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Mr. Speaker, this government recognizes that owning your own home leads to physical security as well as emotional and financial security.  Our goal and our mandate is to increase the number of affordable homes and reduce the core housing need across the territory. Throughout my time being responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, I have made it my priority to listen to community members and look for resolutions to the barriers that have been identified.

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Mr. Speaker, throughout the life of this government, I have travelled to many communities and it cannot go unnoticed that every community in the Northwest Territories is unique and has different needs. With 33 unique communities in the NWT, flexible programming is needed to ensure community needs are being met.

The attached news release is distributed jointly by the Government of the Northwest Territories and Government of Canada. 

Media are invited to attend an announcement regarding housing funding in the Northwest Territories (NWT) with Paulie Chinna, Minister Responsible for the NWT Housing Corporation and Ahmed Hussen, Federal Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development and Minister responsible for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, along with Michael V. McLeod, MP for the NWT.

Following the announcement there will be an opportunity for media to ask questions.

When: Monday, March 22, 2021

FORT GOOD HOPE (February 16 2021) – Paulie Chinna, Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) and Julie Green, Minister Responsible for Seniors, are pleased to announce the completion of the Fort Good Hope Seniors Centre – a supported independent living complex for Northwest Territories (NWT) seniors. 

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Mr. Speaker, in my time as the Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation I have made it a priority to travel to communities to listen to what our residents are telling us about housing and then seeking solutions to the barriers that are identified. Homeownership is a goal for many of us, but it can be a challenge. The costs of owning and maintaining a home can be expensive, and out of reach for many of us, especially those in rural and remote communities.

The Minister Responsible for Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC), Paulie Chinna, is expanding opportunities for NWT residents to pursue the goal of homeownership.

The Mandate of the 19th Legislative Assembly identified increasing the number of affordable homes and reducing core housing need as a key priority. One of the actions identified under this priority is to transition individuals or families to homeownership through the sale of units or lease-to-own agreements for existing housing units.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is committed to providing effective and considerate programming that meets the needs of seniors. Today Paulie Chinna, the Minister Responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) is pleased to announce amendments to the housing repair programming policies for seniors. These amendments remove the requirement for home insurance, formal land tenure, and only assess the incomes of seniors who own their homes.

The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation (NWTHC) created the Community Housing Support program to support Indigenous and Community Governments to implement and innovative, community-driven housing projects. More affordable housing continues to be developed through the Community Housing Support program in partnership with communities.  Today, the Minister Responsible for NWTHC, Paulie Chinna, is pleased to announce two new agreements under this program with two more communities, Nahanni Butte and Colville Lake.

Enabling seniors to age in place with dignity is a priority for the 19^th legislative Assembly. Today, Paulie Chinna, Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation announced the completion of renovations to the Deh Gáh Got’ıe Koe Seniors complex in Fort Providence.