COVID-19 Resources
These are challenging and uncertain times for housing co-ops. The sector is working together to answer your questions and provide advice and tips to help support your co-op through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Protect Yourself
- 10 ways to manage respiratory symptoms at home
- How to self-isolate
- Getting your workplace ready
- How to Use a Non-Medical Face Mask or Covering – June 9, 2020
- Mandatory Face Covering By-law, Q&A- City of Mississauga – Updated July 22, 2020
- Mandatory Face Covering Poster -Updated July 22, 2020
- Sample – Mandatory Face Covering By-law for Co-op Offices – Updated July 22, 2020
- Who to inform about COVID-19 cases in the co-op? Updated – September 24, 2020
- Regulation: Employee Screening Provisions – Updated October 15, 2020
- Where to get vaccinated? March 3, 2021
- Mandatory Vaccination, Proof of Vaccination, Guidance Tips – updated September 22, 2021
- Human Rights Commission Clarifies Mandatory Vaccination – Iler Campbell
- COVID-19 Vaccination Portal – Download Vaccination Receipt
- Proof of Vaccination Guidance for Businesses and Organizations under the Reopening Ontario Act
- FAQ for Business and Organizations – See Section 36 for Meeting and Event Spaces
- Staying Safe – COVID-19 Guidance – City of Toronto
- Vaccination Status Checks and Housing Co-ops – Updated October 14, 2021
- Sample – Vaccination Policy – Updated October 12, 2021
- Mask mandates have been lifted in the Province of Ontario effective March 21, 2022
- What now? Moving forward through COVID-19 – Joint statement PHCHF/CHFT – April 12, 2022
- Vaccines, masking and human rights: where do we go from here? Safia Lakhani, Iler Campbell – April 28, 2022
- Advice to Members – Co-op Business
- AGM
- Audits – Best Practices for Virtual Audits – October 2021
- Board Meetings
- Safety Protocols for Staff
- Housing Charges
- Paying Your Housing Charges
- Employer Obligations
- Maintenance – Updated May 13, 2020
- Mortgage Relief
- Tips to Keep Co-op Members Safe and Healthy
- Paying Your Mortgage
- IT and Cybersecurity
- Ontario Co-ops and Essential Services
- Mental Health First Aid COVID-19 Self-Care & Resilience Guide
- Return to Work – Phase in Strategy – Updated May 28, 2020
- Ontario Work Place that can Re-Open – Updated May 14, 2020
- Meeting Resources – Updated July 21, 2020
- Electronic Board Meetings – the five W’s
- Electronic Board Meetings – Tips
- Information Meetings and Town Halls
- A Short Guide to Alternative Member Meetings
- Virtual AGM Template/Script
- Sample – Conference/Video Call Etiquette
- Zoom – Cheat Sheet
- How to Participate in a Zoom Meeting
- Sample – Process for Online In-Camera Meetings – Updated January 13, 2021
- Information Meetings and Townhalls – Download PDF – Updated November 1, 2021
- Ground Rules for Great Meetings – Download PDF – April 29, 2022
- Regulation: Province Extends Temporary Suspension Period – Updated October 15, 2020
- Bill 204 – Helping Tenants and Small Businesses Act, 2022 (Legislation includes a rent freeze) – Updated October 15, 2020
- Ontario Imposes Second Lockdown – Updated January 13, 2021 (Sample Travel Authorization Form Included)
- Ontario Extending Stay-at-Home Order – Updated February 8, 2021
- COVID-19 and Ontario Housing Co-ops – Updated February 22, 2021
- Support and Assistance Programs
- Domestic Violence Victim Support Services
- Cleaning and Disinfection
- Playgrounds – playclean.ca
- General Infection Prevention and Disinfection…TO Public Health
- Precautions for Multi-unit Residential Buildings – Good Tips for Townhouses as well
- Sample Disinfection Protocol Checklist
- Sample Templates
- Housing Charge Notice Template
- Housing Charge Memo
- COVID-19 Safety Plan – Updated October 21, 2020
- Sample Facility Notices/Posters
- Co-op Cost Cutters
- Coinamatic – Keeping the laundry room safe
- Appliance Canada – Delivery update
- Rogers – Offering unlimited home internet and other services
- Grand and Toy – General update
- FAQ – For Employers
- Helpful Links
- Public Health Ontario
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- World Health Organization
- Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
- Landlord and Tenant Board
- Landlord and Tenant Board – COVID-19 Policy – Postponing Hearings
- COVID-19 Self-Assessment – click here for more information
- The Agency for Co-operative Housing
- The Region of Peel
- Halton Region
- Dufferin County
- CHF Canada
- Iler Campbell Blog
- Ontario Co-operative Association