Located in the highly coveted Beauty World neighbourhood, The Reserve Residences are thoughtfully curated integrated developments featuring 1- to 5-bedroom luxury residences, serviced residences, retail and public spaces. The development is seamlessly connected to transport networks and nature attractions.
Inadequate housing is one of the most significant challenges faced by First Nations peoples living on reserves across Canada. The causes are complex and the subject of ongoing dialogue and debate. However, it is generally agreed that the cultural genocide and social disruption perpetrated by displacement, discriminatory legislation like the Indian Act and federal programs such as residential schools created enduring hardships for Aboriginal communities. These conditions, together with the relative remoteness of many reserves and the challenges of accessing employment and other services, have led to high levels of poverty, alcohol abuse, health problems, and educational underachievement.
Since the 1960s, the federal government has provided a range of support for housing on reserve through both formula and proposal-based funding. Despite some short-term successes stemming from large influxes of proposal-based funding, evaluation participants reported that INAC’s overall approach to on-reserve housing was ineffective and lacking in long-term broad improvements.
Currently, a shortage of affordable homes is exacerbated by the high birth rate and ageing population on reserve. This leads to overcrowding, which in turn results in poorer health, especially among children. Unsafe water infrastructure often forces families to drink contaminated tap water and the dependency on wood for heating causes frequent house fires. Inadequate housing also contributes to the disproportionately higher incidence of unemployment and poorer school performance in First Nation communities. reserve residences