Ottawa, October 16, 2025—Senior Assistant Auditor General, Paule‑Anny Pierre, will be in Yellowknife on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to present the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly with the Auditor General of Canada’s report on the audit of housing in the Northwest Territories.
Access to electronic embargoed report
2:00 pm Mountain Time (MT)
Journalists accredited by a recognized media organization who wish to receive an embargoed electronic copy of the report must register by emailing infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca before 4:30 pm MT on Monday, October 27, 2025. Embargoed copies will be provided at 2:00 pm MT on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Please note that the embargoed report is available only electronically; there is no in-person media lock‑up.
The report will be available on the Office of the Auditor General of Canada website once it has been tabled by the Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly at approximately 3:30 pm MT.
Online technical briefing
3:00 pm to 3:30 pm MT
Subject matter experts will be available online to answer technical or background questions (no attribution).
News conference
4:00 pm to 4:45 pm MT
Paule-Anny Pierre, Senior Assistant Auditor General with the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, will hold a news conference at the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, in the Eagle Room, located at 4570–48 Street in Yellowknife. Journalists may attend in person or via Microsoft Teams. Please email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca for instructions to connect remotely to the news conference.
Interviews
To book an interview, please call 1-888-761-5953 or email infomedia@oag-bvg.gc.ca.
Included in this release:
Housing in the Northwest Territories. This audit focuses on whether Housing Northwest Territories provided Northwest Territories residents most in need with equitable access to housing and housing supports through its Public Housing and Homeownership programs.
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