Summary#
Montréal city council unanimously set its position in favour of a $149,596 grant to Qavvivik Centre de santé familiale et communautaire inuit for a 2025 study of Inuit housing pathways in Montréal, and approved a draft funding agreement. The agglomeration council makes the final decision at a later meeting.
- The study would use interviews and discussion groups with community members, then recommend measures and actions.
- The agreement sets the grant’s payment terms and conditions. Qavvivik must provide a final report, due no later than January 30, 2027.
- The grant is part of the Plan d'action montréalais en itinérance (Montréal action plan on homelessness).
What it means for you#
- Qavvivik: If the grant receives final approval, it would receive the funding in two payments: 90% after the agreement is signed, and 10% after the final report is approved.
- Inuit residents of Montréal: The study aims to learn about housing insecurity and instability. The decision does not create a housing benefit or require anyone to take part.
- Residents generally: The decision does not itself commit the city to carry out the study’s future recommendations.
Money#
The proposed grant is $149,596, funded entirely by the agglomeration.
- City staff say the amount is budgeted through the Service de la diversité et de l'inclusion sociale and has no impact on the City of Montréal’s financial framework.
- Qavvivik has already advanced funds to begin preparatory work, according to the staff summary.
What is unclear#
- The materials do not describe how interview and discussion-group participants would be recruited, or what safeguards would apply.
- The agreement’s full terms are not included, so details beyond the payment schedule, final report and visibility protocol are unclear.
Case for#
- City staff say existing homelessness counts cannot support conclusions about Montréal’s Inuit population because of its size. A focused study could provide information for planning services suited to Inuit needs.
- Staff say the results are intended to inform work on Inuit homelessness, housing, reconciliation and a possible Inuit multi-service centre.
Case against#
- The study is set to make recommendations, but the decision does not commit the city or agglomeration to adopt or fund them.
- One concern is that the decision does not explain how the study will represent different experiences within Montréal’s Inuit community.