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7th Annual Forum on

First Nations Housing & Infrastructure East November 16 & 17, 2023 Sandman Signature Toronto Airport Hotel | Toronto, ON The leading gathering for managing complex housing needs and providing sustainable housing for Indigenous communities Gain practical knowledge and learn from experts including: Laurie Carr Chief Hiawatha First Nation

Mary Duckworth Chief Caldwell First Nation

Stacey LaForme Chief Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

2023 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS ç CHIEFS PANEL: Top Priorities for Meeting Housing Needs and Strategies for Achieving Housing Goals

ç TOP 10 QUESTIONS What to Ask Your Building Contractor Before They’re Hired

ç Facilitating Development on Reserve Lands – Avoiding Certain Indian Act Restrictions and Utilizing the First Nations Land Management Act

ç Strengthening and Enforcing Robust Housing Policies for an Effective Housing Department from Rent Collection to Repairs

ç Examining the Federal Government’s Obligation for Financial Support: Why St. Theresa Point First Nation is Seeking Legal Action

Tracee Smith President & CEO Keewaywin Capital Inc.

Don’t miss in-depth, practical pre-conference workshops: Workshop A Your Complete Guide to Asset Management: Funding, Developing, Managing, Maximizing and Protecting Housing Assets Workshop B Housing Manager Bootcamp: Everything You Need to Know from Day-to-Day Operations to Succession Planning

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First Nation communities are building for the future despite limited financial resources. Join the Canadian Institute’s 7th Annual First Nations Housing & Infrastructure Forum East in Toronto, ON on November 16 & 17, 2023 to unlock the knowledge and know-how of our expert speakers and to discover roads to federal funding opportunities. 2023 Federal Budget:

$4B Implementing an Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. $76.3M Supporting the administrative capacity of First Nations governments and tribal councils delivering critical programs and services to their members.

$30M Ensuring First Nations can develop capacity to exercise increased responsibility over their lands, resources, and environment. *https://www.budget.canada.ca/2023/report-rapport/chap4-en.html

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A MUST-ATTEND EVENT FOR: » Chief and Council » Housing » Economic Development » Finance » Capital and Infrastructure Administration » Lands and Resources » Public Works » Indigenous Markets Financing » Business Development

From: » First Nations Communities

» Indigenous Economic Development Corporations » Construction and Engineering Firms » Government » Banks, Financial Institutions and Investment Firms » Water and Wastewater Services » Architectural Firms and Consultants

Distinguished Speakers Conference Co-Chairs Audrey DeMarsico Lawyer Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP

When we leave the conference, we get to bring back all the knowledge back to our community/ community development. Michelle Mallette Office Admin, Wahgoshig First Nation

Was a good experience. I had learned a lot and will continue to learn about other communities’ stories and bring them back to my home. Dannah Ellison Youth Councillor, Wahgoshig First Nation

Daphne Farrell, CRSP, CEMC, ABCP Emergency Management Specialist EM Canada

Distinguished Faculty: Laurie Carr Chief Hiawatha First Nation

Lorna Lawrence Executive Director Miziwe Biik Development Corporation

Adam Chamberlain Partner Gowling WLG

Brian Marks Chief Administration Officer Cochrance District Social Services Administration Board

Mary Duckworth Chief Caldwell First Nation

Alana Robert Associate McCarthy Tetrault LLP

Tejas Kashyap Director Tlicho Investment Corporation

Caryma Sa’d Lawyer Law Office of Caryma Sa’d

Hannah Krueger Mobile Mortgage Specialist TD Canada Trust

Tracee Smith President & CEO Keewaywin Capital Inc.

Pauline Lac Seul Director of Housing Lac Seul First Nation

James Struthers Founder and Lawyer macushlaw

Katlia Lafferty Articled Student macushlaw Member Yellowknives Dene First Nation Co-founder National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc

Paul Thebeau President & CEO CMS (Construction Management Services) Sharon Winch Vice President, Credit Peace Hills Trust Company

Stacey LaForme Chief Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation REGISTER NOW

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PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 Workshop A

9:00 am–12:30 pm (Registration opens at 8:30 am)

Workshop B

1:30pm - 5:00pm (Registration opens at 1:00pm)

Your Complete Guide to Asset Management: Funding, Developing, Managing, Maximizing and Protecting Housing Assets

Housing Manager Bootcamp: Everything You Need to Know from Day-to-Day Operations to Succession Planning

microphone-alt Katlia Lafferty, Articled Student, macushlaw, Member, Yellowknives Dene First Nation,

microphone-alt Caryma Sa’d, Lawyer, Law Office of Caryma Sa’d

Co-founder, National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Inc

James Struthers, Founder and Lawyer, macushlaw This workshop is especially designed for community land managers and housing managers. Delegates will learn how to fund and finance the development of new housing assets, and how to reduce the cost of managing, optimize the benefits of, and protect from risks, existing housing assets. Delegates will receive template agreements at the end of the presentation. Topics to be covered will include: • Available funding streams for housing development • Types of financing for housing • Types of land interests for housing, on and off reserve • How to reduce the time and cost of managing routine housing related agreements • How to reduce employment liabilities • How to reduce other liabilities in operating housing assets (civil, program liability, Nation politics etc.) • FNCIDA adoption and residential tenancy • How to set up a housing society and the benefits of the same

