Yes. That's part of the problem because we cannot buy all the material to build a house years before, and we have to wait for the ice levels to go down for the sealift.
Materials are delivered by boat, but the ice has to melt for that to happen. Only then can construction begin.
If we were able to plan longer-term agreements, savings could be made. We could actually buy the materials in advance and start building earlier, without having to wait for the materials to arrive in late June or in July. That would also make it possible to start building.
Permafrost thaw is a problem. Ground warming is very obvious in the great north. When the budget is confirmed only one year in advance, we don't have enough time to build the pads, solidify them during the winter and then begin construction. As a result, after being built on pads, homes shift around. The inside structure of the home gets a bit broken down, and that requires renovations and necessarily implies costs.