Housing NWT has released its 2025-2026 Annual Report, highlighting progress and accomplishments achieved over the past year in advancing affordable, accessible, and sustainable housing across the Northwest Territories.

This year’s report covers historic investments in housing, new builds across the territory, partnerships with Local Housing Organizations (LHOs) and Indigenous governments, initiatives to address homelessness, and programs and policies that support the Corporation’s housing goals.

Housing NWT is inviting proposals for an independent review of how Local Housing Organizations are governed and deliver services across the territory.

The review will look at how well the current model supports the delivery of social and market housing programs. It will assess how Local Housing Organizations are run, how decisions are made and monitored, how responsibilities are shared, and how programs and finances are managed over the long term.

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Mr. Speaker, housing is a fundamental human right. It is a necessity for all Northwest Territories residents and remains a top priority for this government. 

The 2025-2026 fiscal year marked the first year of a significant 150-million-dollar capital investment plan for Housing Northwest Territories, funded by the Government of the Northwest Territories with 41.6 million dollars a year over three years.

Eight new social housing units have arrived in Behchokǫ̀. These modular housing units are part of Housing NWT’s project to deliver 98 new social housing units for single people across the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The eight units, built as four duplexes, were manufactured in Hay River by METCAN Building Solutions Inc. The units were transported by highway to Behchokǫ̀ via a phased approach and have all arrived on their sites. These homes are anticipated to be ready for occupancy by December 2026. 

Delivery is underway for 10 new modular housing units to Fort Providence as part of a Housing NWT project to deliver 98 new social housing units for singles across the Northwest Territories.

The ten units, built as five duplexes, were manufactured in Hay River by Metcan Building Solutions Inc. The units have been loaded onto trucks and delivery to Fort Providence is underway.

Housing NWT has adjusted rental rates for its Market Housing Program to better reflect changing market conditions and the cost of delivering housing in communities across the Northwest Territories.

Existing tenants in market rental units received advance notice of the adjusted rates, which come into effect October 1, 2026. Rates for new leases were previously adjusted on August 1, 2026.

Housing NWT has reached an important milestone in its plan to deliver 98 new housing units for singles to communities across the Northwest Territories, with the first 10 modular units now on-site in Ulukhaktok.

Housing NWT is inviting proposals from organizations interested providing proactive outreach services to people experiencing homelessness and unsheltered homelessness in Yellowknife, including those living at encampments.

Outreach activities will include relationship building, wellness checks, identifying needs, connecting individuals with available supports and services and gathering trauma-informed and culturally appropriate information to support service coordination, planning and responses to homelessness and encampments.

Construction on a new 30-unit social housing building has officially begun in Hay River.

The project, located at 46 Woodland Drive, will create 30 new social housing units designed for single occupancy. The three-storey modular building will include 21 fully self-contained studio units, as well as nine wheelchair-accessible studio units on the ground floor. The building is designed to exceed current energy-efficiency standards while supporting climate resilience and accessibility.