The Polytechnic University Facilities Master Plan (FMP) was released today by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT).

The FMP is a comprehensive document that provides Northwest Territories (NWT) residents with a picture of what the future polytechnic university will look like. It includes proposals for infrastructure enhancements and expansions at all three campuses – Inuvik, Fort Smith and Yellowknife – and across a network of community learning centres.

The Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP) now has a stream specifically for Francophone applicants. Prospective Francophone nominees can apply to the program themselves if they are currently employed by an NWT employer or live abroad but have a valid job offer from an NWT employer.

The NTNP will now have three streams: Employer-Driven, Business and Francophone.

To celebrate International Literacy Day the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to launch the children’s book, Full of Feelings, in many of the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) official languages.

This book, written and illustrated in the Northwest Territories (NWT), is a resource for families with young children to offer understanding of the importance of their feelings and emotions. The book also offers ways families can help children with their emotions.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has modified the eligibility criteria and guidelines for the Employer Driven Stream of the Northwest Territories Nominee Program (NTNP). These changes provide more flexibility for employers and ensure the program and processes are user-friendly.

Join the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) for a speaker event celebrating the completion of this important sculptural collection by renowned Inuit artist Angus Cockney (the Icewalker).

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is seeking public feedback on experiences with government services and communications in French.

The engagement is part of the evaluation of the Strategic Plan on French Language Communications and Services 2018-2023, which is conducted every five years by a third-party contractor.

The contractor, Grant Thornton, will conduct in-person engagement sessions in Hay River and Yellowknife. These sessions will take place in French.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) released a What We Heard Report (WWHR) today that provides a summary of feedback collected during the engagement process for the Aurora College Transformation Facilities Master Plan (FMP).

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is inviting the public to review and provide feedback on proposed draft regulations under the Post-Secondary Education (PSE) Act.

The PSE Act establishes the framework to recognize post-secondary education institutions in the Northwest Territories (NWT), including universities and colleges. The Act received assent in 2019 and is awaiting the finalization of regulations to be brought into force in fall 2022.

The attached news release is distributed jointly by the Government of the Northwest Territories and Yellowknife District Education Authority No. 1.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is changing the way it calculates and adjusts the territory’s minimum wage.

Beginning September 1, 2023, the minimum wage will be adjusted annually using a formula based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Yellowknife and the percentage change in the average hourly wage (AHW) in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for the preceding calendar year.