Community Profiles

Northwest Territories

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 312 (2021)
Individuals experiencing chronic homelessness: 51% (2021)
Individuals staying in emergency shelters: 99 (2021)
Individuals in transitional housing:  120 (2021)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  8 (2021)
Number of hidden homeless:  Couch surfing/staying at someone else’s place: 73 (2021)
Individuals identifying as youth:  Age 16-24: 11% (2021)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  91.5% (2021)
Individuals identifying as LGBTQ2S+: 3.7% (2021)
Individuals identifying as female:  50% (2021)
Individuals identifying as male:  49% (2021)

 

 HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  3.4% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.9% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 3.6% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,336/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,597/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,869/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Family and individual visits to food bank:

Total welfare income (single individual):

 *Province wide: 6,575 (March 2023)

$27,600 (2023)

*Note: the data for food bank visits in Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut have been combined.

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