Promise History
3.03.067 - “A re-elected Liberal government will […] [c]o-develop and fund Canada’s first-ever National Indigenous Housing Centre, through which Indigenous people will fully oversee federal Indigenous housing programs once fully realized.”
16-Apr-2024
The National Indigenous Housing Centre is now funded. The only thing left to do is to wait for its complete design.
“Over $4 billion over seven years, starting in 2024-25, to implement an Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy and to establish a National Indigenous Housing Centre.”
2024 Budget - Department of Finance Canada
22-Jan-2024
Although not yet designed and financed, the request for proposal process is the first step towards realizing this promise.
“Today, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) launched a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process, on behalf of the Government of Canada, to establish an Indigenous-led National Indigenous Housing Centre. Interested Indigenous proponents have until March 4, 2024, to submit their proposal via the RFP process.”
01-Apr-2022
Providers and Indigenous people have agreed to the development of the first National Housing Centre, but there is no funding announced.
“Indigenous housing providers have asked for an inclusive, Indigenous-led approach to funding and supporting Indigenous housing in urban, rural, and northern areas. Interviewees suggested that a potential National Housing Centre could undertake the following activities: Advocacy; Promoting the development and sharing of evidence-based practices; Providing training and capacity building opportunities for Indigenous housing providers; Providing information about existing funding programs; Strategic planning support for Indigenous housing providers.”
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