Human Resources committee  That's where there is the scope of work with milestones and timelines. There are disbursements done based on the milestones.

Human Resources committee  They don't get the total amount right off the get-go. They get a certain amount to do the soft costs. When we speak of soft costs, we mean pre-feasibility, feasibility, design. Then they'll go to tender. Once all these elements are verified, the disbursements are done.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. Then, after that, it's tendered and built.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Yes, if I may. As Lynda highlighted, through the national housing strategy we've been working very closely with CMHC and participating in their engagements with regard to what we heard. We've been working with the Assembly of First Nations and their housing and chief committee,

Human Resources committee  —that was requested from first nation communities.

Human Resources committee  There was a serious number of reports that were being requested.

Human Resources committee  The funding that is allocated to first nation communities is proposal-based funding for a specific project. If there is funding allocated for six housing units, for example, in a first nation community, there needs to be a clear project scope, with deadlines for when deliverables

Human Resources committee  Unfortunately, in 2012 the department went ahead with the reporting burden, and we stopped collecting certain data from first nation communities. This was information that was based on volunteer reporting.

Human Resources committee  Yes, there was a directive that was given to the department to decrease the amount of reporting—