To be eligible to apply for a Siksika House, the following criteria applies to every Applicant:

a. Each person applying must be a Siksika Citizen who is 18 years of age or older;

b. A non-Siksika Citizen may apply for a Siksika House if they are the primary parent/guardian of one or more Minor Children (Supporting documentation is required);

c. Siksika Citizens cannot have any outstanding accounts owing to Housing or the Siksika Nation; and

d. Siksika Citizens must have completed a Basic Home Maintenance Course prior to moving into a Siksika House.

• Siksika Citizens and other Applicants are required to submit a completed Housing Application (Appendix C) to be considered for a Siksika House.
• Applications can be submitted electronically or directly to the Siksika Housing office and will be date and time stamped by reception upon receipt.
• A copy of the date-stamped Application will be provided to the Applicant upon receipt of the Application by reception.
• Complete Applications will be added to the Housing List and scored based on the assessment guidelines set out in Allocation Assessment (Appendix D) as described in section 2.4.
• Applications may be updated at any time due to family changes at the discretion of Siksika Citizens by submitting a new Application (the original submission date is to be used to ensure Application scoring is not affected).
• Complete Applications will remain on the Housing List until an allocation is made or if the Siksika Citizen requests removal from the Housing List in writing.

• Applications are reviewed and assessed at a weekly correspondence meeting.
• It is the responsibility of Siksika Housing to screen and verify all Applications. Reference checks will be completed to ensure that the Applicant has a good record with previous and existing landlords.
• Incomplete Applications will not be accepted, and Applicants will be notified in writing if their application was incomplete and not accepted for review.