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Dene Nation says it’s going after direct funding for housing – Cabin Radio
December 5, 2019 The Dene Nation this week entered the Northwest Territories housing crisis, using a motion at an Assembly of First Nations gathering to signify its intent to take direct action. Dene National Chief Norman Yakeleya said in a statement his organization had “a new blueprint to obtain funding” from the federal government and […]
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This is a crisis’: N.W.T. survey shows worsening housing conditions – CBC
The 2019 NWT Community Survey says 42 per cent of all households have at least one major problem Nov 29, 2019 Housing in every community throughout the Northwest Territories is getting worse. The 2019 NWT Housing Survey says 42 per cent of all houses in the territory have at least one major problem, up from […]
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YT Government: Changes to the third Housing Initiatives Fund intake
The third intake of the Housing Initiatives Fund launched on November 1, 2019 to support the construction of affordable housing for Yukoners across the territory. This call for projects includes three streams: one for shovel ready projects in Whitehorse, one for shovel ready projects in communities and one for project concepts. First Nations governments, First […]
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Nunavut’s public housing program draws MLA ire – Nunatsiaq News
24 October, 2019 Concerns over high rents and poor conditions brought to the legislative assembly The Nunavut Housing Corp.’s rent scale, which determines how much tenants pay, based on their income, should be reconsidered, says Cathy Towtongie. The MLA for Rankin Inlet North–Chesterfield Inlet made the demand in the legislature on Monday, Oct. 21, while […]
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UN report highlights ‘abhorrent’ housing conditions for Indigenous people – Campbell River Mirror
Rapporteur says some Indigenous people in Canada’s North sleep in shifts due to housing shortages Oct. 21, 2019 A United Nations report is highlighting the role “abhorrent” housing conditions play in the poverty and exploitation that Indigenous people face in Canada and around the world. The report, presented to the UN General Assembly on Friday, […]
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Nunavut and housing: a federal election explainer – CBC
Around 5,000 people are waiting for public housing, half of Nunavut’s population live in overcrowded homes Oct 11, 2019 Housing is high on the platform lists of all of Nunavut’s federal election candidates, but officials say they have yet to see a plan that will curb a territory-wide housing crisis. Around 5,000 people are waiting […]
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Nunavut’s first transitional housing set to open in Iqaluit – Nunatsiaq News
“It’s really the first indication they have that things are changing” 1 October, 2019 Nunavut’s first transitional housing project, run by the Uquutaq Society, is set to open in Iqaluit early next year. Uquutaq’s application for the $6.5-million project was recently approved by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation under the National Housing Strategy’s Co-Investment […]
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Transfer of Six Renovated Houses to the Kátł’odeeche First Nation
Alfred Moses, Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) and for Addressing Homelessness, today announced the transfer of ownership of six houses to the Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN). These houses are newly renovated units that had been part of the NWTHC housing portfolio. The Kátł’odeeche First Nation expressed an interest in obtaining the […]
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Government of Canada announces funding to address homelessness in the Northwest Territories
From: Employment and Social Development Canada News release August 29, 2019 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Employment and Social Development Canada Homelessness has an economic and social impact on communities and individual Canadians across the country. The Government of Canada is taking action to help those in need and make a real impact to reduce homelessness across […]
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Indigenous Homelessness funding stream
From: Employment and Social Development Canada Reaching Home’s Indigenous Homelessness stream provides funding to organizations that provide supports to meet the unique needs of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The intent is that the funding be provided to Indigenous organizations located in urban centres. The program […]
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