Human Resources committee  No, we receive funding from Alberta Seniors and Housing.

Human Resources committee  That's correct. We have two organizations under Métis Urban Housing. We receive funding from Alberta Seniors and Housing under operating agreements. The money that we receive from Métis Nation of Alberta is distributed to Métis Capital Housing Corporation, and we have some progra

Human Resources committee  That is correct.

Human Resources committee  That would give us more control over how we spend and disburse money.

Human Resources committee  That is correct.

Human Resources committee  I don't know if this is adequate or not. I can't comment on that. The thing is, we are able to provide various supports to Métis citizens who are registered with Métis Nation of Alberta. In Alberta, we are also conducting a province-wide needs assessment, which will also bring to

Human Resources committee  No.

Human Resources committee  Overall, the need of indigenous people is similar, but we do see a difference from location to location, depending on what services are available in that location. For example, we have no housing in Conklin. I keep using this as an example, because I was there a few months ago. I

Human Resources committee  We are very grateful for whatever support we are getting from the federal government. We are doing our best to create more housing inventory. Again, to maintain and continuously provide that housing, we need continuous support. That is where a gap lies. If we do not have that sup

Human Resources committee  I don't know if this is sufficient or not, but this is a huge support, definitely, in an area where we see a challenge. Here we rely on who is on Métis Nation of Alberta's registry. Not everybody is identifying themselves as Métis. Not everybody is registered with Métis Nation of

Human Resources committee  As I mentioned earlier, we highly depend on government support for our operations. Right now at Métis Urban Housing Corporation we are running our operations under the operating agreements we have with Alberta Seniors and Housing. These agreements will be expiring come 2022, and

Human Resources committee  Right now the houses we own were given to us by CMHC. Those homes are very old, maybe 50 to 70 years old. If you were going to convert those homes to meet the cultural requirements of indigenous people, you would have to tear them down. They are full of asbestos. They require a l

Human Resources committee  I was just born at that time.

Human Resources committee  That is correct. We can certainly help, and we can certainly suggest what we can do. I had an opportunity with Alberta Health Services where they asked for a supported-living care facility proposal. We have done that. However, the problem is that there is so much time required

Human Resources committee  We have seen a huge shortage in the housing inventory. It is inadequate. We see more two-bedroom or three-bedroom homes, when what we need is homes with more bedrooms. This is one need. The other thing is that we have actually forgotten remote areas. We have provided infrastruct