Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 25, 2022.
Meetings and Appearances
Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions for their event. Contact organizers for more information.
Today the Government of Northwest Territories will release its third free mental health and wellness subscription box to NWT youth. These boxes are being made available to youth and organizations serving youth as part of the My Voice My Choice Campaign for youth wellness. The box includes a variety of health and mental wellness resources, such as topic-specific materials, as well as individual and group activities such as colouring sheets and activity kits by northern-based artists.
There are five different subscription boxes, each with a unique theme:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has approved seven projects under the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Grant Program – including a project to install a Level 3 electric vehicle charger in Behchokǫ̀.
The GNWT is providing approximately $4.2 million in funding for these projects to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects and initiatives in NWT communities. The approved projects include:
Northwest Territories health care practitioners are being trained to use new rapid tests for syphilis to curb a worsening outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease.
Syphilis rates in the territory increased 253 percent between Jan. 1, 2019, to April 1, 2022. During that time 222 cases were detected, 47 in the first three months of this year. Yellowknife continues to report the most cases, but the disease is spreading across the NWT, with cases having been reported in nearly every region of the territory.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 18, 2022.
There is no travel scheduled for this time period.
Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions for their event. Contact organizers for more information.
The fire ban in effect for the Fred Henne and Yellowknife River Territorial Parks is lifted.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) reminds park users to remain cautious and follow all fire safety procedures.
Please use only approved fire pits; and ensure all fires are extinguished before leaving your campsite.
Information about fire bans and territorial park closures can be found under alerts on Industry, Tourism and Investment’s NWT Parks website.
Residents of the Northwest Territories are invited to participate in a review of the Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) response to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing their feedback through an online survey launched today.
Leadership from Indigenous governments and community governments, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Members of the NWT Executive Council, and senior GNWT officials will also be invited to participate in the review and provide their perspectives on the GNWT response through a separate survey tool.
Yellowknife, NT (July 14, 2022) – With the recent rains in the Beaufort Delta, the Superintendent of Parks has signed a Lifting Fire Ban Order for all Territorial Parks in the Beaufort Delta Region.
Effective immediately and until further notice, the fire ban is lifted for:
Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services, issued the following statement on the shortages of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health professionals that have led to service reductions or closures throughout the Northwest Territories:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has amended the Employment Standards Act (Act) to add the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to the list of statutory holidays, to be observed on September 30 annually, beginning in 2022.
This holiday gives all Northwest Territories (NWT) residents an opportunity to acknowledge the territory’s colonial history and the legacy of residential schools.
