OFNTSC Executive Director, Melanie Debassige, named one of Canada’s most powerful women
OFNTSC Executive Director, Melanie Debassige, named one of Canada’s most powerful women ...
Publications
Ontario First Nations Water and Wastewater Commission Final Report
The report has been provided based on feedback from a presentation to the Ontario First Nation Technical Services Corporation Board of Directors completed December 12, 2018. Based on feedback from that presentation, this summary has been provided.
Exploring First Nations Housing Needs and Solutions in Ontario: Phase One Report
The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) is mandated to work with First Nation housing departments to develop capacity and policies to assist First Nations with the delivery of housing services for on-reserve residents.
Shawanaga Water Operator Seeing Success| HUB Program Update
Normand Tabobondung is the Senior Water Operator in Shawanaga First Nation. Normand and Shawanaga have been seeing positive change over the summer with recent successes in regards to their water facility operations. Through OFNTSC's HUB program, they are the first to employ the use of the "WaterTrax" system, while retraining 3 new operators, and are taking their "first big steps" to using the computerized maintenance management system (CCMS) employed by OFNTSC
Remembering our dear friend and colleague, Ian Fortin
Statement on the passing of OFNTSC Circuit Rider Trainer Ian Fortin
Indigenous Project Management Course: A Successful Start
We recently offered the first-ever IPMC, or, 'Indigenous Project Management Course' with sessions taking place in Thunder Bay, and Toronto.
Technical Advisory Commitee - Update
The OFNTSC Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) met on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, for its second quarterly meeting of the fiscal year with significant updates presented to TAC.
OFNTSC Joins Waste Management and Illegal Dumping Joint Table
News Release
February 2025 — Ottawa, Unceded Algonquin Territory, Ontario
A Joint First Nations-Federal Table has been established to explore options to address the longstanding
gaps in environmental protections on First Nations reserve lands, with a focus on waste management
and unauthorized dumping.
Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council Board of Directors Learn About Source Water Protection
Mamaweswen, the North Shore Tribal Council (NSTC) Board of Directors participated in a Source Water Protection planning workshop in February. The workshop was led by Erica Tropea (OFNTSC) and was designed specifically for the NSTC Board to strengthen collaboration, clarify governance roles, and build a shared foundation of knowledge around source water protection.