Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
- Description
- Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related programs and requests
- Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed
- Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
- Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
- Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
- Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
- Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants and ensures work is completed
- Provides assistance with applications to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) for funding programs such as Ontario Renovates (formerly RRAP and HASI)
- Provides assistance in securing funding for rent-to-own housing through CMHC
Batchewana First Nation Turn Key Program- Allows the homeowner to pay their mortgage to the Batchewana First Nation (BFN) office until the mortgage is paid in full, at which time the BFN will issue the homeowner a Certificate of Possession (CP)
- Provides rental units to community members
- Consists of 54 rental units, including one and two bedroom apartments and three-bedroom single dwellings
- Offers BFN members living on the Reserve a renovation loan up to $20,000 to renovate their home
- Provides a letter of verification to BFN members for them to attend the Royal Bank to apply for a mortgage
- Enables the band member to build their own home with the Chief and Council as guarantors
- Provides rental units for community elders in one apartment building
- Consists of 6 one-bedroom units and 4 two-bedroom units
- Comments
- Rent or mortgage arrears: contact Tenant Liaison Worker Lisa McCormick: 705-759-0914 Ext 256
- Construction Project Manager: Ken Boyer
- Eligibility
- Members of Batchewana First Nation
Renovation Program: Requires that the applicant meet the Batchewana First Nation (BFN) criteria and be approved by Chief and Council; borrower must transfer the Certificate of Possession (CP) to the BFN until the loan is paid in full
Royal Bank Mortgage Program: Chief and Council will only guarantee the mortgage if individual meets banks criteria
NOTE: All delinquent accounts must be paid in full or eviction process will occur - Application Process
- Copy of the housing policy and all related building applications/housing forms available at the Band Office
- Contact the Housing Department for registration in all programs
- Toll Free
- 1-877-236-2632
- Office
- 705-759-0914 - Band Office
- Fax
- 705-759-9171
- After Hours Phone
- 705-943-7728 - Emergency line only
- Web Site
- https://www.batchewana.ca
- Mailing Address
- Administration Office
236 Frontenac St
Batchewana First Nation, ON, P6A 6Z1
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Deeanna Hewson, Housing Assistant
Email: deeanna@batchewana.ca
Phone: 705-759-0914 Ext 230 - Housing Director
- Rhiannon Byce
Email: rhiannon.byce@batchewana.ca
Phone: 705-759-0914 Ext 230 - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Plans Inspection required for construction projects
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Social Media
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- November 10, 2022
- Address
- Administration Office, 236 Frontenac St
Batchewana First Nation, ON, P6A 6Z1- Administration/Band Office is located at Frontenac St in Batchewana First Nation
- Closest intersection is at Frontenac St and Batchewana St
- Situated near Rankin Arena and across the road from KIA dealership
- Administrative Office is located on Rankin Reserve which is bordered on 3 sides by the city of Sault Ste Marie
- Reserve is along Hwy 17 adjacent to and along E boundary of Sault Ste Marie
- Consists of 4 settlements: Goulais Bay Reserve 15A, Obadjiwan Reserve 15E, Whitefish Island Reserve and the main settlement of Rankin Reserve 15D
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Batchewana First Nation
