--- title: "Affordable and subsidized housing in Northwest Territories" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/northwest-territories" description: "Apply for social or affordable housing in Northwest Territories. Get an application from your Local Housing Organization or Housing NWT district office." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data." --- # Affordable and subsidized housing in Northwest Territories Northwest Territories · Housing and property Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In the Northwest Territories, Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations handles it. Get an application from your Local Housing Organization or Housing NWT district office. Who handles it: [Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/housing-northwest-territories). Handles it in Northwest Territories. ## Official links - [Public housing program](https://www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca/en/services/public-housing-program), checked 12 October 2026 - [Find your Local Housing Organization](https://www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca/en/local-housing-associations), checked 12 October 2026 ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Northwest Territories is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/british-columbia) | BC Housing | [Apply for rental housing](https://www.bchousing.org/housing-assistance/rental-housing/how-to-apply), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/alberta) | Local housing providers (Government of Alberta affordable housing programs) | [How to apply](https://www.alberta.ca/affordable-housing-programs), checked 12 October 2026 | Use the Find Housing tool to pick a local housing provider, then apply to that provider directly. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Housing Corporation (through local housing authorities) | [How to apply](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/housing-and-renting/renting-and-leasing/rental-housing-for-people-with-low-incomes), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply to your local housing authority, which runs social housing for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/manitoba) | Manitoba Housing | [How to apply](https://www.gov.mb.ca/housing/progs/mha.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Mail the signed application form or drop it off at a Manitoba Housing office. | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/ontario) | Local housing service managers (municipalities and district social services boards) | [Find your local service manager](https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-your-local-service-manager), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply through your municipal or district service manager; there is no provincial application. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/quebec) | Local housing offices (offices d'habitation), Société d'habitation du Québec | [Apply for subsidized housing](https://www.quebec.ca/habitation-territoire/location/aides-financieres-au-logement/programme-logement-sans-but-lucratif/faire-une-demande-de-logement-subventionne), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply to the housing office for the area where you want to live; pages are in French only. | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/new-brunswick) | Housing NB (New Brunswick Housing Corporation) | [Public housing](https://www.gnb.ca/en/topic/family-home-community/housing-property/public-housing.html), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply by calling 1-833-733-7835. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/nova-scotia) | Nova Scotia Provincial Housing Agency | [Apply for public housing](https://nspha.ca/applicants/apply-housing), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/prince-edward-island) | PEI Housing Services (Department of Housing and Communities, Government of PEI) | None on record | | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC) | [Apply for rental housing](https://www.nlhc.nl.ca/housing-programs/rental-housing-program/), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply online or on paper to the NLHC regional office for where you want to live. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/yukon) | Yukon Housing Corporation | None on record | You need 12 continuous months of Yukon residency before applying. | | Northwest Territories (this page) | Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations | [Public housing program](https://www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca/en/services/public-housing-program), checked 12 October 2026 | Get an application from your Local Housing Organization or Housing NWT district office. | | [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/nunavut) | Nunavut Housing Corporation, through Local Housing Organizations | [Public housing](https://www.nunavuthousing.ca/programs/public-housing), checked 12 October 2026 | Apply at the Local Housing Organization in your community. | ## More - [Apply for social or affordable housing in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing) - [Public services in Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories) - [Get a building or renovation permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/building-permit) - [Zoning, land use and development applications](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/zoning) - [Save for and buy your first home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/first-home) - [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles) - [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment) - [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Affordable and subsidized housing in Northwest Territories", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/northwest-territories