News

COVID-19

FECHIMM annual meeting is postponed to a date to be determined March 23, 2020

The Board of Directors of FECHIMM has decided to postpone the Federation's annual meeting scheduled for April 24 and 25. [ + ]

COVID-19

Quebec opens the door to postponing general meetings in co-ops March 18, 2020

Ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation will show some flexibility in the application of the provisions of the Cooperatives Act relating to the holding of the annual general meeting. [ + ]

COVID-19

Restricted access to our office March 15, 2020

FECHIMM office will be closed to the public for information requests and for the rent payment service. [ + ]

Quebec Budget

Measures that leave one perplexed March 11, 2020

The second budget of Quebec Finance Minister Éric Girard, tabled yesterday, comes as no surprise to FECHIMM. [ + ]

Democratic life

FECHIMM’s 2020 Annual meeting will be held on April 24 and 25 February 13, 2020

The 2020 FECHIMM general assembly will be held on April 24 and 25 at the Hôtel Place Dupuis (metro Berri-UQAM). [ + ]

FECHIMM

Gilles Nadon is the new Executive Director of the Federation February 04, 2020

FECHIMM’s Board of Directors proceeded to the appointment of Mr. Gilles Nadon to the position of Executive director of the Federation [ + ]

Community Housing Transformation Centre

Your co-operative could benefit from a grant to implement innovative solutions January 21, 2020

Housing co-operatives can now apply for funding from the Community Housing Transformation Centre [ + ]

FECHIMM Management

Marcel Pedneault resigns December 18, 2019

Marcel Pedneault, informed the members of the board of directors and the staff of the Federation of his decision to leave the position he occupied. [ + ]

Democratic Life

FECHIMM will become the Fédération de l’habitation coopérative du Québec (FHCQ) November 25, 2019

The Federation’s members endorsed the Board's recommendation with regards to its new name. [ + ]

New immigrants

Launch of the project "Housing, key to a successful integration" November 21, 2019

FECHIMM invites coops members to launch the project "Housing, key to a Successful Integration" on Wednesday, December 4th [ + ]

Community life

Information meeting on crowdfunding November 06, 2019

FECHIMM invites members of housing co-ops to participate to an information meeting on crowdfunding [ + ]

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Associative life

2019 Working Group and EGA October 21, 2019

FECHIMM invites its members to a reflection group and an extraordinary general assembly, Saturday, November 23 at Centre Saint-Pierre. [ + ]

AVANTAGES COOP

BMR joins FECHIMM's Purchasing Group October 11, 2019

FECHIMM and Groupe BMR have entered into a partnership agreement... [ + ]

Environment

Global climate strike September 26, 2019

FECHIMM invites all members of housing co-operatives along with the public to participate in large numbers in the Global climate strike. [ + ]

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Federal elections

Housing co-operatives : a solution to the housing challenge September 11, 2019

FECHIMM wants to help make housing a priority issue during the upcoming federal electoral campaign. [ + ]

Avantages COOP

A new purchasing group for arboricultural services August 29, 2019

FECHIMM has entered into a partnership agreement with Arboplus, a certified company offering tree, soil and landscaping maintenance services [ + ]

Plumbing

The deadline for making a claim under the Kitec System regulation is January 9, 2020 June 10, 2019

The Kitec plumbing system, produced by IPEX, was installed in several homes and buildings in Canada and the United States from 1995 to 2007. [ + ]

CHF Canada AGM

The movement wants to make the governments aware of the need to keep existing housing co-operatives in good shape June 10, 2019

The annual meeting of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada) voted in favor of the late proposal submitted by FECHIMM. [ + ]

Expansion of FECHIMM’s territory

THE FEDERATION WILL RECRUIT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES THROUGHOUT QUEBEC June 03, 2019

FECHIMM will begin this fall a vast recruitment campaign to convince housing co-operatives from other regions of Quebec to join its ranks [ + ]

2019 AGM

Fifteen resolutions are adopted May 14, 2019

The main issues of the next federal election campaign, gender equality, the work of the committees and the extension of FECHIMM's territory attracted the attention of the delegates at the 2019 AGM [ + ]