Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Mr. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was a bit confused in all honesty because the Member asked for the information on the Homeless Assistance Fund, but the Homeless Assistance Fund is actually one-time funding that people can access for up to $3,000. I am thinking that the question should have been the Northern Pathways to Housing, which is about putting in homeless shelters. If that is the case, then we have the three communities that we are putting the homeless shelters into and that is Simpson, Aklavik, and Behchoko. Then we have $70,000 in operational funding that we are giving to those communities. That is our capacity at this time. Then in future years we will be looking at expanding those programs. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank the Minister for reply. If indeed these are pilot cases in those three communities, is there perhaps a process in terms of undertaking those initiatives? That is a great step in terms of addressing the homelessness issues in small communities. Just in terms of process, as I understand it, a pilot case is undertaken at the community level, it is monitored, and perhaps some flexibility in terms of how a program initiative of that nature could work if implemented. At some point, there is an evaluation in terms of trying to reflect upon maybe the successes of the program experience and perhaps learn from it and maybe apply it at a later stage. Is that the case? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The process to fund the communities was actually put out a couple of years ago. We submitted out to all the communities. Actually, at that time we had funding to look at four. Only three communities came forward at that time. We worked with the three communities to set them up. They are just getting structured in now because it takes some time within government. When we look at expanding that, then we would be again submitting a request to all communities that don't have that in and asking them to come forward and see if they would be interested. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli.

Thank you, maybe I could ask the question the other way. These two communities that are undertaking as pilot project cases, could the Minister define what pilot project are in terms of delivering these homeless initiatives at the community level. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Nadli. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. The term pilot -- there was funding for the four and three came forward. It is just about building capacity. We really want to make sure that the communities that take on these projects have the skills and abilities and the capacity to provide them and to do them to sustain the program. So we want to make sure that we provide the proper support before we go forward and to expand that to make sure that they succeed. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. Nadli? Nothing further from Mr. Nadli. Mr. McNeely.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. My question is to the homelessness initiative. Is it a formula headquarters funding arrangement where the five districts are divvied up to this particular pot of money? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. I will remind all Members and guests in the gallery to turn their cell phones on silent and turn all audio devices to off. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Again I am a bit confused with the question. If it is the homelessness initiative, that is the housing assistance funding. That is the $3,000 application base. If we are talking about the small community homelessness fund, that is also application based. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. McNeely.

If we use, in the working exercise here, the Sahtu as a model, so your application, based on what is submitted, so that particular region could hand in ten applications and get approved? Is that the way I interpret it there, Mr. Chair?

Thank you, Mr. McNeely. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes. If a community does submit ten applications, each application would be considered within the community. We are talking about the small-community homeless fund. I want to make sure I am talking about the right program. Within the community of Yellowknife, or the southern communities, the maximum fund for that is $10,000. Within the northern communities, the maximum is $15,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. McNeely.

Yes. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I was referring to the small-community homeless fund. Thank you.

Thank you Mr. McNeely. Minister.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. That was the one I assumed and so made the statement that, yes, every application can be considered and north is $15,000, southern communities are $10,000. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Mr. McNeely.

Nothing further, Mr. Chair.