Inspection services and making sure that units are built to the national building code are key principles for us as first nations.
It depends on which region you come from and what capacities you have. I come from the Quebec region, where, fortunately, we have strong tribal councils. Communities like mine that are small communities and would not necessarily have the financial resources to hire all of the expertise that we need in housing are able to pool our resources and have them delivered under a tribal council. We have engineers, architects and building inspectors who work with and support our communities to ensure that our units are being built to the national building code.
It's key, because, at the end of the day, the housing needs are so great in our communities that we need to be building quality units that are going to last 25 years. If they don't, then that family, 10 to 15 years down the line when that house is condemned, is suddenly added back on the needs list, and the needs just continue to get larger.
I think it really depends on the province, region and jurisdiction. One of the key elements that we need to ensure, in being able to build to the national building code, is that we have the financial resources available so that we can build those units and, more importantly, have the technical support services available as well.