• Part One: BUILD AND DISCOVER: The database and training tools that will make you more confidant in your role • Part Two: GROUNDING Your Role and BUILDING the Housing Department » Identifying how a housing manager can build, train and retain a team » Sticking to the departmental budget and understanding where the funding comes from » Educating members and tenants on housing department policies and expectations for general upkeep » Maintaining cultural appreciation while being assertive and effective in your role » Interacting effectively with other departments » Implementing positive coping mechanisms and healthy habits to mitigate stress » Analyzing how to ease the workload by developing strategies and creating boundaries within the housing role • Part Three: WHAT IS THIS DOCUMENT FOR? – Document Dissection: Clarifying and Applying Useful Paperwork » Analyzing and understanding the various types of documents » Learn how to draft and organize a document system that will make being a housing manager much more manageable and alleviate some of the stresses • Part Four: GUTS ON CONTRACTS – Navigating a Contract and Ensuring You Never Feel Mislead Again » Analyzing CCDC contracts for contractors including design builds, construction management, open build and cost plots » Explanation of contracts » The ins and outs of consulting fees

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DAY ONE: Thursday, November 16, 2023 8:00

Registration and Continental Breakfast

Good to hear other First Nations are dealing with similar issues, and are finding solutions.

9:00

Traditional Welcome

Brian Bois Public Works Coordinator, AFN

microphone-alt Stacey LaForme, Chief, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation 9:15

Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs microphone-alt Audrey DeMarsico, Lawyer, Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP

11:15

Wellness Refreshment Break

11:30

CASE STUDY

Daphne Farrell, CRSP, CEMC, ABCP, Emergency Management Specialist, EM Canada

Investing $2.5 Billion in Prevention Support for Homelessness Initiatives — Concrete Actions to Address Housing Shortages

CHIEFS PANEL: Top Priorities to Meet Housing Needs and Strategies for Achieving Housing Goals

microphone-alt Lorna Lawrence, Executive Director, Miziwe Biik Development Corporation

9:30

microphone-alt Mary Duckworth, Chief, Caldwell First Nation Laurie Carr, C hief, Hiawatha First Nation Hear directly from community Chiefs as they address the most pressing housing challenges from over-housing and under-housing, as well as accommodating the needs of elders and children alike.

The Ontario government is investing an additional $2.9 billion for the Miziwe Biik Development Corporation to support homelessness prevention efforts in the GTA through the province’s Indigenous Supportive Housing Programs (ISHP). Join this session to gain practical real-world insights that can be applied to other communities. • Developing programs for people to be reintegrated in the community – education, culture programs, employment strategies » Overcoming barriers of homelessness in an urban setting » Itemizing the criteria which leads successful repatriation to a nation

10:30

» Implementing reintegration strategies and examining what a successful reintegration into a community looks like, and how can it be repeated

Keynote: Getting Access to Capital microphone-alt Tracee Smith, President & CEO, Keewaywin Capital Inc. The biggest barrier to building houses is definitely not will. There’s no argument that we need more houses in our communities. Let’s be honest, it comes down to access to capital. Financial institutions do not provide enough and the financial policies, along with lack of political will at the top, remain barriers. KCI is the first private credit fund in Canada committed to raising private capital to build more Indigenous homes on and off reserve. There is no shortage of capital in this country, it is demonstrating and requesting more capital to be moved and allocated to these types of funds. We will discuss why there needs to be more of these funds and more access to capital to begin meeting the basic needs of our communities. Housing affects all social outcomes in our communities. If we can start there and make a difference then the trickle cross effects are infinite.

12:15

Networking Luncheon

1:30

TOP 10 QUESTIONS PART 1

What to Ask Your Building Contractor Before They’re Hired microphone-alt Paul Thebeau, President & CEO, CMS (Construction Management Services) Sharon Winch, Vice President, Credit, Peace Hills Trust Company • Finding the right builder and project manager » How did they do it? How have they been able to control projects, cost over runs, getting things done on timely basis? • Hear first-hand from Oromocto First Nation on how they’ve worked with their PM and building quality products, on time and at good costs • What results has Oromocto found with the set up?

