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City of Iqaluit support to help Uquutaq get federal money for housing, shelter – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 15, 2023 City’s support comes with commitment to fast-track permits A non-profit society that operates transitional housing and shelters in Iqaluit will receive a letter of support from the city for its application to get federal money for two new housing projects. Uquutaq Society is applying to the Rapid Housing Initiative for money to […]
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Canada invests in a new men’s shelter and wellness centre in Pond Inlet
From: Infrastructure Canada Hamlet of Pond Inlet, Nunavut, February 15, 2023 — Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and David Stockley, Chief Administrative Officer, Hamlet of Pond Inlet, announced more than $2 million in federal funding towards a new men’s shelter and a wellness centre for the community. These […]
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Paulie Chinna: Housing Delivery Status Update
Mr. Speaker, in the past two years, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada has provided over 50 million dollars in funding support. This year Housing NWT is again delivering an exceptionally large capital program of over 104 million dollars. Under the Federal Budget 2022, Housing NWT will be receiving […]
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Paulie Chinna: Housing Northwest Territories Renewal Successes
February 7, 2023 Mr. Speaker, today I would like to provide an update on Housing Northwest Territories’ Renewal, including some long-awaited changes we have made to programs and policies that are already improving housing supports for those most in need. In June 2021, at the first meeting of the NWT Council of Leaders, I stood […]
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Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy Implementation Plan
The Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy Implementation Plan, recently endorsed by ITK’s board of directors, was co-developed by Inuit and the Government of Canada through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee. It contains a roadmap for achieving better, more innovative, and self-determined outcomes along the entire housing continuum within Inuit Nunangat–from emergency shelters to affordable rentals and […]
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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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