2017年9月29日 · Modern Inuit mostly live in small, prefabricated wooden homes, but in the past there were a few types of homes they would build. These homes varied by region, and the materials available to them, but mostly consisted of four main types.

The housing needs in Inuit communities are the highest amongst all populations in Canada, with 40 per cent of Inuit living in overcrowded housing compared with six per cent of Canadians as a whole.

2025年1月29日 · The housing crisis faced by Inuit is the direct result of colonialism and a staggering failure by successive federal, provincial, and territorial governments over many decades to invest in and respect the human right to adequate housing of Inuit.

Through direct and flexible funding, Inuit are looking to respond to Inuit-specific needs including increasing housing options to alleviate pressure on social housing and providing more durable, energy efficient and culturally appropriate housing.

2022年8月15日 · To make housing more accessible, housing authorities in Inuit Nunangat provide subsidized housing to those in need. In some cases, provincial and local housing authorities operate alongside each other, and in others, local housing authorities operate as part of the territorial housing corporation.

2023年11月27日 · A federal housing advocate is accusing every level of government in Canada of failing to uphold the Inuit's right to housing — and therefore denying their human rights.

2022年10月16日 · A recent report from Statistics Canada indicates the housing crisis in Inuit communities has improved little over the past five years and, in some cases, has worsened.

The Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy has been co-developed with Inuit partners, including Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and endorsed by Inuit leaders and Government of Canada Ministers at the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee on November 29, 2018.

2022年10月17日 · Overall, about 53 per cent of Inuit in Inuit Nunangat were living in crowded housing in 2021, a decrease of 1.2 per cent from five years prior. Inuit have faced housing challenges since the federal government established the …

2025年1月28日 · Within Inuit Nunangat, housing policy is developed through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC), created in 2017 to facilitate bilateral cooperation between the federal government and Inuit leadership. Representatives from the federal government, elected leadership from all Inuit regions and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami negotiate housing ...