COST OF LIVING

Commitment 3.1.1 – We will continue to implement northern solutions for northern housing by:
Increasing lobbying of the federal government to halt the continued reduction in CMHC operation and maintenance funding.

The NWT, in conjunction with Nunavut and Yukon actively engage the federal government in national housing issues. Pre and post-election lobbying and communications including the release of a northern business case on housing by the three northern housing corporations may be partially credited with recent announcements in the federal budget of dedicated funding for housing in the three territories.

The NWTHC will continue to lobby the federal government, including Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, and Employment and Social Development Canada to ensure that the NWT receives appropriate funding to address our level of need regarding housing, the Indigenous Housing Strategy and homelessness supports.

The NWTHC continues to work with federal, provincial and territorial partners on the National Housing Strategy. It is anticipated that there will be a ministers of housing meeting in April to finalize a P/T agreement with Canada that will set the stage for increased housing and homelessness investment.