The third iteration of the Yellowknife Point-In-Time Count (PiT) was conducted on April 18, 2021 by the City of Yellowknife in partnership with the City of Yellowknife Community Advisory Board on Homelessness. The count is used to enumerate the number of people experiencing homelessness during a specified time frame to provide information regarding the nature and extent of homelessness within a community.

This report provides an insight into factors contributing to homelessness, challenges in getting housing, and service needs of individual or families experiencing homelessness.

A total of 246 surveys were completed. Based on those surveys, the PIT recorded 312 people experiencing homelessness, with 187 individuals living by themselves (60%) and 125 people (40%) in families. In total, one in five persons included in the Yellowknife PIT were children or dependents.