Housing Department2022-10-31T15:31:30-04:00

Housing Department

About

The Housing Department entails the renting and maintaining of all M’Chigeeng rental units along with the CMHC units, assisting the members of our community with applications for housing, renovations and housing loans programs such as the M’Chigeeng Housing program(New Construction) and the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

  • To maintain an up-to-date priority list of applications for housing assistance;

  • To report regularly to the Chief and Council, Community Infrastructure Advisory Group or membership on the activities of the housing department;
  • To provide counselling for tenants to assist them in understanding and assuming their housing responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, pre­occupancy counselling to all approved applicants to confirm tenant and Band responsibilities regarding the tenancy agreement, and ongoing home visits on topics such as financial counselling, arrears recovery and home maintenance.
  • To gather and review information on new housing programs available; to assess their applicability to the housing needs of M’Chigeeng First Nation and to recommend the adoption of such programs;
  • To carry out repairs and renovations in a cost-effective manner;
  • To provide workshops on Home Maintenance, Energy Efficiency, Budgeting and Understanding along with Client Counselling and Arrears Counselling.

Housing & Infrastructure

Housing & Infrastructure

FIRST NATION MARKETING HOUSING – BMO
MINISTERIAL LOANS – RBC

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