Housing ServicesSOUTHERN TRIBAL COUNCIL, LARGE FN, & UFN MEETINGOCTOBER 26-27, 2011

Objective Updates

Training Infrastructure Specialist Internship Committees R2000/EnerGuide Rating 10th Annual Northern Housing Conference

New Initiatives Housing as a Business (HaaB) Holmes on Homes Group

Training 2010-2011 Training: OBC 2012 Energy Efficiency Requirements (Completed at

OFNTSC Annual Conference). In the process of technical training needs assessment. Training as requested- CMHC will subsidize.

Update Infrastructure Specialist Internship

To address the shortfall of experienced and trained technical advisors/building inspectors.

Two youth as infrastructure specialist/building inspector interns for a one-year period- north and south.

UpdateOntario First Nations Steering Committee onHousing- Chiefs of Ontario

Last meeting September 14, 2011 - OFNTSC Thunder Bay.

Meeting Agenda STEERING COMMITTEE ON HOUSING - DISCUSSION COO / PTO / IFN / OFNTSC Committee Representation

Ontario First Nations Limited Partnership Proposal Submission (OFNLP) Strategic Plan Review

REVIEWING RESOLUTIONS FROM PREVIOUS AOCC’s and SCA’s Indigenous Building Science Centre of Excellence Housing and Infrastructure Gap Analysis

Next meeting December 6, 2011- OFNTSC Toronto

Update10th Annual Northern Housing Conference Scheduled to take place on February 14-16, 2012 at the

Valhalla Inn. Conference theme- “A Decade of Building Together” More information is available on website

www.northernhousingconference.com.

UpdateR2000/EnerGuide Rating Service/Energy Star for New Homes

Contribution agreement proposal submitted to NRCan. Total funding $25,000. This year, it is proposed that $4000.00 of the contributions go

towards paying $400 incentive to Tribal Council energy advisors. The goal is to achieve 10 EnerGuide Rating Labels.

Holdback Release submitted which completes contribution agreement 09-10.

InitiativesHousing as a Business (HaaB) OFNTSC was invited to participate in a “Housing as a Business” initiative of

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada – Ontario Region. The objective is to help facilitate change in attitudes of all First Nation housing stakeholders to consider the feasibility of housing as a revenue generator or an economic driver.

OFNTSC was asked to participate on the Advisory team along with other First Nations and government such as AANDC, CMHC and others.

The goals of the advisory team are:• Help advance the Housing as a Business (HaaB) concept on First Nations as determined by

the First Nation. • Recommend and guide strategic HaaB plans and priorities for the First Nation. • Recommend specific actions and best practices to develop HaaB on your First Nation. • Foster communication among First Nations practitioners that wish to develop Housing as a

Business on their First Nation • Focus on changing attitudes to consider housing as a business rather than a social or capital

program.• Help develop several Ontario First Nation HaaB sponsored demonstration projects. • Evaluate, monitor and make recommendations to stakeholders and practitioners on the

demonstration projects to enhance the success of the businesses. • Develop specific tools and templates for HaaB practitioners

• For more information www.haab.ca

Holmes on Homes Group Updating the FN Illustration Housing Code

Code updates New standards for energy efficiency, building inspections, building

and renovating, quality assurance and performance measurement (contractors)

www.ofntsc.orgContact:

Grace Martineau, Housing AdvisorThunder Bay Service Centre

(807) 623-9595gmartineau@ofntsc.org