Human Resources committee  Ms. Zarrillo, as I think you know, our association has an urban indigenous housing caucus made up of urban indigenous housing providers. We were so disappointed in the 2022 budget. The urban, rural and northern indigenous strategy that was part of the past two mandate letters was

Human Resources committee  Not necessarily at the federal level, but perhaps, due to time, we can send some examples in writing of some similar provincial programs that do that sort of land transfer. We can send those examples to the clerk.

Human Resources committee  No. I'm sorry. To clarify, I was referring to the federal lands initiative—in other words, to expand its mandate so that it could serve as the vehicle by which provincial, municipal and private sector lands could be acquired and then distributed to affordable providers. The FLI w

Human Resources committee  Absolutely, Mr. Chair. That is precisely the kind of flexibility but also the kind of focus that we would hope the accelerator fund could take with respect to Nimbyism. On the whole YIMBY movement, the “yes in my backyard” movement, whether that be through non-profit groups, NG

Human Resources committee  I think it's important to recognize that the accelerator fund in no way, shape or form is meant to be a silver bullet that will address the direct supply needs. It does not cover construction costs. It doesn't cover the renovation costs that were mentioned in the previous questio

Human Resources committee  I think it's a question of doing both and then some and all of the above. The fact is that, as Michael alluded to, housing is in a state of crisis across the spectrum, from homelessness right through to affordability in the market space. It's not a matter of choosing either-or, o

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks to the committee for the invitation. For those unfamiliar with the Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, we are the national voice for the social, non-profit and affordable housing sector in Canada. Our members include social supportive housi

Human Resources committee  Yes, and in no way, shape or form do we want to suggest that the government has done nothing on homelessness. I think the Reaching Home program and the reforms to it have been welcome. To the earlier question about rural and remote, though, I think this is an opportunity to expa

Human Resources committee  There's no doubt that the needs of indigenous peoples with disabilities are a unique situation. Between what we hope will be an urban, rural and northern strategy, as well as some of the investments already contained in the existing national housing strategy, we feel that there a

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I think the critical next step is to act. We are looking to get, as soon as we can, an announcement of an urban, rural and northern indigenous strategy. As Steve and I mentioned in our remarks, our caucus, which is made up of urban, rural and northern

Human Resources committee  Perhaps I can start off. Thank you, Ms. Falk, for the question. Coming from a small northern Ontario town myself, I can appreciate that. There has, at times, almost been a stigma or perhaps a perception that homelessness is a downtown city problem. Certainly it is. I'm sitting

Human Resources committee  One of the challenges facing rural communities or smaller communities, at least from a federal perspective, is that under the federal Reaching Home program, there are a number of community advisory boards, CABs, which serve as, essentially, the local coordinator for homelessness

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, once again we want to say thank you for your time today. We look forward to the discussion and questions.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I apologize, Ms. Redfern, for taking part of your remarks. Thank you to the committee for inviting us to speak on this critical issue. CHRA, for those of you who are unfamiliar, is the national association representing social, non-profit and affordable ho

Finance committee  Of course, as you know, in the national housing strategy there was money set aside for what is called “on reserve”, which was essentially agreements made between the Assembly of First Nations, ITK and the Métis National Council. In that respect, there was some solid governance an