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2009 CFAA Conference - May 6 to 8, London, Ontario
CFAA's 2009 Conference was held from May 6 to 8 in London, Ontario. Associations from across Canada gave updates on issues and opportunities experienced by landlords, including energy issues. CFAA worked with the London Property Management Association (LPMA) to present a Trade Show with 60 exhibitors, food, speakers and prizes.
The Conference addressed:
- What other cities and provinces are doing and how those measures may affects your bottom line
- How apartment associations can create more value for members and grow
- The latest projections on the economy and how rental housing will fare
- Energy saving techniques and information from landlords who have implemented them
- Energy saving subsidies many landlords don’t know about
- The recent improvements in the Incentives for energy conservation in low rise rentals
- The CFAA/LPMA Trade Show, included talks about
- Solar heating for domestic hot water
- The latest ideas about handling garbage & recycling
- Funding for electricity savings
- Sub-metering
- What CFAA and FRPO are achieving for landlords
For the Cross Canada Round Up reports on what various cities and provinces are doing, click here and go to page 29.
For the presentation on how apartment associations can create more value to engage members, click here and go to page 19.
2009 Primary Event Partner:
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
2009 Association Conference Partners:
Host sponsor: My Ideal Home Rental Network
Platinum sponsor: Yardi Systems
Dinner sponsors:
Stratacon Inc.
Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO)
Gold sponsor: RONA
Silver sponsors:
Coinamatic Canada Inc.
Cohen Highley LLP
First National Financial LP
Norstar Windows & Doors Ltd.
Places4students.com
Rent Check Credit Bureau
2009 Energy Conference Partners:
Host Supporter: London Hydro - Click here for the presentation
Conference Supporter:
Natural Resources Canada ecoEnergy Incentives for Homes (Low rise rentals)
- Click here for the presentation
Natural Resources Canada ecoEnergy Incentives for Buildings - Click here for the presentation
Novitherm Canada Inc. - Click here for the presentation
Silver Sponsors:
Enbridge Electric Connections Inc.
Eco-Tech Roofing
Stratacon Inc.
Keybase Financial Group
Lunch Sponsor: Direct Energy
Break Sponsor: F2Energy
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.
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:
property tax regimes for rental housing across Canada,
existing Canadian provincial housing allowance programs and a program of portable housing allowances which could be adopted in Atlantic Canada, including cost estimates
For more information on this conference, 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 Policy 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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