METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 83 m e TI s n a TI on of o n T ar I o aG en CY Inf I n ITY p roper TY s erv IC es I nfnity Pr operty Ser vices an agency of the Metis Nation of Ontario MNO operates under feefor ser vice contracted agr eements to pr ovide pr operty management and pr ogram management on behalf of federal pr ovincial and municipal gover nments Infnity Pr operty Ser vices is selfsustaining which means its operations ar e not maintained thr ough grants or funding agr eements but rather thr ough r esultbased contracts payable to the MNO for work performed All pr ofts fr om r evenues generated ar e r einvested into the MNO Secr etariat to assist in r epayment of the debt load and contribute to any operational costs Infnity Pr operty Ser vices continued to pursue new contract opportunities in 201213 in the pr operty management and pr ogram administration sectors by developing business pr oposals and maintaining good r ela tionships with local municipal gover nments Furthermor e Infnity Pr operty Ser vices pursues housing r elated funding such as capital to build or acquir e social housing units and operating funding for r ent subsidies for consideration for building Metis specifc housing During 201213 Infnity Pr operty Ser vices phased out pr ograms including the Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Pr ogram and the Building System and T echnical Advisor Inter nship Pr ogram BST AIP Infnity Pr op erty Ser vices is excited about new opportunities and r evenue str eams of the Housing Assistance and Aboriginal Conser vation Pr ograms taking shape in 201314 These two new partnerships with Gr eensavers and First Na tions Engineering enable development of Infnity Pr operty Ser vices new business line in ener gy auditing Ru RA l A n D nA t I ve Hous I n G pR o GRAM rn HP Infnity Pr operty Ser vices pr ovides pr operty management and administration for the Rural and Native Housing Pr ogram RNHP under a feefor ser vice contract with Ontario Aboriginal Housing Ser vices OAHSC The RNHP pr ovides decent af for dable r ental housing to lowincome families living in rural communities Infn ity Pr operty Ser vices is r esponsible for the Thunder Bay Kenora and Rainy River districts known as the Thunder Bay Portfolio and parts of Sudbur y Nipissing and Parr y Sound Districts known as the North Bay Portfolio develop pr osperity and economic self suffciency within the Metis Nation Fr om the Metis Nation of Ontario Statement of Prime Purpose n umber of s taf f 9 s taf f located in Innisfl t hunder Bay b ran CH de T a I ls rEP or t S p ro G ram de T a I ls Funders Service c anada Administration and feefor service contract with o ntario Aboriginal Housing Services c orporation o AHS c n umber of s taf f 9 s taf f located in Innisfl t hunder Bay e ligible Clientele Low income Metis other Aboriginal people and nonAboriginal families