Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's a pleasure to be here on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. CMHC supports the motion to establish a National Seniors Strategy, and we stand ready to support such a measure through a number of existing programs and services. CMHC's mi

Human Resources committee  I guess the answer comes to me. Through our investments in affordable housing, in budget 2016 we put concrete examples where funding has been available for seniors. Just in 2016, there was $200.7 million that was practical funding. Obviously, it didn't address all the needs, but

Human Resources committee  It is possible.

Human Resources committee  I don't believe it does exist any further. It's a program that is offered for first nations only, at this point, but through the investments in affordable housing, which is joint with the provinces and territories, the provinces have the flexibility to design and deliver their pr

Human Resources committee  I would say that there was an increase with budget 2016 in terms of affordable housing that includes renovations and rehabilitation.

Human Resources committee  It's changed, exactly.

Human Resources committee  It is a historic investment. I think, as we develop a national housing strategy and we focus on the Canadians who need it the most, including seniors, we will see a big impact to the most vulnerable Canadians. We still don't have the details because we're still working them all

Human Resources committee  We are in the process of working directly with the communities to explore those flexibilities. In terms of the budget envelope, we are at the disposal of the government and obviously the national housing strategy and the $4 billion my colleague mentioned earlier, and how that's

Human Resources committee  At CMHC we work very closely with the communities. We have staff who go into the communities directly to help them identify their needs, and they listen to what their needs are and really understand where they want to go as a community. As my colleague said, it really is up to th

Human Resources committee  Thank you. We work very closely with communities. I'm not familiar with the situation that you're speaking of directly, and we aren't responsible for the infrastructure outside the house, so I'm a little confused about the example.

Human Resources committee  We do work very closely and we build plans together. We have operating agreements and strong relationships with about 489 of the communities in total across Canada, and we continue to strive to work with more communities as we move forward.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, honourable members. It's a pleasure to appear before you on behalf of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. CMHC is pleased to contribute to the committee's work. We share the desire to maximize opportunities for Canadian youth to succee

Human Resources committee  This program is specifically geared towards indigenous youth, but CMHC has other research and other housing programs that are not specifically apprenticeships or volunteer programs. We work hand in hand with non-profit organizations or housing providers so that they can create th

Human Resources committee  I agree very much. At the end of their apprenticeship, we ask most of the interns a set of questions. We get a feel for how they learned or what they applied they skills to. Overwhelmingly, their eyes are open to the need in the community and what they can do to help change thing

Human Resources committee  On Inuit territory and in first nations communities, but it's not limited. As long as there's a sponsor who's willing to train and prepare the intern, it can happen outside of the community.