The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation launched a Request for Proposals in January 2024 to establish an Indigenous-led National Indigenous Housing Centre. Proposals were submitted by March 4, 2024, yet the Government of Canada has not announced an outcome ─ leaving $2.8 billion in critical funding for urban, rural, and northern (URN) Indigenous housing stalled and at risk.
It has now been almost a year since the RFP was announced, and while we wait for a decision, an entire construction season has been lost. NICHI has over $1 billion in urgent, shovel-ready projects awaiting funding. These delays cannot continue.
The Indigenous Caucus and CHRA recently sent a letter to Minister Sean Fraser asking for immediate funding for URN Indigenous housing.