Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. My name is Chantal Marin-Comeau and I'm the director general for the reconciliation secretariat with Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. It's a pleasure to be here.

Human Resources committee  The housing crisis has a lot of impacts. You've mentioned health, and previous speakers have mentioned education. Obviously, that's why the government is looking at strategies to address the housing crisis for all communities.

Human Resources committee  I would answer by saying that more needs to be done. As I indicated in my opening remarks, it's the start of an investment made in 2016-18 for Inuit, and 2018 for Métis Nation. I would like to also clarify some of the statistics in writing that you're using in terms of the communities and the dollar figures.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. I'd like to clarify that it is not done project by project. It is a block of funding that is offered directly to Inuit or the Métis Nation. Those funding arrangements are very flexible. They actually can roll over the funding from one year to the other.

Human Resources committee  Perhaps I'll answer for the responsibility of Inuit and the Métis Nation. The partners we're working with to develop the strategies certainly have that as a focus. Obviously this is something that is very prevalent, as you've just mentioned, and it's very important for indigenous communities.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm going to defer to Kris Johnson.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. I don't have the answer to that question. Perhaps some of my other colleagues from the federal departments would have some of those answers. If not, I'll get those answers and provide them to the committee.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely.

Human Resources committee  I think this is a question for my other federal colleagues. At Crown-Indigenous Relations, we're really doing Inuit and Métis Nation. Maybe other colleagues would like to pipe in as well.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely.

Human Resources committee  First, from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, we can get back to you with that information, but as you know, the full department is dedicated to indigenous services. Would you like to be more specific in terms of housing for Inuit and Métis, or maybe add a bit more specificity?

Human Resources committee  All right. Thank you. My apologies.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I don't think I need to toggle anything. I hope everyone will understand my answer. I'll respond to the specific area that I'm responsible for, which is Inuit and Métis housing. The question you ask is a complex one, but maybe I'll just start with some of our plans for future years.

Human Resources committee  Good evening, Ms. Chabot. Thank you for your question. I should start by pointing out that the 10-year investment is now in its third year. Since the beginning, we have been working with our indigenous partners to develop plans, priorities and funding for the regions, especially in Nunavik.

Human Resources committee  At the end of every year, we prepare a report with our Inuit partners. I would be happy to share that with you.