Tim Ross

Tim Ross is the Executive Director of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada. CHF Canada is a national membership association of housing co-operatives, representing over one thousand members, and home to over a quarter of a million people.

Tim is a nationally recognized leader in the Canadian community and co-operative housing sector. Under his leadership, CHF Canada has realized nearly $2.6 billion in new funding commitments for co-operative housing. He is the founding President of the Community Housing Transformation Centre, and is a director on the boards Encasa Financial, Boan Social Impact and the Community Housing Management Network. Under Tim’s leadership, CHF Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in the National Capital Region for four years running. In 2020, Tim was appointed to the National Housing Council.  The Council’s mandate is to advance Canadian housing policy by providing advice to the Minister of Housing.

Prior to working with CHF Canada, Tim worked with several housing and advocacy organizations.  He currently resides in the Ottawa region with his young family.