News Releases

HART’s assessment tools have already saved municipalities an estimated $6 million over the last year. A new Indigenous-led Housing Needs Assessment Tool, co-developed with the Aboriginal Housing Management Association and the First Nations Health Authority, could save smaller communities thousands more while improving local housing data.  Read more >

“This report reinforces the principle that housing is healthcare and advocates for holistic, culturally grounded solutions. It reinforces AHMA’s mission to provide a ‘For Indigenous, by Indigenous’ approach to housing. The report provides evidence that long-term, flexible investments in energy-efficient, climate-resilient homes deliver health, social, and economic co-benefits. By framing housing as a determinant of Read more >

The Committee considered a report on a proposed resolution from the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA), which is seeking to create an Indigenous-led multi-sector alliance to address Indigenous housing and homelessness.  Read more >

In British Columbia, the Aboriginal Housing Management Association has identified 11 shovel-ready projects, totalling 764 units that can proceed immediately with federal investment, and has demonstrated a social return on investment of approximately $6.79 for every dollar invested in Indigenous housing, underscoring the high social and economic value of Indigenous-led delivery models. Read more >

“We welcome the Government of Canada’s renewed commitment to Indigenous housing in Budget 2025. At the same time, we must note that many of these commitments reflect longstanding obligations announced in Budget 2023 that remain undelivered. This work must be advanced now to achieve timely, credible progress on affordability, supply, and reconciliation.” Read more >

As new human-rights reports on gendered homelessness are delivered to federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson on how Canada is not meeting its obligations on the right to housing for women, Two-Spirit, trans and gender-diverse people, lived experts and advocates from BC and across Canada are calling on him to meaningfully commit to ending the housing Read more >

Behind every statistic is a story of a woman or child forced to choose between violence and homelessness. To confront this crisis, the Aboriginal Housing Management Association has launched its Gender-Based Violence Housing Strategy, an Indigenous-led initiative to ensure survivors have safe, culturally grounded, and permanent housing. Read more >

Indigenous people in Cranbrook and Fort Nelson will soon have access to 45 affordable homes as two Indigenous-led housing redevelopments move forward. The projects, led by ʔAqantⱠanam Housing Society in Cranbrook and Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship Society in Fort Nelson, are expected to break ground in spring 2026. Demolitions will start in January 2026. These redevelopments Read more >

“The housing crisis we continue to face on the front lines demands a united response from every level of government and across the entire housing sector,” said AHMA CEO Margaret Pfoh. “At the 2025 Housing Central Conference, we look forward to engaging with experts, partners, and industry leaders to advance solutions and strengthen advocacy for Read more >

The $2.8B in URN funding promised in 2022, and reconfirmed in this budget, was designated for urban Indigenous housing and service providers. We are relying on the federal government to recognize the tireless work and expertise of AHMA members, who can deliver solutions at the speed, scope, and scale this housing crisis demands. Read more >