Indigenous housing providers raise alarms about future of federal funding deals
OTTAWA — Indigenous social housing providers will soon push the federal government to rethink plans to overhaul their funding arrangements because they worry the Liberal proposals could leave thousands of low-income families on the street.
Federal officials are set to start consultations on how to spend almost $500 million in the coming years as federal operating agreements expire and a new funding scheme is put in place to subsidize rents.
The hope is that housing providers will shift to new funding models that make them less reliant on federal cash to operate.
The issue is also expected to be highlighted to the minister in charge of the file during a planned breakfast meeting this week.