Conceptual Framework

OUTCOMES • From dependency to self-determination • Thriving First Nations housing and infrastructure sectors • Community solutions • Improved housing and infrastructure

SERVICES • Continued and improved resource allocation • New First Nations-based programs • Corporate—governance, legal, human resources, and professional management • Regulatory—inspections, building standards • Professional development—training • Financial—loans, procurement • Value added—revenue generating • Management—project, asset, data

CORE DRIVERS • Engagement with First Nations • Committed First Nations leadership • Building partnerships • Indigenous knowledge

GUIDING PRINCIPLES • First Nations driven—First Nations led • Local priorities—local control • No one size fits all • Accountable, transparent, trustworthy • Non-competitive First Nations sector • Capacity building—human and economic • Without prejudice to First Nations interests