Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Although it is difficult to get insurance through the government, there are alternative programs through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, where mortgages can be provided through projects that are worked on in partnership with government funding, Canada Mortgage and Housin

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can go first if you like, Clio. RBC, where it is possible, sets up agency banks. That gives an opportunity to have face-to-face access with a person to do the loan applications. If there is connectivity or bandwidth for virtual appointments, we will do mortgage applications th

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  RBC has had reconciliation initiatives at the forefront for many decades. We began relationships probably about 60 years ago with our first on-reserve branch. Since then, we've been listening and communicating with first nations communities across the country. There are so many

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Absolutely. RBC was the first to market with an on-reserve housing loan program such as this, in the early nineties. Clio and I cross paths often in the marketplace because we're out there doing the same kind of work in trying to overcome this housing crisis. We're not here as

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  [Witness spoke in Kukwstétsemc and provided the following text:] Weytkp Xwexw'eytep Tracy Antoine ren skwekwst.s. [Witness provided the following translation:] Hello, everyone. My name is Tracy Antoine. [English] As vice-president for indigenous banking at RBC for the B.C.