # AF-2022-00015
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 advocacy work mentioned in the story linked here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc-giving-200,000-more-to-home-equity-tax-advocates funded by CMHC and undertaken by the University of British Columbia’s Generation Squeeze/Professor Paul Kershaw. 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 May 2, 2022 to the date this request is received. [June 29, 2022]Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2022
Req # AF-2022-00024
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 advocacy work mentioned in the story linked here: https://www.taxpayer.com/newsroom/cmhc-giving-200,000-more-to-home-equity-tax-advocates funded by CMHC and undertaken by the University of British Columbia’s Generation Squeeze. 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 30, 2022 to the date this request is received [August 31, 2022].Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2022
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
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
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
June 2022
Req # AF-2021-00024
With regard to the Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI), provide the following information: (a) how many applicants have applied for the RHI program, broken down by province and municipality and (b) of those applicants, how many have been approved for the program, broken down by the province and municipality.Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2021
Req # AF-2021-00032
Provide all emails sent/to/cc'ing Evan Siddall and/or Romy Bowers discussing recommendations to improve the mortgage stress test from January 1 2021 to the day this request was received [May 19, 2021]Organization: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
September 2021