Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting applications for Early Learning and Child Care Scholarships for the 2023-2024 school year.

• Part-time students are eligible for up to $500 per course, to a maximum of $2,500 per school year
• Full-time students are eligible for $5,000 per school year

The scholarship is for students enrolled in a diploma or degree program with a direct focus in early childhood development at accredited post-secondary institution. In-person or online programs are accepted.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its response to the recommendations of the Arts Program Review.

The GNWT agrees with all the report’s recommendations and has started to make operational changes based on the recommendations and feedback gathered from the arts and creative sector during engagement session for the NWT Arts Strategy and during the program review. This will include:

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the first Skills 4 Success Annual Report, which highlights results from 2021-2022 on the Skills 4 Success Action Plan 2021-2025.

Today the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) published its response to recommendations made in an independent report on the French Language Communications and Services for the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is looking for individuals from the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu regions with a passion for the arts, culture, and heritage to join the NWT Arts Council for a two-year term starting September 1, 2023.

The deadline to apply is August 1, 2023.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is excited to launch a renewed NWT Historical Timeline as a resource for NWT schools and residents.

From origin stories to present day events, the renewed timeline aims to be an inclusive depiction of the history, cultures, and people that make up the Northwest Territories, told through the collections and archives of the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC). 

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has enhanced the Student Financial Assistance (SFA) program to better support students and remove barriers to post-secondary education.  SFA provides financial assistance to eligible Northwest Territories (NWT) residents to assist with post-secondary education-related expenses.

Program enhancements include:

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Mr. Speaker, in 2021 the Government of the Northwest Territories released the Northwest Territories Arts Strategy, a 10-year plan to improve NWT’s arts programs and services, and strengthen the territory’s arts sector. The first key action identified in the strategy was to complete a review of the GNWT’s arts programs so that we could have a better understanding of the changes required to help us achieve our goals for the sector.

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Mr. Speaker, as we prepare to wrap up another school year, I would like to highlight a number of exciting initiatives that reflect our government’s commitment to improve student outcomes in the Northwest Territories.

This semester, three high schools in the territory piloted the new Northern Studies 30 course. This made-in-the-NWT high school course is the first in the territory to follow British Columbia’s curricular framework.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce the inductees of the 2023 Northwest Territories (NWT) Education Hall of Fame.

Each of the inductees have made a strong and lasting impression on their colleagues, students and communities. These four deserving individuals and one organization/team have provided exemplary service to education in the NWT.

The 2023 inductees and their categories are*: