Unit counts are approximate as they exclude 1,003 units which were no longer under portfolio administration at the time of data collection.
| Timeframe | Program or Event |
| 1973 | Amendments to the National Housing Act enable federal lending to co-ops. |
| 1973–1978 | Section 61 Co-operative Housing Program (approximately 6,913 units created). |
| 1974–1993 | Rural and Native Housing Program (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 1979–1985 | Section 95 Co-operative Housing Program (approximately 39,577 units created). |
| 1982–1993 | Urban Native Non-Profit Housing Program (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 1986–1991 | Federal Co-operative Housing Program with index-linked mortgages (approximately 14,433 units created). |
| 1986–1993 | Section 95 federal–provincial Non-Profit Co-operative Housing Program (approximately 5,510 units created). |
| 1993–2028 | Operating funding and rent supplements continue under CMHC legacy programs (until agreement expiry). |
| 1996–1999 | Responsibility for federal co-ops devolved to most provinces and territories via social housing agreements. |
| 2001–2011 | Affordable Housing Initiative (includes co-ops but not exclusively) |
| 2005 | The Agency for Co-operative Housing begins administering federal co-ops in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Prince Edward Island. |
| 2005 | Operating agreements from CMHC legacy programs begin to expire.
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| 2011–2019 | Investments in Affordable Housing Program (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 2018–2020 | Federal Community Housing Initiative Phase 1 (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 2020–2028 | Federal Community Housing Initiative Phase 2 (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 2021–2022 | Temporary Rental Assistance Program (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |
| 2022 | Announcement of a forthcoming federal Co-operative Housing Development Program. |
| 2024 | Launch of the federal Co-operative Housing Development Program.
Announcement of a forthcoming Canada Rental Protection Fund and flexibilities under the Federal Community Housing Initiative (includes co-ops but not exclusively). |