Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thanks, Robin. Thank you, committee members, for inviting me to provide comments here as well. In addition to the services provided through the department's home and community care program, there are also services available through the assisted living program. These services f

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are 29 facilities across the country that actually receive funding through the assisted living program, but there are many more facilities that are own-sourced through first nation communities themselves. I believe there is a total of 53 that we are aware of, and there are

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Definitely we can provide that information.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Some of the funding comes through other areas within the department. Infrastructure programming makes available some funding for home renovation. Within the assisted living program itself, what we provide funding for is related to the services that individuals can access, such

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I can jump in on that one. If an on-reserve resident is moved or has to relocate to access a long-term care facility or chronic care facility off reserve, then yes, our program, the assisted living program, would cover the costs for the living expenses of the individual as

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We can certainly look to identify whether there are communities that run such programs. The participation of individuals at day care programs is certainly an eligible expense under the assisted living program. Whether it be on or off reserve, those individuals can access such pro

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, I would agree with that. I think we have seen already a number of different models across the country ranging from those that are really built on a business model where communities serve off-reserve populations as well, and mainstream populations, so I think there are differ

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, not any more than that. I would say that most communities, as Keith said, are quite resourceful in seeking out contributions through the private sector. Some provincial governments are very interested, particularly right now, in partnering with communities to develop long-ter

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We fund the copayment charge for the individual. There may still be a gap in the operating cost of the facility.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, 29 facilities have received it.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are 29 facilities that currently have residents in them that receive funding through the assisted living program. There is another—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  If the client is resident off reserve, the funding goes to the facilities sometimes, and sometimes it will go to the individual. It depends on the relationship that the community has established with the off-reserve community. For the on-reserve communities, the funding would go

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I would say that the majority of facilities have had the infrastructure developed through own-source revenues. The department has not funded the construction of the facilities. There are some facilities that have not sought out assisted-living funding. Some bands have developed f

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The total number...? We have 24 that have not asked for funding through the program and 29 that received funding.