2019 NWT Community Survey

Home , Hay River Reserve, Kakisa, Nahanni Butte, Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok

NWT Bureau of Statistics March 1, 2019 NWT Bureau of Statistics • Central Statistical Agency for the Government of the Northwest Territories • Mandate is to ensure that statistics are available for the NWT for policy and planning decisions • 7 staff members What kind of work do we do? • Community Population estimates and projections • Labour market demand and supply • Input/Output modelling • Regional Market Basket Measure • Price Surveys • Household Surveys • Community Profiles 2019 NWT Community Survey • This survey has been conducted every 5 years since 1984 • Designed to provide community level information in between Census years • This year, heavy emphasis on housing to coordinate content with the Canadian Housing Survey General Content

• Housing Conditions • Labour Force Statistics • Education Levels • Traditional Activities • Ability to speak Indigenous Language General Content

• Data is often available by: – NWT community or region – Sex and age – Indigenous/Non-Indigenous New Content

• Housing Satisfaction • Outstanding Mortgage Owed • Ability to Make Ends Meet • Indigenous Languages Current Operations • Also conducting a full price survey which will be available by end of the summer • Hoping to complete operations of the community survey by the end of March or early April at the latest – Travel completed in 10 communities, may follow up by phone – Ongoing in 13 communities – Still need to visit 11 communities Operations by Community

Travel Completed Ongoing Still need to Visit • If we have already visited Colville Lake Aklavik Délı̨ne Fort Liard Behchokǫ̨̀ Gamę̀tı̨̀ your community, thank Fort Smith Detah Kakisa you for completing the Hay River Enterprise Łutselk’e Nahanni Butte Fort Good Hope Norman Wells survey Paulatuk Fort McPherson Tuktoyaktuk • For the rest, we could use Fort Resolution Fort Providence Tulita your help promoting the Sachs Harbour Fort Simpson Wekweę̀tı̨̀ Trout Lake Hay River Reserve Whatı̨̀ survey, particularly the Ulukhaktok Inuvik Wrigley communities in red. Jean Marie River N'dilo Tsiigehtchic Yellowknife Dissemination • First Results should be available by November 2019 • Second release in March 2020 • Data will be available on our website • Don’t hesitate to ask for any additional data that is of interest to you % of Households in Core Need, 2014 All Households Household with at least one Senior 60+ 60

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0 Yellowknife (%) Employment Rate by Highest Level of Schooling, 2014

Less than High School Diploma High School Diploma Other Certificate or Diploma University Degree

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 % Yellowknife Fort Smith, Hay River, Inuvik Rest of the Communities How can you use this data? • Data can be used to: – Develop or evaluate community programs & services – Help assess the current socio-economic condition of your community – Support project proposals Contact Information

Jeff Barichello NWT Bureau of Statistics 867-767-9169 Ex. 15039 [email protected]