Territorial Housing Needs Assessment outlines needs and calls for federal investment

Media Advisory

Yellowknife — March 2, 2026

Media are invited to attend an online technical briefing with Housing Northwest Territories (Housing NWT) staff followed by an in-person press conference in the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly with the Honourable Lucy Kuptana, Minister Responsible for Housing NWT, to announce the release of the final report of the Territorial Housing Needs Assessment: Northwest Territories.

Technical Briefing (Online)

Housing NWT subject-matter experts will provide a technical briefing on the report and respond to technical or background questions from media.

Date: March 3, 2026
Time: 10 am
Location: Google Meet

 

Press Conference

An in-person press conference will be held the following day at the Legislative Assembly. The event will include remarks from the Honourable Lucy Kuptana, Minister Responsible for Housing NWT, followed by a media question period.

Date: March 4, 2026
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly

Please RSVP to PressSecretary@gov.nt.ca by 9:30 am on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

For media requests, please contact:
Housing NWT Communications
nwthc_comms@gov.nt.ca