1. INCOME VERIFICATION
Copy of ALL sources of income for ALL members of the application receiving income.   
For the definition of income, please click here.

2. INCOME TAX RETURN 
Copy of the most recently completed Notice of Assessment or Return Summary for ALL members; must include Canada Child Benefit Statement (if applicable)
For an example of the income tax summary, please click here. 

3. FIRST NATION STATUS,  METIS, OR INUIT VERIFICATION
You must provide a copy of your and your family’s First Nation, Metis Citizenship, or Inuit Status cards (both front and back).

A housing unit shall be leased to persons of Native Ancestry, therefore applicants must be of Aboriginal Ancestry in accordance with the Indian Act, and at least half (50%) of the household must be Aboriginal.

(Note: Persons are of “Aboriginal Ancestry” if they are Indians as defined in the INDIAN ACT (CANADA), persons commonly referred to as Indians Non-status,  Metis, or persons of the Inuit race).

For information on how to obtain your status,  Metis, or Inuit card, visit the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada website by clicking here.

Registry numbers can also be obtained from your First Nation Band Office. 

4. RESIDENTIAL HISTORY & LATEST RENT RECEIPT
You must provide landlord/residential history for the past two addresses, and a copy of your latest rent receipt(s). If not paying rent at current accommodations, then a letter from the homeowner will be required.

5. MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION (only if applicable)
Please have your family doctor complete the Attending Physician's Report if you are applying for housing and there are medical concerns requiring special consideration, modification, or accessibility requests.

6. CUSTODY VERIFICATION (only if applicable)
You will be required to include custody verification with your application such as legal court or custody papers, a copy of the F.R.O. ruling, social assistance monthly benefits stub that shows all members under benefits. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Only those applications that have been completed in full, signed by the Applicant / Co-Applicant (16 years of age and older), and have provided the required documentation, will be added to the waitlist and considered for approval of housing.

As part of the application process, our office will complete an arrears check through the Province-wide Arrears Database, as well as a Landlord reference check.

A general guideline for all applicants to be on the housing waitlist is approx. 6 months - 1 year; it could take longer - sometimes shorter.

If you have any questions when completing this application, please contact the Tenant Placement Worker in the office at 807-343-9401, Ext #668.