NWT Bureau of Statistics

The NWT Bureau of Statistics is located directly opposite the Floor 2 elevator in the YK Centre at Franklin Avenue and 48th Street, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time).

NWT Bureau of Statistics
Government of the Northwest Territories
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
X1A 2L9

Phone: (867) 873-7147
Fax: (867) 873-0275

E-mail: info@stats.gov.nt.ca

Mandate:

The NWT Bureau of Statistics has overall responsibility for the territorial government's statistical program. To fulfill this role, the Bureau of Statistics:

• develops, interprets and disseminates those economic, social and demographic statistics required by the government;
  
  
• implements statistical programs for territorial government purposes and provides statistical advice and assistance to departments, regional offices and central agencies;
  
  
• coordinates statistical activities within the government to minimize the duplication of statistical effort and to help ensure that the statistics used by the government are current, consistent and accurate;
  
  
• provides for the continuing and effective representation of territorial statistical interests within the national statistical system.

In addition, the Bureau of Statistics also provides a limited statistical service to the general public, to the private sector, and to other governments.

The Bureau of Statistics is located within the Department of Executive and reports to the Assistant Deputy Minister for Strategic Planning. The Minister of Executive is The Hon. Joseph Handley.

Bureau Staff and Organization:

• Territorial Statistician - Angelo Cocco (Angelo_Cocco@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 873-7147
    
• Social/Demographic Statistican - Vishni Peeris (Vishni_Peeris@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 873-7085
    
• Economic Statistician - Jeff Barichello (Jeff_Barichello@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 920-3147
    
• Community Statistician - Kirk Dorland (Kirk_Dorland@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 873-7591
    
• Resource Statistician - Kate Odziemkowska (Kate_Odziemkowska@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 873-7498
• Statistics Analyst - David Oberst (David_Oberst@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 920-6434
    
• Statistics Administrator - Carmelita Hiebert (Carmelita_Hiebert@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 873-7147
    
• Survey Manager - Kersten Nitsche (Kersten_Nitsche@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 920-8695
    
• Labour Market Analyst - Sheri-Lee Byce (Sheri-Lee_Byce@gov.nt.ca)
  • (867) 920-3226