Housing Sectoral Follow-Up Session: Facilitators' Report

Housing Sectoral Follow-Up Session: Facilitators' Report

Annex A - Agenda

FOLLOW-UP TO THE CANADA-ABORIGINAL PEOPLES ROUNDTABLE
HOUSING SECTORAL SESSION
NOVEMBER 24-25, 2004
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
CHÂTEAU LAURIER

Session Goals

To provide an opportunity for participants to contribute to the development of recommended actions to improve housing for First Nation, Inuit and Métis in the key policy areas of:

Jurisdiction, Control and Governance
Housing Supply
Housing Quality
Affordability (Access to Home Ownership and Rental Housing)

To reach agreement on immediate steps and investments, longer term objectives, and related actions and measures.

Day One - Wednesday, November 24, 2004

7:30 am	Breakfast and Registration	Adam Room
8:30 am	Opening Invocation	Canadian Room Elders
8:45 am	Welcoming Remarks	The Honourable Joseph Fontana, Minister of Labour and Housing
9:15 am	Review of the Background Papers	Facilitation Team
9:35 am	Introduction to the Forum Agenda Description of Breakout Group Process	Harold Tarbell, Lead Facilitator
9:45 am	Health Break in Breakout Rooms
10:00 am	Breakout Groups Policy Area 1:	First Nations - Canadian Room Métis - Tutor Room Inuit - Macdonald Room
	Issues of Jurisdiction, Control and Governance Shared Definition of Success Recommended Actions Crosscutting Themes (i.e. housing issues for urban Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal women, and housing issues in rural and remote areas)
	Launch Question: What institutional framework and collaborative approaches would address the diversity of jurisdictional issues that impact on the ability of Aboriginal peoples to exercise control and governance over how their housing needs are met?
12:30 pm	Lunch	Adam Room
1:30 pm	Breakout Groups Policy Area 2:	First Nations - Canadian Room Métis - Tutor Room Inuit - Macdonald Room
	Housing Supply Shared Definition of Success Recommended Actions Crosscutting Themes (i.e. housing issues for urban Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal women, and housing issues in rural and remote areas)
	Launch Question: How can the factors affecting the current supply of housing be addressed in ways that increase the availability for Aboriginal peoples in their diverse circumstances?
4:00 pm	Health Break in Breakout Rooms
4:15 pm	Facilitator’s Summary Reports From Breakout Sessions 1 and 2
4:45 pm - 5:00 pm	Facilitator Summary of Day One	Facilitation Team
7:00 pm	Delegates Reception Hosted by the Honourable Joseph Fontana, Minister of Labour and Housing	Drawing Room

Day Two - Thursday, November 25, 2004

8:00 am	Breakfast	Drawing Room
8:45 am	Opening Invocation Elders	Canadian Room
9:00 am	Wrap-up of Day 1/ Introduction to Day 2	Facilitation Team
9:15 am	Breakout Groups Policy Area 3:	First Nations - Canadian Room Métis - Tutor Room Inuit - Macdonald Room
	Housing Quality Shared Definition of Success Recommended Actions Crosscutting Themes (i.e. housing issues for urban Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal women, and housing issues in rural and remote areas)
	Launch Question: What strategic approaches can be pursued to reduce deficiencies and improve the quality of housing available to Aboriginal peoples?
11:45 am	Lunch	Drawing Room
12:45 pm	Breakout Groups Policy Area 4:	First Nations - Canadian Room Inuit Breakout - Tutor Room Métis - Québec Room
	Affordability - Access to Home Ownership and Rental Housing Shared Definition of Success Recommended Actions Crosscutting Themes (i.e. housing issues for urban Aboriginal peoples and Aboriginal women, and housing issues in rural and remote areas)
	Launch Question: What are the key issues that affect housing affordability and what systemic adjustments and supports are required to enable access by Aboriginal peoples to home ownership and affordable housing?
3:15 pm	Health Break in Breakout Rooms
3:30 pm	Facilitator’s Summary Reports From Breakout Sessions 3 and 4
4:00 pm	Facilitator's Overall Summary	Facilitation Team
4:30 pm	Closing Ceremony and Adjournment	Elders

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