Nunavut Housing Corporation partners with national non-profit to support community housing

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Funding applications begin July 2023

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services

The Nunavut Housing Corporation announced a partnership agreement with the Community Housing Transformation Centre in Winnipeg on April 20 to help support the growth of the community housing sector as part of the Nunavut 3000 housing plan. The partnership seeks to encourage “outside the box” thinking from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in terms of building the territory’s commu - nity housing sector.

“We see this as the first step of an open process that is expected to involve other interested parties as it evolves,” said Eiryn Devereaux, president and CEO of the Nunavut Housing Corporation.

“The goal is to allow for the best possible alignment of the different resources and objectives as well as simplifying the funding process for Nunavut’s community housing sector,” Devereaux added.

The agreement seeks to build capacity in Nunavut’s community housing sector by sharing and leveraging resources as well as supporting NGOs.

Part of the partnership agreement is the establishment of the Nunalingni Piruqpaalirut fund, meaning “growth in our land.” The fund is designed to support NGOs who have affordable housing ideas, initiatives or projects and need financial backing to move them to the next stage.

The current amount available until March 31, 2024 is $1.36 million with the NHC and the Community Housing Transformation Centre currently working on im-

plementation.

The Community Housing Transformation Centre is a national nonprofit based in Montreal with experience delivering community housing across Canada with a focus on sustainability and growth.

Projects eligible to apply for a grant fall under the following funding streams:

-capacity building

-planning and pre-development

-research and innovation

Application intake for the Nunalingni Piruqpaalirut fund is expected to begin in July.

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