The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation's capital budget for 2021-22 is approximately $55 million, including projects carried over from last year.

That money is expected to build 93 housing units across 18 communities as well as a new local housing organization office in Behchoko.

In 2020-2021, the NWTHC awarded 167 contracts to 63 different NWT contractors to complete construction work.

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He started his business in 1994, SA国际影视传媒渞unning around with an old Bobcat here in the community to help people develop their properties.

He said housing corporation jobs such as changing doors and renovating Elders' residences has become critical to his livelihood. That's particularly true over the past several years since he no longer gets any work through local community government.

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Fact file
NWT Housing Corp builds 2021-22

Community               Building type

Behchoko                      local housing office, one public fourplex and two public duplexes

Fort Good Hope          one public fourplex

Fort Liard                     one public fourplex

Fort Providence          one public fourplex

Fort Resolution           one public fourplex

Fort Simpson               two market duplexes

Fort Smith                    two market single-family dwellings, one market duplex and one public duplex

Hay River                     three market single-family dwellings

Inuvik                           four market duplexes, two market fourplexes one market single-family dwelling

Kakisa                           one public fourplex

Lutsel K'e                     one public fourplex

Ndilo                             one public duplex

Norman Wells             three market single-family dwellings

Paulatuk                       two public fourplexes

Tsiigehtchic                 one public fourplex

Tuktoyaktuk                one public fourplex

Tulita                             one public fourplex and one market fourplex

Ulukhaktok                  one public duplex

Source: NWT Housing Corp.