Join NICHI, ensure a URN strategy brings meaningful change
NICHI is positioned to support the development of a National URN Indigenous Housing Strategy and create Canada's first-ever National Indigenous Housing Centre. NICHI will play a vital role in Canada's housing landscape through the development of a national Urban, Rural and Northern strategy and the administration of grants and supports to Indigenous housing providers and service agencies.
Now is the time for us to come together, to ensure traditional knowledge is mobilized to change our future. Members, partners and allies support the URN Declaration. They see the value of standing together to gain strength in a collective voice to access badly needed funding. Become a member. Show you want culturally appropriate support that is For Indigenous By Indigenous.
Member Support for the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc.
Organizations can join NICHI by applying if eligible (see below).
As a member of NICHI, your organization agrees to the following action items:
- Incorporate a national URN Indigenous housing entity to achieve collective goals, manage and control allocated funds that will be used towards providing housing and housing supports for Indigenous peoples;
- Collaborate with one another through the national organizational structure to provide housing for URN Indigenous peoples;
- Work together to compile research, develop communications strategies with respect to advancing the URN housing strategy;
- Jointly identify, develop, and advocate priority initiatives that the signatories mutually agree upon;
- Acknowledge the need for partnerships with governments, municipalities and Indigenous governments and other parties to benefit the provision of housing for URN Indigenous peoples; and
- Make decisions jointly with partner organizations where collectively agreed upon.
Join our Membership
For Indigenous housing organizations
A Member is defined as an Indigenous Housing Group. “Indigenous Housing Group” means an urban, rural, or northern Indigenous organization providing housing services in any province or territory of Canada.
Eligibility Criteria (proof is required below):
- Indigenous-led organizations in urban, rural and northern areas of Canada. We define Indigenous-led organizations as:
- Board and Executive leadership is over 50% Indigenous.
- Organization serves one or all of the three distinct Indigenous populations in your community or region, i.e. First Nation, Inuit or Métis.
- Non-Profit
- Housing Group as providing at least one of the following:
- Supportive Services
- Transitional/ Supportive Housing
- Non-market Housing
- Affordable Housing
Please download the application form, then submit your completed application and organization's logo (.jpg file) to: info@nichihousing.com.
You will receive an email confirmation once your application has been reviewed for approval.
NICHI Members
Angunasuktiit Hunters
Barren Lands First Nation
Biminaawzogin Regional Aboriginal Women’s Circle
Buffalo Narrows Friendship Centre
Camponi Housing Corp
Cariboo Friendship Centre Society
Central Urban Metis Federation Inc
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Dinjii Zhuh Solutions
Dreamcatcher Housing Ltd.
Fort St John Native Housing Society
Gabriel Housing Corporation
Hiawatha First Nation
High Level Native Friendship Centre Society
Hotinohsioni Inc Brantford Native Housing
Huronia Family Housing Co-operative Inc.
Kamloops Native Housing Society
Kolopehtuwan-Mip (Turning Leaf Foundation)
Lu’ma Native Housing Society
Mamele’awt Qweesome Housing Society
Manitoba Inuit Association
Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak
Meadow Lake Native Urban Housing Corporation
Metis Calgary Family Services Society
Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre
Nahanni Butte Dene Band
Napi Friendshsip Association
National Indigenous Women’s Housing Network (NIWHN)
Native Inter-Tribal Housing Co-operative
Native People of Thunder Bay Development Corporation
New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council
Newfoundland Indigenous Peoples Alliance
Nishnawbe Aski Nation
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services
Oonuhseh Niagara Native Homes Inc.
Pairijiit Tigummiaqtikkut
Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centre
Qalipu First Nation
Sacajawea Non Profit Housing
Silver Sage Housing Corporation
Skigin-Elnoog Housing Corporation
Société immobilière du Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtone du Québec (SIRCAAQ)
Sun Housing Inc.
Tawaak Housing Association
The Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness
The Pas Friendship Centre
Tillicum Lelum Aboriginal Friendship Centre
Zhahti Koe Friendship Centre
Wider Sector Support for the National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc.
Support NICHI
For Wider Sector Support
(for any organization that does not meet the membership eligibility criteria)
Support for NICHI
3D Printed Homes Corporation
Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa
Arcori
BC Non-Profit Housing Association
Big Block Construction
Brockville Streetfriends
Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness
Canadian Centre for Housing Rights
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Association/ canadienne d’habitation et de rénovation urbaine
Capasiti Consulting Inc
Central City Foundation
Choices Management Services
Citizens for Public Justice
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada / Fédération de l’habitation coopérative du Canada
Corporation de développement des Premiers Peuples
Corporation de développement des Premiers Peuples
Covenant House Vancover
Eastmain Youth Council
Efficiency Canada
elemental infrastructure
End Homelessness St. John’s
FARBER REAL ESTATE GROUIP
Gloucester Housing Corporation
Green Arrow Healing Inc.
Green Violin Community Development Company
Habitat for Humanity
HelpSeeker Technologies
Holistic Healing & Wellness
Homeward Public Affairs
Indigenous Link
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
Main Street Project
Manitoba Non-Profit Housing Association
Mokami Status of Women Council
Mount Pearl Streetfriends
Neighbours for Neighbours Housing Alliance
North American Legacy Foundation
Nunatukavut Community Council
Nunavut Association of Non-Profit Organizations
Offsite Focus
Ontario Alliance to End Homelessness
Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association
Peel Alliance to End Homelessness
Pisim Cancer Care Centre
PlanIt North
Pulaarvik Kablu Friendship Centre
Rally Around Homelessness
Raven Ozhigaa Development Association
Réseau québécois des OSBL d’habitation
Seneca
Siksika Nation
Sovereign Synergies
Spruce Lab, Landscape Architecture and Planning
Street Culture Project
Summers & Co
Temple Scott Associates
Terra Social Purpose Real Estate
The Agency for Co-operative Housing
The Communitas Group Ltd.
Tim Welch Consulting Inc.
Urban Systems
Vancity Community Investment Bank VCIB
White Bear First Nations
YWCA Agvik Nunavut