Building better homes key to fixing Indigenous housing crisis, says report – CBC

Dec 04, 2025

Inadequate housing part of a cycle damaging Indigenous people’s health, report says

Energy efficient homes are key to improving some health issues and solving the housing crisis in Indigenous communities, according to a new report on Indigenous housing.

Nearly one in six Indigenous people live in homes needing major repairs, according to Building Strength Through Shelter: Policy prescriptions for Indigenous Healthy Energy Homes, a report released this week from the Canadian Climate Institute and Indigenous Climate Energy.

Carlyn Allary, a research associate with the Canadian Climate Institute, says the report looks at links between housing and health that are often overlooked.