Regional Workshop Program · 2026

Indigenous Housing Growth Roadmap
Workshop Series

A regional half-day working session for Indigenous Nations across British Columbia — examining the realities of delivering housing today, and the systems that will shape how it gets built tomorrow.

Regional Sessions

20–30

Participants Each

10–3

Half-Day Format

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An Invitation

Housing is more than buildings — it is governance, capacity, and time.

Across Indigenous communities, the gap between housing demand and housing delivery is not a question of vision. It is a question of systems — funding pipelines, procurement processes, land tenure clarity, fabrication networks, and the data infrastructure to bind them together.

The 2026 Roadmap Workshop Series brings together the practitioners closest to that work — Housing Managers, Capital and Infrastructure teams, Lands Departments, Economic Development staff, Chief and Council, and technical delivery partners — to map where projects stall, what scales, and what comes next.

It is a working session, not a presentation. By the end of the day, every participant will have new peer relationships, a clearer view of the lifecycle ahead, and concrete next steps for their own community's housing projects.

Capital & Funding

Mapping ISC, CMHC, BCH, and provincial programs into a workable capital stack — and closing the gaps between them.

Lands & Tenure

Certificate of Possession, environmental clearances, servicing capacity — the pre-construction work that takes years.

Fabrication & Delivery

Indigenous-led on-reserve fabrication, modular systems, and the buy-vs-build decisions that define project velocity.

Data & Governance

OCAP-aligned data systems, performance dashboards, and the digital infrastructure that scales housing delivery.

The Framework

Eleven phases from readiness to long-term operations.

The Roadmap maps the full housing delivery process — governance through commissioning, financing through fabrication. Workshop participants will walk through it together to identify where their own projects sit and where they're stuck.

Highlighted gatesThe workshop deep-dives Feasibility (G3), Procurement (G7), and Commissioning & Handover (G9).

Cross-cutting workstreamsNine integrated streams run through every phase — governance, engagement, funding, environment, servicing, design, procurement, risk, and data.

Living frameworkThe Roadmap evolves with each Nation's experience. The workshop is where it gets stress-tested.

A Day in Detail

Workshop Agenda

Half a day of facilitated working sessions — paced to balance presentation, discussion, and live platform engagement. Lunch and refreshments provided.

10:00 – 10:30

Welcome, Opening Remarks & Introductions

Plenary

10:30 – 11:00

Housing Lifecycle — Part 1: Governance to Business Case

Facilitated Presentation & Discussion

11:00 – 11:30

Buy or Build Challenge — On-Reserve Fabrication System Brochure (PDF)

Presentation & Q&A

11:30 – 12:00

Housing Lifecycle — Part 2: Financing to Commissioning

Facilitated Presentation & Discussion

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch & Networking

Open Networking

1:00 – 2:00

Breakout: Pinch Points, Challenges & Learnings

Live Poll + Group Discussion

2:00 – 3:00

Report Back + IHGP Live Pilot & Validation

Presentation + Hands-On Demo

3:00 PM

Closing Session & Next Steps

Plenary

Regional Sessions

Five working sessions across British Columbia.

Each session is hosted in partnership with a regional Nation or partner. Travel is organized to bring participants from neighbouring Nations together.

Stylized · Not to Scale Final session locations may shift slightly

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Nak'azdli Whut'en First Nation — Prince George, BC

House of Ancestors

355 Vancouver Street, Prince George, BC

Thursday, July 2, 2026

Secwépemc / Shuswap Region — Chase, BC

Talking Rock Resort

1663 Little Shuswap Lake Road, Chase, BC

Thursday, July 16, 2026

Squamish & Lil'wat Nations — Whistler, BC

Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre

4584 Blackcomb Way, Whistler, BC V8E 0Y3

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Kalesnikoff — Castlegar, BC

Kalesnikoff Mass Timber

PO Box 3000, Hwy 3A, Castlegar, BC

Monday, August 10, 2026

Tsartlip / Songhees Nations — Victoria, BC

Songhees Wellness Centre

1100 Admirals Rd, Victoria, BC

What You Leave With

Outcomes for attendees.

Every participant walks away with practical resources, peer relationships, and concrete next steps for their own community's housing work.

End-to-end lifecycle clarity

A working understanding of the housing production lifecycle from governance through long-term operations.

Bottlenecks identified

Honest mapping of the delivery risks affecting projects in your community — and where they tend to compound.

Fabrication exposure

Direct exposure to Indigenous-led fabrication, procurement, and modular housing delivery models.

Hands-on platform time

Live walkthrough of the Indigenous Housing Growth Platform — readiness, planning, and project tracking tools.

Templates & workflows

Practical resources to support housing readiness, project coordination, and reporting back to Council.

Peer relationships

New connections with housing practitioners and partner Nations, and a defined set of next steps.

Live Demonstration

The Indigenous Housing Growth Platform.

A digital system designed to support Indigenous Nations through the end-to-end housing delivery process. Workshop participants get hands-on access during the session.

Demand & Readiness

Member surveys, household profiles, and demand forecasting — OCAP-aligned and ready for deployment.

Lifecycle Tracking

Project status across all 11 phases, from early readiness through long-term operations.

Phase-Gate Management

Stage-gate criteria, deliverable tracking, and approval workflows tied to community governance.

Templates & Workflows

15+ fillable templates — Project Charter, Risk Register, Pro Forma, Procurement Policy, and more.

Multi-Team Collaboration

Cross-organizational coordination — housing managers, capital teams, lands, and external partners in one shared workspace.

AI-Enabled Planning

Pattern recognition across projects, automated readiness scoring, and assisted document drafting.

Open the Platform → Housing Growth Innovation Program

Workshop Collaborators

Led by Indigenous housing & industry partners.

The workshops are facilitated by an interdisciplinary team — Indigenous housing leaders, architects, and capital experts working at the intersection of community delivery and modular fabrication.

Robin Billy

Director, Turtle Island Housing Corporation

Edgard Villanueva Cruz

CEO, Turtle Island Connection

Mike Kennedy

Director, Open Housing Canada

Neil Prakash

Architect AIBC, Prakash Architects

Blaine McFadden

Director of Operations, Nak'azdli Development Corporation

Amy Vilis

Director, Housing Growth Innovation, DIGITAL

Delivered in partnership with Open Housing Canada Turtle Island Connection Turtle Island Housing Corporation DIGITAL Indigenous Nations & technical partners

With support from

Reserve Your Place

Register interest in a regional session.

Indicate your preferred date or express interest in hosting a session in your Nation or region. The team follows up within a few business days with confirmation, agenda details, and travel information.

Email Registration → View Online Form

Mike Kennedy, PhD