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2:15

Strengthening and Enforcing Robust Housing Policies for an Effective Housing Department from Rent Collection to Repairs microphone-alt Pauline Lac Seul, Director of Housing, Lac Seul First Nation • Identifying lessons learned from the last few years and any changes to your housing processes • Determining what needs to be reviewed and upgraded to better reflect your community’s current housing needs

DAY TWO: Friday, November 17, 2023 8:30 9:00

Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs microphone-alt Audrey DeMarsico, Lawyer, Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP Daphne Farrell, CRSP, CEMC, ABCP, Emergency Management Specialist, EM Canada

• Best practices to manage your portfolio using housing policies effectively » Understand how to develop or update your housing policies and then implement them effectively: Rent collection and arrears » What policies are enforceable? 3:00

Wellness Refreshment Break

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:15

Examining the Federal Government’s Obligation for Financial Support: Why St. Theresa Point First Nation is Seeking Legal Action microphone-alt Alana Robert, Associate, McCarthy Tetrault LLP

3:15

Collecting Rental Arrears: How to Structure Collection Programs to Improve Participation and Re-Invest in Community microphone-alt Audrey DeMarsico, Lawyer, Nelligan O’Brien Payne LLP

St. Theresa Point First Nation in Manitoba filed a national class action lawsuit against the federal government for failing to address the housing crisis on reserves, in June 2023. Hear from those directly involved about the developments of this case as they address the circumstances leading up to the legal action and interpretation of law as it pertains to the federal government’s financial support of Indigenous communities.

• Relying on an effective housing policy with an easily understood rent collection framework

10:00

• Employ a tenant relations officer that communicates, educates, and constantly sends reminders

Facilitating Development on Reserve Lands – Avoiding Certain Indian Act Restrictions and Utilizing the First Nations Land Management Act

• Lessons learned throughout the transitional period • Framing rent collection as a contribution to infrastructure building for the community 4:00

TECH UPGRADE FOCUS

Upgrading Energy and Telecommunications Infrastructure to Enhance Community Sophistication and Quality of Life

microphone-alt Adam Chamberlain, Partner, Gowling WLG • Understanding the use of land codes under the First Nations Land Management Act (FNLMA) to facilitate development on Reserve Lands

In this session, our speakers will detail initiatives to bring more energy services to Indigenous communities including discussion on lessons learned, challenges, saving energy, audits, weatherizing, gas, and more.

• Navigating the creation of Land Codes and related First Nations driven environmental regulatory systems

• Address the cost of telecommunications and energy and how do we sustain it

• Evaluating potential other uses of these tools for other infrastructure including roads, water, wastewater, commercial developments

• Understanding how to pool the collective power to create larger volumes and engage in procurement 4:45

• Examine the latest examples of such tools and approaches used

10:45

Closing Remarks from the Chairs and Conference Adjourns to Day 2

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Wellness Refreshment Break

The information shared was and will be useful. Networking, meeting others in same field helps. Marcy Nelson On Reserve Housing Manager, Ginew Housing Authority

11:00

INTERACTIVE THINK TANK

Let’s Build Connections! microphone-alt Brian Marks, Chief Administration Officer, Cochrance District Social Services Administration Board

Your opportunity to drive the conversation! During this interactive session, Brian will outline the tri-DSSAB and First Nations works to date, then delegates are invited to break into small discussion groups to see and share how you see First Nations can leverage municipal partnerships to achieve common objectives both on and off reserve. Delegates are encouraged to bring their experiences to the table for constructive conversation. Then present your discussion points with the group and participate in a brief Q&A. 12:15

Networking Luncheon

1:15

Accessing Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure The federal government has invested $5.7 billion, since 2015, to build and repair water and wastewater treatment plants, and to support the management and maintenance of water systems, to lift longterm drinking water advisories. For at least 13 years the maintenance of First Nations’ water and wastewater infrastructure is underfunded. This being underfunded can lead to severe consequences and put communities at risk. This session will delve into the remaining infrastructure challenges and how to access federal funding to implement and upgrade water and wastewater infrastructure. • Accessing funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects • Acquiring funding for management and maintenances of infrastructure

2:00

TOP 10 QUESTIONS PART 2

Talking with a Financial Advisor: What You Need to Know Before you Talk to the Bank microphone-alt Hannah Krueger, Mobile Mortgage Specialist, TD Canada Trust • How to construct a financial plan that will help achieve your goals – What do you need to know and how can you get the best bang for your buck • Learn about the different opportunities and models for financing along with different housing models • How to evaluate all the options and find the smart solution to address specific financial needs both on- and off-reserve, while meeting the unique needs of Nations, members and citizens and businesses 2:45

CASE STUDY

Overcoming the Pain Points of Building for Arctic Communities microphone-alt Tejas Kashyap, Director, Tlicho Investment Corporation • Overcoming challenges to build in isolated conditions • Sourcing and transporting supplies for remote areas, including fly-in communities and over ice roads • Scheduling your build based on seasonal access • Identifying which building materials and building standards are appropriate for climate • What are the opportunities and where does the money lie?

• Anticipating and overcoming the struggles with water and sewer hookups

3:30

• Navigating the options available through partnerships and collaboration

Closing Remarks from the Conference Chairs and Conference Concludes

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