Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'd like to ask the Minister of NWT Housing how many new homes will the NWT build over the remainder of this term of government? Thank you.
Thank you, Member from Range Lake. Minister responsible for Housing NWT.
Mr. Speaker -- sorry, Mr. Speaker, I'm a little bit sleepy here. But I don't have those numbers on hand, but I can provide the Member with that information. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you. No, and I appreciate that, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I think by my -- I guess we can't ballpark things here.
When we're talking about new homes, can the Minister just define what NWT Housing means by "new home" so the public is aware of when we're talking about housing and creating doors and things like that for people to live in, it doesn't always have to be brand new; sometimes it can be a reno. So what does "new home" mean in the context of this conversation? Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. If I understand the question, what does a new home mean? A new home means a new build within Housing NWT and brought into a community as a new home. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister responsible for Housing NWT. Final supplementary. Member from Range Lake.
Thank you. What does the Minister -- is the Minister aware of the current core need for homeowners in the Northwest Territories; what that statistic is. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I understand core need is very high. We have over 900 families in the Northwest Territories that need homes. This is the waiting list across the North. We're doing a territorial housing needs assessment, and this is important work because it offers us both a qualitative look and a quantitative look. Right now we've done the quantitative, and we're working towards qualitative. We're working with the university of British Columbia, and they have a HART tool, it's a housing assessment resource tool. And this tool is working with Housing NWT to go across and engage with communities with this tool, using this tool, to look at homes across the North, the quality of homes. Because we can continue to put quantity of homes but the quality inside that home is really important.
I've been into homes from Sachs Harbour to Fort Resolution, and I see the disparity especially with public housing. So when you talk quality of homes, this is important work that they're going to do, and we're hoping to have this done by fall of 2025. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Minister responsible for Housing NWT. Oral questions. Member from the Deh Cho.
