Provincial Findings: Northwest Territories 

She Matters collected data from a total of 16 emergency rooms in the Northwest Territories. The hospital staff contacted via phone were compassionate. Nurses went above and beyond to provide information and provide survivors with all their options. Many health-care centres informed She Matters that a survivor could get a kit done then choose to report later on. This would be incredibly reassuring to survivors who have not decided whether they will be reporting their assault to the police.  

She Matters noted that distances between health-care centres were amongst the furthest identified in the country. For example, two of the locations that were contacted had access only to another health facility that does kits via airplane. Of the 16 hospitals contacted, 10 had SAEK services, 2 did not, and 4 relied on the RCMP. Much like many of the other provinces and territories that rely on the RCMP, She Matters could not determine why some hospitals involved the RCMP while others did not.

37.5% of hospitals either didn’t have access to kits, needed the RCMP to provide kits, or refused to answer availability

Longest Distance: Colville Lake, NWT to Yellowknife, NWT (18 hours 13 mins and take a ferry for 14 minutes by vehicle or 1 hour and 30 minute flight) or Jean Marie River, NWT to Fort Simpson, NWT (2 hours 45 minutes drive)

Total Number of Hospitals: 16

Number of Hospitals with Kits: 10

Number of Hospitals without Kits: 2

Refused to Answer:0

RCMP Must Bring Kit: 4