Vital Signs: A Call to Action on Housing Affordability

Homelessness is a choice, an affordable housing panel discussion hosted by the Hamilton Community Foundation heard on Wednesday. But that choice isn’t being made by those living in tents in encampments or sleeping on the street, says Justin Marchand, CEO of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services. It’s being made by policymakers and governments....

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NICHI Announces Multiple Career Opportunities

Interested in being part of a movement? NICHI's hiring! NICHI provides housing and housing supports for Indigenous peoples; collaborates through the national organizational structure and provides housing for urban, rural, and northern Indigenous peoples. Through...

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Hospital invests in new treatment to save lives: housing (Video)

In what’s believed to be a first in Canada, Toronto’s University Health Network is building 51 supportive housing units for people experiencing homelessness. CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis talks to a doctor behind the project about why housing is an essential part of health care....

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NICHI Announces Multiple Career Opportunities

The National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc. (NICHI) has released 3 full-time contract employment opportunities: Director of Finance, Director of Policy & Stakeholder Engagement, and Executive Assistant.   ...

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Métis Nation plans affordable housing in Sault

Published by Sault This Week on Jun 26, 2023  The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) is accepting applications from its members for units in its new affordable housing project in Sault Ste. Marie’s west end....

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OAHS to Host OPHI Sessions in Sault Ste. Marie

Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services is excited to announce an in-person information session to answer any questions about our homeownership and home repair programs in Sault Ste. Marie at Sault Ste. Marie Indigenous Friendship Centre!...

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Funding for urgent, unmet Indigenous housing projects in urban, rural and northern areas to be distributed through the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated

There is an urgent, unmet need for adequate and affordable housing for Indigenous People in urban, rural and northern areas and immediate action must be taken to address these housing gaps. This is why today, Jeff Loucks, Chief Executive Officer, as well as Gary Wilson, Vice Chair, and Robert Byers, Secretary of the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI), and the Minister of Indigenous Services Patty Hajdu announced immediate funding in the amount of $287.1 million to address the critical need for safe and affordable urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing projects....

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