Housing Resources
A practical library of housing and health guidance, planning tools, emergency resources, funding information and examples that can be used alongside the four Housing Hub focus areas.
Start With What You Need
Housing resources extend beyond the four focus areas into healthy homes, future planning, emergencies, funding and examples from Saskatchewan First Nations.
Small Preventative Steps Can Protect a Home
This section includes practical housing and health guidance to help keep homes safe, comfortable and well maintained while reducing avoidable repair costs.
Healthy-home resources include practical ways to improve indoor air quality, manage moisture, reduce dust and support effective ventilation.
Moisture control, ventilation and early attention to leaks or damp areas can help reduce conditions that support mould growth. More detailed external resources should be checked for current guidance before use.
- How to Clean Mould in Your Home
- Mould and Condensation
This section includes information on reducing radon exposure, protecting against carbon monoxide and using household chemicals safely. A resource to access is a short video on smoke alarms by Mike Holmes (https://youtu.be/Uj9ag-6k3ec?si=pwn8UsxmhKPz4yu4)
Think Beyond the Next Repair
Long-term sustainability includes future housing growth, inflation, changing climate risks, staff continuity and the ability to maintain strong financial management.
People
Succession planning, mentorship and professional development help housing knowledge stay in the organization.
Finances
Budgeting, financial literacy and reliable data strengthen future funding and housing decisions.
Prosper Canada: Financial well-being tools for First Nation communities
Related Focus Areas
Use the deeper chapters when the resource you need connects to policy, staff development, asset planning or construction.
Official Emergency Planning & Response Resources
Use these official resources for community preparedness, emergency management funding, culturally relevant service standards and household planning.
- ISC Emergency Management Assistance Program (EMAP) — funding and support for mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery
- Your Emergency Preparedness Guide — family planning and 72-hour emergency kit guidance
- Interim Service Standards for Culturally-Relevant Emergency Management Services
- Emergency Management FireSmart Program — wildfire prevention and preparedness funding
Housing, Infrastructure & Capacity Funding
These official program pages can help housing teams identify current construction, infrastructure, asset-management and capacity-building opportunities.
- CMHC New Construction Funding for Indigenous Housing
- ISC Capital Facilities and Maintenance Program — includes housing and community infrastructure
- ISC First Nation Infrastructure Fund
- ISC Asset Management Program
- CMHC Indigenous Skills Training Program — skills and capacity development for on-reserve housing
Learn From Publicly Available First Nations Examples
The following publicly available housing applications and policies are shared as examples for reference and learning. Links direct visitors to the original source where available. Communities should review the most current version directly with the Nation or organization that published it.
Select a First Nation below to open the housing application PDF. Forms and requirements can change, so confirm the current version with the Nation’s Housing Department.
- Buffalo River Dene Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Canoe Lake Cree First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Cote First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Cowessess First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Fishing Lake First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Flying Dust First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- James Smith Cree Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Kinistin Saulteaux Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Moosomin First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Muskeg Lake Cree Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Muskoday First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Pasqua First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Piapot First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Thunderchild First Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Whitecap Dakota Nation — Housing Application PDF
- Yellow Quill First Nation — Housing Application PDF
Publicly available housing policy examples from Saskatchewan First Nations.
- Mistawasis
- Muskowekwan First Nation
- Onion Lake Cree Nation — original link unavailable at this time.