Status of Women committee  Maybe I can speak to this.

Status of Women committee  I don't have the answer either, to be clear, but in terms of setting the federal parameters, certainly with all of the funding the federal government puts on the table through CMHC--and it's not insignificant, there's a lot of money on the table--

Status of Women committee  --there are agreements with all the provinces and territories. We've arranged it such that they design and deliver those programs. You sort of ask why we don't set parameters that say “thou shalt” do this or that. We do have some of those “thou shalts”. They are not this client group versus that client group; they are how many federal dollars there are per unit, for example, or “yes, we're open to energy efficiency”.

Status of Women committee  Yes, I've had opportunities over my career to see various communities and whatnot. The one that comes to mind, actually, was when I was a branch manager in the London area. It was not--

Status of Women committee  I would not have been in a shelter in an aboriginal community. I've visited some shelters and transitional housing in off-reserve situations, but I haven't been to one recently.

Status of Women committee  As I said, we have a number of programs that various community members can access. Off reserve, the majority of the funding that the federal government puts to housing is delivered through the provinces and territories. Through the affordable housing initiative, in any community, a group could approach the province.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and members of the committee. I'm very pleased to be here on behalf of CMHC to discuss housing as it relates to violence against women. A key part of CMHC's mandate is to work with our provincial, territorial, and non-governmental partners, as well as the private sector, to help Canadians from all walks of life access quality affordable homes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  As I've said earlier in the discussion, there is a federal accountability framework in place. The partnering with territories and provinces allows for a 50-50 leveraging of cash, so there's a really important benefit to working in partnership. The accountability framework involves such things as audited financial statements at the end of every year.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  They're busy.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can't speak to the number of units. Under the economic action plan, we were talking about dollars going out. When the action plan was set out, the expectation was that nationally there would be something like 200,000 units impacted. I can tell you that we're well on our way to exceeding that.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I couldn't off the top of my head. I don't have the details on the units for Nunavut. I can tell you in terms of the money they've received. I can walk you through. Under the action plan, there was the $100 million. They also got funding for seniors, persons with disabilities, they got funding for retrofit as well, but I can't give you the breakdown on the units, I'm afraid.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Nunavut fiveplex was an award-winning design. A number of fiveplexes have been put together. There's a great deal of energy efficiency because the five units are being built together. As you said, it's very culturally sensitive to the needs up there. For example, the kitchens are much, much bigger than you would normally see in regular housing.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On this one, I'm afraid, it is the Department of Indian Affairs, not CMHC, that is party to that agreement. CMHC will provide some advice and guidance in terms of research and on the ground, but we wouldn't be party to that agreement. What I can tell you is what we do in Quebec, in particular in northern Quebec.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Out of all of the money that CMHC would administer on behalf of the federal government for affordable housing, $600 million is what goes to the province of Quebec. I can break it down for you. About $400 million of it is for support of existing social housing on the ground. So $400 million of the $1.7 billion that I spoke to in my opening comments would go to the Province of Quebec under a social housing agreement, which they administer.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Okay. You have the $200 million northern allocation—