Housing on First Nation reserves : Situation du logement dans les Premières Nations, défis et réussites

Committee Clerk: Marcy Zlotnick Analysts from the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament: Julie Cool and Martha Butler i Housing on First Nation Reserves: Challenges and Successes ORDER OF REFERENCE Extract from the Journals of the Senate of Tuesday, February 25, 2014: The Honourable Senator Patterson moved, seconded by the Honourable Senator Bellemare: That th [...] The importance of this situation compelled the Committee to look at the issues surrounding housing in depth at the outset of its infrastructure study. [...] Some of this work includes that of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the Assembly of First Nations, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, and the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development in its 3 1992 report entitled A Time for Action, as well as its 2007 follow-up. [...] Reports of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the Assembly of First Nations and the Office of the Auditor General of Canada have highlighted a range of concerns, including a shortage of units and overcrowding; mould contamination; and a high proportion of homes in need of major repair. [...] Although there is a great diversity of housing situations and conditions across the country, and some First Nation communities enjoy the benefits of good quality, well-constructed homes, the housing conditions for many communities continues to worsen, and the shortage of housing continues to 8 grow.