Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group

Published purpose

Through this 31-month systemic change project, Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity and representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the housing sector – across the areas of construction, design, planning, and homelessness – by working with industry players to implement a toolkit that will assist them to revise standards, best practices, and policies to improve the equity and inclusion of their workplaces. This toolkit will be informed by the lived experience of Indigenous individuals and Indigenous leaders who have established themselves in the housing sector and those with lived experience with the housing and homelessness system. The project will contribute to culturally and physically safe work environments that support the sustained success and leadership of Indigenous women within the housing and construction industry. Systemic change will occur through the increased representation of Indigenous women in the sector and the new pathways created for Indigenous women to sit at decision-making tables that result in improved economic security and prosperity and reduced rates of homelessness. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.