Housing Quality Matters

Workshops for First Nation

CMHC offers on-reserve communities practical information sessions and workshops on how to improve housing. The series has the title Housing Quality Matters. Through these sessions, community members like you will learn how to put knowledge into action.

• Introduction to Indoor Air Quality — Leadership
  After attending this session, you will have a basic understanding of the major causes and remedies for poor indoor air.
• Introduction to Indoor Air Quality — Home Occupant
  After this session, you will have a better understanding of how mold and other sources of pollutants affect indoor air quality.
• Let's Clear the Air (LCTA)
  This session provides you with a deeper knowledge of poor indoor air and air pollutants, as well as solutions.
• Let’s Clear the Air — Home Assessment
  This is an optional addition to the Let's Clear the Air session where you can visit a home experiencing indoor air quality and mold problems, and identify and prioritize solutions.
• Mold Remediation
  From this workshop you will learn the basics of mold, why it grows in the home, how it can be prevented and what do to when the home has become moldy.
• Introduction to Ventilation Systems
  After this workshop, you will be able to properly install, balance and maintain a heat recovery ventilation system; and explain to home occupants the importance of proper use.
• Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Investigator Training
  This course will provide you with a deeper understanding of indoor air quality problems in homes and their solutions.
• Basic Home Maintenance
  At the end of this session you will have a better understanding of how to prevent mold and how to do basic home maintenance.
• Builder Series
  You will acquire sound building science principles that will help improve the new housing built in your community.
• Inspecting Existing Dwellings
  After this workshop you will be able to carry out a successful, on-site inspection and summarize the details in a written report.
• Client Counselling
  This workshop will help you gain more counselling skills and strengthen the services of the housing department.
• Property Management Planning
  This session will help you achieve your housing goals related to maintaining your community’s housing stock.

Training Aboriginal Trainers Initiative
CMHC can help Native Technical Service providers develop their presentation skills and become trainers and facilitators for the suite of sessions. This initiative offers coaching and mentoring by experienced trainers, and opportunities to co-train.

For more information about these workshops or to discuss your community's training needs, contact your local CMHC office.