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CFAA holds annual conferences to discuss housing or tax policy issues and to exchange information about issues affecting landlords and how our member associations can better serve landlords across Canada. Below is information on our upcoming and recent conferences.
2009 CFAA Conference
CFAA's 2009 conference is tentatively scheduled for May 6 to 8 in London, Ontario
May 6 - Welcome Dinner
May 7 - Association Conference
May 8 - morning - Policy Conference
May 8 - afternoon - AGM and Board Meeting
For information about attending or sponsoring the 2009 CFAA Housing Policy Conference, please contact Erin Wallace, CFAA's events co-ordinator at events@cfaa-fcapi.org or telephone 613-235-0101.
PAST CFAA CONFERENCES
CFAA Association Conference, June 12, 2008
CFAA held its 2008 Association Conference in Saint John, New Brunswick, on Thursday, June 12.
The Association Conference included an association service program discussing education for landlord members and how we can address public image of landlords. The Association Conference also discussed future trends affecting landlords across Canada, in our Cross Canada Round Up. For more information about the Association Conference, click here.
CFAA thanks our 2008 CFAA Conference Sponsors:
Host sponsor
My Ideal Home Rentals
Platinum sponsors
Coinamatic
Yardi Systems
Dinner sponsors
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Gold sponsor
RONA
Silver sponsors
TD Canada Trust
Rent Check
Amana Air Conditioners
Housing Policy Conference, June 13, 2008
At the CFAA Housing Policy Conference on June 13, 2008, in Saint John, New Brunswick, rental housing providers heard about two key issues.
CFAA thanks the organizations which sponsored speakers for the Policy Conference, namely
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Eastern Ontario Landlord Organization
Federation of Rental-Housing Providers of Ontario
Greater Toronto Apartment Association
Dr. Allan Maslove
 presented a summary of property tax regimes for rental housing across Canada,
commented on Nova Scotia's pending property tax reforms, and
suggested what the impacts would be of a reduction in the New Brunswick double tax on all rental units. Attendees discussed how the goal of tax fairness can be advanced.
To view Dr. Maslove's PowerPoint slides, click here.
Dr. Marion Steele
presented a review of existing Canadian provincial housing allowance programs in the context of the rental housing markets and housing policies across Canada
suggested a program of portable housing allowances which could be adopted in New Brunswick, and
presented estimates of the cost of such a program and the impact it would have on housing affordability.
To view Dr. Steele's first set of slides, click here.
To view Dr. Steele's second set of slides, click here.
Tax Policy Conference, June 8, 2007
CFAA held its first Tax Policy Conference on Friday, June 8, 2007, in
Edmonton. The conference reviewed
the current income tax position of rental housing. It then examined
what information and arguments are needed to obtain tax reform, as well
as what lessons rental housing providers and housing advocates can take
from past industry lobbying efforts. The Conference concluded with
discussion groups on different possible tax reforms, and a plenary
session to identify CFAA's choice for our next tax lobbying goal.
Delegates to the Tax Policy Conference
strongly agreed that it was well
organized and worthwhile. One delegate
wrote, "I really liked the discussions
and sharing of ideas and experiences."
Another wrote, "The afternoon
was a perfect focus for the CFAA.
Great for developing consensus [on our
tax reform goals]."
For more information on this conference, click here
CFAA Association Conference, June 7, 2007
To read about CFAA's 2007 Association Conference, including the CFAA committee reports, click here.
CMHC policy prevents us from posting their presentations on the CFAA
Website. However, if you want a copy of them, please e-mail your
request to admin@cfaa-fcapi.org and we will send them to you.
Housing Conference, June 9, 2006
CFAA held its first Housing Conference on Friday, June 9, 2006, in
Ottawa at Ottawa City Hall together with the Eastern Ontario Landlord
Organization (EOLO). The conference expanded the knowledge about how
housing allowance programs work and what they achieve.
Housing allowances are direct payments to low-income renters who are
having difficulty affording suitable housing. Housing allowances are
used at the national level in almost all countries with advanced
economies. Most countries find that housing allowances provide
cost-effective housing help, while preserving choice for low income
renters. Housing allowance programs are being expanded in Quebec,
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia. Participants learned more
about housing allowances, and why they are a positive tool for Canadian
housing policy.
For more information on this conference, click here
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