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Canada-Nunavut Housing Benefit (CHB) Program
27 January 2023 The Canada-Nunavut Housing Benefit (CHB) program, administered by the Department of Family Services, provides temporary financial relief to individuals or families in private rental accommodation. It provides access to benefits for housing on the private market so individuals, youth, or families can transition through a period of vulnerability or crisis. This program […]
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Have Your Say on the Housing NWT Energy Management Strategy
January 25, 2023 The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking input from residents and organizations on the Housing NWT Energy Management Strategy. This work is guided by the Housing NWT Renewal Strategy and supports the core value in Housing NWT’s mandate to look for environmental and fiscal sustainability in all aspects of our […]
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GNWT increases funding for most homeownership repair programs
January 23, 2023 Guided by Housing Northwest Territories’ (NWT) renewal strategy, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) will increase funding levels for most of its homeownership repair programs. The following programs have increased maximum funding from $10,000 to $15,000 per eligible applicant: – Emergency Repair Program – Fuel Tank Replacement Program – Seniors Aging […]
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Housing NWT collaborates with residents on design of new seniors’ duplexes
December 21, 2022 Guided by Housing Northwest Territories’ (NWT) renewal strategy, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is developing seniors’ duplexes using an enhanced approach that involves increased collaboration with community members. The GNWT has been involved in a collaborative process with members of Fort McPherson, Fort Simpson, Fort Resolution, Tulita and Behchokǫ̀ on […]
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Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog – CTV News
Dec. 4, 2022 From a family living for seven years in a condemned home that was meant to be temporary to people with disabilities having to be carried in and out of their bathrooms, Canada’s housing advocate says during a tour this fall of several Inuit communities she got a glimpse into the dire living […]
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How an Inuit factory producing modular homes aims to ease Nunavut’s housing shortage – The Globe and Mail
In Arviat, a facility set to open in 2025 would put Inuit tradespeople to work building modular units tailored to the North’s needs On the outskirts of the Nunavut hamlet of Arviat, past the polar bear alert signs and the packed-to-the-rafters schools and the community freezer full of caribou meat, lies a gravel pad on […]
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Canada and Yukon open 84-suite seniors’ supportive living community in Whitehorse
01/12/2022 The Yukon’s first private seniors’ supportive living community has officially opened its doors in Whitehorse with 84 modern suites, including housing units for First Nations Elders and affordable units for low-income seniors. Today, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen, Member of Parliament for the Yukon Brendan Hanley, Minister Responsible for the […]
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Government of Yukon and Chu Níikwän partner to open more than 150 lots for homes
Nov 28, 2022 The Government of Yukon has signed a $2.5-million loan agreement with the Kwanlin Dün First Nation’s (KDFN) arms-length development corporation Chu Níikwän Limited Partnership (CNLP), for a new residential land development project at Copper Ridge West in Whitehorse. The project is expected to create more than 150 lots for single-detached homes and […]
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NTI’s Housing Summit Concludes in Iqaluit
(November 23, 2022, Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.’s (NTI) Housing Summit wrapped up today after two days of discussion amongst leaders and partners from across Nunavut, Inuit Nunangat and the governments of Nunavut and Canada on how best to collaborate to address the housing crisis in Nunavut and across Inuit Nunangat. Approximately 150 participants gathered […]
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Three New Transitional Housing Project for Vulnerable Inuit Women and Children
Nov 22, 2022 IQALUIT, NU – Today, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion was joined by the Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, the Honourable Margaret Nakashuk, Minister of Family Services, Aluki Kotierk, President, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc, and Levi Barnabas, Acting President, Qikiqtani Inuit Association and Sherri Robertson, Executive […]
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