Tenants struggle with NWT’s market housing rent hike – Cabin Radio

May 8, 2025

Weeks after tenants began receiving notice of an increase, the GNWT confirmed rates for market rental units operated by Housing NWT are going up.

Units in the Market Housing Program are a form of public housing offered in the territory’s smaller communities.

The price hike will make the cost of a bachelor unit $1,202 per month and a three-bedroom unit $1,938 per month, though the GNWT said rates may vary slightly. (The rates prior to the change were not immediately available. The new rates are listed on the territory’s website.)