Share your thoughts: Developing a new Indigenous Housing Strategy

How to participate

Respond to the letter: letters are being sent to First Nations communities on reserve as well as First Nations organizations. The letters are inviting direct input to provide recommendations on the direction and implementation of the Indigenous Housing Strategy.

Attend an engagement session: ISC will work with First Nations partners to leverage, where possible, planned sessions and existing forums for engagement. ISC will also provide opportunities for virtual engagement sessions where live sessions are not scheduled or accessible.

Attend a virtual session

To provide additional opportunities for feedback and questions, Indigenous Services Canada will be hosting weekly virtual drop-in sessions for interested First Nations leadership, community members and organizations.

Virtual drop-in sessions will take place between May 6 to June 30, 2026. Sessions will allow First Nations partners to attend at any time within the 90-minute window to share feedback, comments and questions. These conversations will take place via the Zoom platform. Registration is required for access. The upcoming virtual drop-in sessions will follow as per the schedule below:

Send us an email

First Nations leadership, community members, and organizations can share feedback and comments electronically via slpn-fnhs@sac-isc.gc.ca.

Participate by mail

First Nations leadership, community members and organizations can respond to letters or share feedback and comments by mail:

Nelson Barbosa
Indigenous Housing Strategy
Indigenous Services Canada
10 Wellington Street
GATINEAU QC K1A 0H4

Focus

ISC will engage with:

• First Nation communities on reserve
• National and regional First Nations organizations
• First Nations technical groups

Key questions for this discussion

Building on what we've heard, initial themes we're interested in hearing more from you include:

• Financial tools and access to capital
  • What types of capital or financing tools would best support community‑driven housing development in your Nation?
• Governance capacity
  • What governance supports or tools would strengthen your community's ability to manage its housing systems over the long term?
• Acute housing needs
  • How could federal programs be redesigned to make it easier for your community to address housing need?
• Lands
  • What changes to land processes would help improve land readiness and support more timely housing development in your community?
• Housing-enabling infrastructure
  • What infrastructure conditions or system improvements would have the greatest impact to increase housing development in your community?
• Modern construction methods and adaptation
  • What construction approaches, design models, or workforce supports would best suit your community's climate, cultural priorities, and long‑term housing needs?
• Sustainable & predictable funding
  • How might a more stable & predictable funding approach help improve housing outcomes over the long term in your community?

Related information

• Supporting Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure, Budget 2025: Canada Strong

Contact us

Indigenous Housing Strategy
Indigenous Services Canada
10 Wellington Street
GATINEAU QC K1A 0H4
Email: SLPN-FNHS@sac-isc.gc.ca