The Government of Canada and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) are combining to invest nearly $30 million to construct 21 new housing units in Nunavut.

The federal governmentSA国际影视传媒檚 Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI) will provide $17.9 million while the QIA will put up $11.9 million, according to an Oct. 3 news release.

The housing units will be erected in Grise Fiord, Resolute Bay, Clyde River, Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet, but it was not specified when they will be built.

The units in question, all rentals, will SA国际影视传媒渋nclude a mix of affordable, accessible, four-bedroom detached units and three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings designated for Indigenous residents and women,SA国际影视传媒� the news release states.

SA国际影视传媒淭hrough the Rapid Housing Initiative, we are quickly providing new affordable homes for people who need them most, including for Inuit communities in Nunavut,SA国际影视传媒� said Sean Fraser, minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities. SA国际影视传媒淭his investment will provide a mix of affordable and accessible units for those who need it the most. TodaySA国际影视传媒檚 announcement shows what is possible when governments and our housing partners work together to give people a place to call home.SA国际影视传媒�

QIA President Olayuk Akesuk added, SA国际影视传媒淨IA is proud to play a role in addressing the housing crises in Nunavut. Positive working relationships are essential along with the continued investment towards improving the infrastructure gap in CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 Arctic. An additional $18 million in funding, added to our $134 million affordable housing project, will ensure more homes are being built.SA国际影视传媒�

The RHI was launched in 2020 by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, under the Government of CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 National Housing Strategy, with the objective of supporting SA国际影视传媒渢he countrySA国际影视传媒檚 most vulnerable,SA国际影视传媒� according to the news release.

So far, the federal government has invested $4 billion in the program nationally.