Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of December 20, 2022-January 9, 2023

Ministerial Travel

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of December 19, 2022.

• R.J. Simpson will be participating in a Constituency Tour with Frieda Martselos on January 9 in Fort Smith.

Meetings and Appearances

Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions­­­ for their event. Contact organizers for more information.

Licensed tourism operators operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT) have a final opportunity to access up to $22,500 in funding under the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)’s Tourism Restart Investment Program (TRIP).

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the What We Heard: 2022 Anti-Poverty Roundtable report.

This report summarizes the main discussions and themes surrounding housing and homelessness discussed during the Anti-Poverty Roundtable held May 3-4, 2022 in Yellowknife and virtually.

Some of the topics explored at this year’s event include:

The Post-Secondary Education (PSE) Act and four sets of corresponding regulations came into force today. The legislation is an important milestone in the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) work to build a comprehensive post-secondary education system in the Northwest Territories (NWT). 

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting applications for the 2023 Anti-Poverty Fund. The annual $1.75 million Fund can be used to support poverty reduction initiatives in Northwest Territories (NWT) communities.

NWT Indigenous governments and community governing authorities, as well as non-government organizations who demonstrate partnership or support from an Indigenous or community governing authority, may apply for funding.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its latest Social Indicators COVID-19 Pandemic report. The report examines the social impacts of health measures taken to protect Northwest Territories (NWT) residents against COVID-19.

Minister of Justice R.J. Simpson announced today the judicial appointment of Stephanie Whitecloud-Brass to the Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories. This appointment is effective as of December 13, 2022.

Ms. Whitecloud-Brass holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Regina and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.  She was called to the bar in the Northwest Territories (NWT) in 2017.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) invites all residents to help with renaming the Legacy Stanton building. The Stanton name transferred to the new facility when it opened in 2019. Legacy Stanton is a temporary name for the building that previously housed Stanton Territorial Hospital. As the building's reopening approaches, it's time to give it an official name.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released an overview of the policy intentions that will guide the drafting of regulations for the NWT Mineral Resources Act (MRA).    

An important next step in the development of regulations for the MRA, these policy intentions reflect the objectives and rationales agreed to by northern governments under the Legislative Development Protocol developed and adopted by the Intergovernmental Council of the NWT.