WED, JAN 20 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST
The session is intended to provide housing managers and directors information on how Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) support First Nations housing in Ontario. A question and answer period will follow the presentation where First Nation partners can share their ideas and experiences for future programing and to advance the transfer of care, control, and management of housing initiatives led by First Nations for First Nations.
The session will also be an opportunity to present innovative housing strategies and learn from pilot projects in Ontario. Come prepared to discuss how First Nations can better meet the needs of their communities and the changing demographics of their membership.
The forum will cover a wide range of topics including past and current investments, future directions on the care, control and management of housing, the continuum of housing for various demographics, health and safety checks, emerging trends for housing demands, and a sample of innovative housing projects in Ontario.
Housing managers, housing directors, housing inspectors, innovators, Tribal Council representatives, band managers and finance managers should attend.
Siva Appiah is the Senior Housing Officer at Indigenous Services Canada - Ontario Region. He has been with the Department for more than 13 years and has been with the Government of Canada for approximately 25 years.
Siva is currently responsible for providing advice and guidance on the implementation and delivery of on-reserve housing programs in Ontario. He is also responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Ministerial Loan Guarantee program and leads regional fire prevention programs to help safeguard lives and properties in First Nation communities.
The objectives of the Health and Housing Program are:
Our team is looking at our program delivery methods and have worked to adapt our services to try to meet the needs of communities. We are experimenting with new technology and communication methods to deliver inspections, advice and education sessions.
Through this presentation and discussion we hope to colloborate and discuss the ways we can support your community in these unprecedented times.
Topic covered include:
Housing managers, housing directors, housing inspectors, innovators, Tribal Council representatives, band managers and finance managers should attend.
Amy Montgomery is the Senior Environmental Public Health Officer for the First Nations Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada. Amy has worked with First Nations in Thunder Bay West Area since 2006. Prior to working with First Nation communities, Amy was employed with the Thunder Bay District Health Unit as a Public Health Inspector, specializing in Infectious Diseases. Amy attended the University of Cape Breton and was successful in her Bachelor of Technology - Environmental Health. She is also a Certified Public Health Inspector of Canada. Amy lives in rural Thunder Bay with her husband and two daughters, on their hobby farm.
