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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Housing update to the
Ontario
Tribal Councils, Large & Unaffiliated First Nations Meeting
October 24, 2013
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
By: Siva Appiah, Senior Housing Officer, Ontario Region
Слайд 2Presentation Outline
Northern Communities Opportunity Fund
Ministerial Loan Guarantee (MLG) 2013-2014 usage to
date
Housing Conditions Report update
Northern Housing Conference 2014
Status of 2012-2013 Audited Financial Statements
Status of 2011-2012 Audited Financial Statements
Housing Special Initiatives Fund
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Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Canada (AANDC) and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
A new guide on rental policies
Revolving Loan Fund – A guide to home ownership
A report on “Creating the Conditions for Economic Success”
A training tool “Developing Effective Community Strategies for First Nations Housing”
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Northern Communities Opportunity
Fund
A two-year special housing initiative, ending March
31,
2015.
Objective:
To provide “one-time” funding for projects that will result in
significant, long-term infrastructure improvements in remote
Communities.
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Northern Communities Opportunity
Fund
Principles for Investment:
Community housing strategy
Build sustainable
capacity
Facilitate the unlocking of opportunities
Leveraging other funding and partnerships
Cost aversion
Innovation
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Northern Communities Opportunity
Fund
Magnitude:
Budget of $12.5 million over the two years.
$9
million of the $12.5 million will be spent on housing.
$6.6 million of the $9 million will go to support the on-going efforts at three communities.
$2.4 million will be for proposal-driven innovative multi-unit dwellings with rental regime.
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Ministerial Loan Guarantee
2013-2014 usage to date
As of August 28,
2013:
Approved: 7 projects, 40 units (total $6,405,950)
Under review: 4 projects, 11 units (total $1,750,000)
AANDC has also pre-qualified 31 applications for CMHC section 95 applications
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Housing Conditions Report
As of April 24, 2013:
Total number of houses –
24,712
Total adequate houses – 19,999
Replacement required – 1,393
Major renovations required – 3,320
Minor renovations required – 2,720
Plumbing required – 684
Слайд 9Housing Conditions Report
Data Comparison
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Northern Housing Conference 2014
Received proposal from the organizers.
Proposal is currently
under review.
Organizers are being asked to demonstrate how this capacity development conference will translate into on-the-ground success.
Organizers are also asked to look for new funding partners.
Слайд 11Status of 2012-2013 Audited Financial Statements
As of September 9, 2013:
127
First Nations
65 under review
62 overdue
16 Tribal Councils
12 under review
4 overdue
5 PTOs
2 under review
3 overdue
Слайд 12Status of 2011-2012 Audited Financial Statements
As of September 9, 2013:
127
First Nations
46 under review
2 overdue
79 accepted
16 Tribal Councils
6 under review
10 accepted
5 PTOs
5 accepted
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Housing Special Initiatives Fund
Fund is managed by AANDC Headquarters.
Regions may recommend
proposals to HQ for consideration.
Primary focus is to promote pilot projects that advance policy and program development.
Projects should be completed by the end of the 2013-2014 fiscal year, with the final report due to AANDC by May 2014.
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Housing Special Initiatives Fund
2013-2014 project priorities, as recommended by the National
First Nations Housing Liaison Committee:
Improve compliance with provincial/territorial building codes for housing construction and renovation on reserve;
Extend the lifespan of existing housing;
Promote innovative building practices, including water and energy efficiency; and
Develop strong housing management and governance processes.
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Housing Special Initiatives Fund
Proposal must include description of project activities, rationale
and objectives, timeline, detailed budget and specific and measurable deliverables.
Recommended projects will be considered for funding on a first-come, first-served basis.
Approximate per-project cost is $30,000 to $60,000.
Proposals may be submitted to:
Siva Appiah, Senior Housing Officer
25 St. Clair Ave. East, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2
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MOU between AANDC and CMHC
The Purpose of the MOU is to
facilitate information sharing
between the two Departments to promote improved living
conditions in First Nation communities.
Scope of information sharing:
Information related to MLG programs and projects;
Special initiatives fund projects and information;
General assessment data; and
Information related to CMHC’s programs that require MLGs.
Information shared will be aggregated and conform to provisions of the Privacy Act.
Слайд 17A Guide to the Creation of a Successful On-reserve Rental Housing
Program
AANDC Headquarters supported the development of this
resource tool. The tool is intended to provide an overview
on the rental policy and its usefulness for First Nations.
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Revolving Loan Fund
AANDC headquarters provided project funding to
develop a booklet
“A Guide to Home Ownership Using a
First Nation-designed Revolving Loan Fund”.
Additional copies of these booklets are available by
contacting AANDC Regional Office.
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A Report on “Creating the Conditions
for Economic Success”
The report
is part of the ongoing work at AANDC to address the barriers to economic development on reserve lands.
The goal of the project:
Learn from the experiences of First Nation communities in Canada that have achieved higher-than-average socio-economic well-being, as well as understanding the barriers that have impeded, or continue to impede, their economic development efforts.
Identify strategies that First Nations and the Government of Canada can develop to enable more communities to successfully pursue economic growth.
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A Report on “Creating the
Conditions for Economic Success”
Key Findings:
Have
in place rules and systems that work.
High degree of control over local decision-making.
Community capacity.
Sufficient base of useable land.
The report is available ...
On-line at: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/DAM/DAM-INTER-HQ-ECD/STAGING/texte-text/ecd_creating_conditions_1372347251119_eng.pdf
Or by calling: 1-800-567-9604
Слайд 21Developing Effective Community Housing Strategies – Resource Guide and Training Package
The revised resource guide has a Facilitator Manual and a participant manual.
A workshop was held in Thunder Bay in August 2012.
The training material and the manual are available for Tribal Councils through our Regional Office.
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Max Johnson
Manager,
Funding Services North
807- 624 - 4543
Max.Johnson@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca
Siva Appiah
Senior
Housing Officer
416 - 973 - 7433
siva.appiah@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca
Karen Cameron
Manager,
Funding Services South
416 - 973 - 8998
Karen.Cameron@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca
Lorraine Nabigon
Manager,
Funding Services North Central
807 - 624 -1588
Lorraine.Nabigon@aandc-aadnc.gc.ca
Questions?