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Housing in Nunavik, Last Published in November 2001, Is Now Required SOCIÉTÉ HOUSING D’HABITATION DU QUÉBEC IN NUNAVIK INFORMATION DOCUMENT WWW.HABITATION.GOUV.QC.CA Content and editorial coordination Department of Intergouvernemental and Aboriginal Affairs Publication coordination Communications Branch Cover photo Xavier Dachez Société d’habitation du Québec Wing Saint-Amable, 3rd Floor 1054 Louis-Alexandre-Taschereau Street Québec, QC G1R 5E7 Tel: 1-800-463-4315 (toll-free from anywhere in Québec) The Société d’habitation du Québec supports Fax: 418-643-4560 the principles of sustainable development email [email protected] and environmental preservation. This document therefore has been printed On request, this document may be adapted in a very limited number of copies, on in whole or in part for certain substitute media. 100% recycled, post-consumer Enviro100 paper. ISBN 978-2-550-69870-8 (print version) ISBN 978-2-550-69871-5 (PDF version) For the same reasons, the page layout has been optimized to eliminate unused © Government of Québec – 2014 margins, large amounts of ink and large blank spaces, to limit the number of colours and to reduce spacing and character size. Legal deposit – National Library and Archives of Québec, 2014 100 % The Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ), founded in 1967, is the primary government organization responsible for housing in Québec. Its actions contribute to the wellbeing of residents by providing them with suitable housing conditions adapted to their financial resources and needs. The SHQ’s specific efforts in Nunavik make it a leading player in the housing sector in this northern region, for both social and private housing. The SHQ’s many interventions in this region demonstrate its deep commitment to improving the housing conditions of Nunavik households. Despite all these efforts, however, we are forced to admit that major challenges still lie ahead. These can only be overcome with a commitment from every partner involved. The SHQ therefore plans to tackle these challenges by continuing its existing partnership with the Kativik Regional Government, the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau and the Makivik Corporation. With this in mind, a new edition of the document Housing in Nunavik, last published in November 2001, is now required. This document has been prepared for the people involved in housing in Nunavik. It speaks to our partners in the region and the rest of Québec, and to households in Nunavik wishing to play an active role in improving their housing conditions. For this reason, we have insisted that it be published in French, English and Inuktitut. We also wish to extend our sincere gratitude to the representatives of Nunavik authorities, especially the Kativik Regional Government, the Makivik Corporation and the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau, for their valuable contribution to improving housing conditions in Nunavik. Nakurmiik marialuk (thank you very much)! Charles Larochelle President & CEO 4 HOUSING IN NUNAVIK TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. NUNAVIK ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.1 The land .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.2 The climate .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.3 The people .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 1.4 The culture .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 1.5 Income, taxes and the cost of living ....................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.6 Municipal services ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10 1.7 Social, political, administrative, economic and legal organization ...................................................................................................... 10 2. HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT HOUSING INTERVENTIONS IN NUNAVIK ...................................................................................11 2.1 The early years (1950-1970) ...................................................................................................................................................................11 2.2 The James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement (1975) ..................................................................................................................... 12 2.3 Transfer of responsibility for housing (1981) ...................................................................................................................................... 13 2.4 Canada-Québec Global Agreement on Social Housing (1986) ............................................................................................................ 13 2.5 Federal disengagement (1993) ............................................................................................................................................................. 13 2.6 Framework agreement concerning the Kativik region (1998) ............................................................................................................... 14 2.7 Agreements respecting the implementation of the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement on housing in Nunavik (2000, 2005 and 2010) ............................................................................... 15 2.8 The Katimajiit conference (2007) ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 2.9 The Government of Québec’s northern development plan (2011) ....................................................................................................... 17 3. THE SOCIAL HOUSING STOCK ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.1 An overview of existing housing in Nunavik ........................................................................................................................................ 17 3.2 Quality of the stock ............................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Housing unit size ................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 3.4 Construction costs ............................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.5 The rent scale ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.6 Housing needs ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 22 4. THE PRIVATE HOUSING STOCK ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 4.1 The Remote Housing Program (1995, 1997 et 1998) ............................................................................................................................ 23 4.2 Introduction of three new programs (1999) ......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3 Québec’s affordable housing program – Kativik component (2003) ................................................................................................... 24 4.4 Home Ownership and Renovation Program for the Kativik Region (2012) .......................................................................................... 24 5 5. MANAGING THE SOCIAL HOUSING STOCK IN NUNAVIK ......................................................................................................... 25 5.1 Creation of the Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau (1999) ................................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Creation and administrative organization of the KMHB ....................................................................................................................... 25 5.3 Expanded role for the KMHB ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 5.4 Transition to a community role for the KMHB ...................................................................................................................................... 26 5.5
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