Chard Metis Nation President Raoul Montgrand, right, greets Alex Okinczyc, community and Indigenous affairs representative for Cenovus, outside Montgrand's new house in Janvier, Alta., on Tuesday April 23, 2024. Montgrand wanted other people to get the houses first but accepted the upgrade, funded in partnership with Cenovus, when he took custody of his granddaughters.
More than 16 per cent of Indigenous Canadians in 2021 lived in housing that was in need of major repairs, Statistics Canada data shows. As part of the program, Cenovus launched a 24-week construction and trades readiness program in partnership with a local college to teach home construction and maintenance skills to members of the participating communities.
Additionally, in many cases, new homes are designated for lots that had never before been serviced. Connecting water and power to them is — in the words of Justin Herman, CEO of Chard Métis Nation — “expensive as heck.”
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