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Build Canada Homes and Housing NB announced a combined investment of $210 Million towards building 1,200 non-profit and co-op housing units over the next two years. This session provides details regarding both programs. 

A brief review of activities on Thursday and agenda items on Friday. 

Listen to some good news stories from around the province. 

An opportunity for members within each region to come together to share experiences, raise local priorities, and discuss key issues impacting their work. Regional meetings help strengthen communication, collaboration, and representation across the sector.

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Development Process (Part 1, Bilingual) Michael Norris and Alix Aylen, CHF

This interactive workshop leads participants through the development process. The group exercise breaks down projects into four phases: feasibility, design development, construction, and property management. Note this workshop covers two sessions – 1:10 to 2:40 and 2:55 to 3:50 PM.

Demystifying Mergers (Bilingual) Sarah Button, Kit Hickey, and Bryn Ferris

A growing number of NBNPHA members want to learn more about merging, amalgamating, and consolidating due to board recruitment and operational challenges. This conversational, participant-driven session will cover everything you want to know about how to move toward greater integration with another organization (but were afraid to ask). Your candid questions will shape the discussion: from frameworks and key questions to honest reflections and lessons learned, come hear from folks who’ve been there.

Strong foundations, Sustainable Futures (Bilingual) Chris Boudreau, Robyn LeBlanc, Lisa Ker, Kerri Flemming

Community housing organizations across New Brunswick are navigating increasing pressure, new opportunities, and growing operational complexity. Sustainable growth requires more than ambition alone. It requires strong governance, resilient leadership, practical systems, and organizations built to last. This interactive workshop invites participants to explore the evolving journey of non-profit housing organizations, from strengthening governance foundations to preparing for greater complexity and growth. Note this workshop covers two sessions – 1:10 to 2:40 and 2:55 to 3:50 PM.

Building a Financial Stack (Bilingual) Seth Asimakos, Theodora Mladenova, Kaliedoscope Social Impact

Getting an affordable housing project built in New Brunswick means navigating a complex web of funders — each with different timelines, conditions, and sequencing rules. This session maps the full financing stack available to NB projects, from CMHC and Housing NB to Build Canada Homes, FCM, RDC, and beyond.

Adapting New Brunswick Community Housing to Extreme Heat: Practical Steps for Safer Buildings (Bilingual) Chris Chen and Milad Rostami, Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada (HICC)

Extreme heat is no longer just a weather issue - it is becoming a real resident-safety and operational challenge in New Brunswick community housing. Older buildings, warmer nights, and vulnerable resident populations mean many providers are already seeing the impacts. This practical, interactive workshop is designed for non-profit housing boards, staff, and volunteers with no technical background. Participants will learn how to identify where heat risk shows up in their buildings, choose realistic actions based on their capacity, and turn those ideas into a simple next-step plan. Using a clear Diagnose → Decide → Do framework and a New Brunswick case example, the session will explore what to look for in buildings, where to focus limited resources, and how to move from concern to action. Topics include sun exposure, ventilation, in-unit heat, resident vulnerability, cooling spaces, and capital planning.  Come prepared to think about one building you know - and leave with insights and an action plan you can take back to your board or organization.

Topics and presenters are subject to change.

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Development Process (Part 2, Bilingual) Michael Norris and Alix Aylen, CHF

This interactive workshop leads participants through the development process. The group exercise breaks down projects into four phases: feasibility, design development, construction, and property management. Note this workshop covers two sessions – 1:10 to 2:40 and 2:55 to 3:50 PM.

Plays Well With Others: the tools, toys, and playground you need to make collaborations happen (Bilingual) Sarah Button, Bryn Ferris, Cory Herc

Join us for a practical (not technical!) hands-on exploration of partnerships, mergers, amalgamations, and collaborations of all kinds. This interactive workshop will feature learning from CMHC-funded Solutions Labs with national scope and current creative collaborations closer to home. Come ready to talk, explore, and maybe just play with the idea of what new ways of working together could look like for your organization. This is a bilingual workshop.

Strong foundations, Sustainable Futures (Bilingual) Chris Boudreau, Robyn LeBlanc, Lisa Ker, Kerri Flemming

Community housing organizations across New Brunswick are navigating increasing pressure, new opportunities, and growing operational complexity. Sustainable growth requires more than ambition alone. It requires strong governance, resilient leadership, practical systems, and organizations built to last. This interactive workshop invites participants to explore the evolving journey of non-profit housing organizations, from strengthening governance foundations to preparing for greater complexity and growth. Note this workshop covers two sessions – 1:10 to 2:40 and 2:55 to 3:50 PM.

Leveraging Housing to Build Resilient, Stable, and Inclusive Communities (English) Nadine Fullarton, Housing Hub of New Brunswick

New Brunswick’s Housing Hub introduces a rent-to-own workforce housing approach that benchmarks affordability against target workforce income and engages local employers as active partners in housing development. Not only is this model designed to stabilize rural labour markets, but it also creates opportunity for planting roots, strengthening long-term community.

Financing Repairs Through Housing NB Forgivable Loans (French) Julie Thériault, Patricia Coucheir, HNB

The Rental Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) provides landlords with financial help to repair substandard units rented to low-income households and rooming houses. The program also provides funding to help homeowners modify their property to create a secondary/garden suite for an adult with a disability.

Topics and presenters are subject to change.

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Plays Well With Others: the tools, toys, and playground you need to make collaborations happen (Bilingual) Sarah Button, Bryn Ferris, Cory Herc

Join us for a practical (not technical!) hands-on exploration of partnerships, mergers, amalgamations, and collaborations of all kinds. This interactive workshop will feature learning from CMHC-funded Solutions Labs with national scope and current creative collaborations closer to home. Come ready to talk, explore, and maybe just play with the idea of what new ways of working together could look like for your organization. This is a bilingual workshop.

Financial Statements (English) Jenna McEwen and Malcolm Appleby, Brunswick Credit Union

This workshop will aid non-profit and co-op members understand the financial reports that reflect their health. This session breaks down balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow in clear, accessible language—highlighting what members should understand about how the financial results connect to member obligations, and why informed financial understanding is a core responsibility in members understanding the financial reports that reflect their cooperative’s health. We encourage you to bring your last monthly financial statement so that you can directly apply what you learn in the workshop. Take note: your statements will not be shared, and we cannot provide specific advice on your organization’s financials.

Leveraging Housing to Build Resilient, Stable, and Inclusive Communities (French) Nick Sipprell, Housing Hub of New Brunswick

New Brunswick’s Housing Hub introduces a rent-to-own workforce housing approach that benchmarks affordability against target workforce income and engages local employers as active partners in housing development. Not only is this model designed to stabilize rural labour markets, but it also creates opportunity for planting roots, strengthening long-term community.

Financing Repairs Through Housing NB Forgivable Loans (English) Elizabeth Richards, Patricia Coucheir, HNB

Non-profit and co-operative housing providers with an active Housing NB operating agreement can access forgivable loans to fund major repairs and renovations. This session covers how the funding works, what the process involves, and what Housing NB looks at when evaluating requests.

Topics and presenters are subject to change.

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