Grant Haddock, KC

Another great CHFBC Fall Education Conference! Thanks for having me! #FallEducationConference #CHFBC #strongercommunities

We are proud to have been one of the team members making the redevelopment of Ashley Mar Housing Co-operative a reality. Congratulations! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTrql19tz7E

Why financing a co-op property in Canada isn’t like getting a mortgage - CMT News From PPSA registrations to board approvals, we explore the mechanics of co-op financing and why it requires more effort, higher costs and fewer lender options.

Here is a great article on the difficulties of individual financing for an equity co-op. There are similar challenges for pre-Strata Titles Act housing corporations. https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2025/10/why-financing-a-co-op-property-in-canada-isnt-like-getting-a-mortgage/

How high is too high for Vancouver’s social housing projects? - Journal Of Commerce The City of Vancouver is updating its social housing initiative. The purpose is to accelerate the delivery of non-profit-led social and co-operative housing in the city by streamlining the development...

I had not really thought about this. We are so driven to create as much housing as we possibly can that we may have forgotten about creating community which is so very important to co-op housing. canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/gov...

BC Greens’ new leader wants to bring back rental tool extinct since the '70s | Urbanized The BC Greens’ new leader says it’s time to revive a housing tool scrapped in the 1970s. Here’s what she told Daily Hive.

The new BC Green Party leader wants to bring back rent control. That could prove popular with renters and cause a shift in the NDP if they think votes will be migrate. dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...

The 2025 CHFBC Fall Education Conference is just around the corner! Haddock & Company will be there presenting, facilitating and at our usual table. #strongercommunities

OPINION: B.C.’s stalemate on manufactured home parks must end After more than a year, the standstill between lenders and park managers has left residents and the Realtors serving them facing serious consequences

We work closely with manufactured home park stakeholders. Long overlooked as a viable affordable housing option, home owners are faced with financing issues that excludes a majority who could really use this resource. realestatemagazine.ca/opinion-b-c-...

We do a lot of crane swing and underpinning agreements here for our housing providers. Crane swing with no underpinning are harder to deal with because crane users don't want to compensate for swinging through your client's air space. www.biv.com/news/real-es...

Haddock & Company's Vedran Rasidagic has published an article on the dangers of tenant evictions based on conditional sales agreements. drive.google.com/file/d/1RqKI...

B.C. tight-lipped on compliance with property ownership registry Many corporate property owners in B.C. are now familiar with their annual filing obligations with the Land Owner Transparency Registry. But the provincial government has declined to say whether it has...

A weak attempt to show the public that something is being done about money laundering. No results. Except many persons employed at tax payer expense at the LOTR. www.biv.com/news/bc-tigh...

Thanks so much to my friends at LandlordBC @landlordbc #landlordbc for the very nice announcement of my recent appointment as King's Counsel in the Summer edition of LBC's The Key magazine.

Tonight, I was at Government House in Victoria for the King’s Counsel ceremony. Congratulations to all my fellow recipients! Tomorrow - flying to Taipei!

Congratulations to COHO Management Services on 30 years of membership with CHF Canada. #strongercommunities #coophousing #chfbc

That’s a wrap - for me! Lots more happening today this afternoon and tomorrow at the CHF Canada conference. Thanks for inviting me! I had a great time and, as usual, leaned a lot! #strongercommunities #coophousing

Just finished up the ever popular Ask the Lawyers event at CHF Canada Conference, Toronto. #strongercommunities #coophousing

CHF Canada loyalty awards! #stronger communities #coophousing

Help shape Vancouver’s Social Housing Initiative The City of Vancouver is seeking feedback on proposed updates to Vancouver’s Social Housing Initiative.

Have your say!

The City of Vancouver is looking for input into a new social housing initiative to decrease red tape for new social housing developments, including co-op housing.

A variety of opportunities for in-person and online input are scheduled.

vancouver.ca/news-calenda...

I’m speaking at the CHF Canada Education Conference and AGM today and tomorrow in Toronto. Ask the Lawyers today, Aging in Place tomorrow. #strongercommunities