Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.
The latest extension continues through February 16, 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated considerably across Canada in recent weeks as the country’s caseload surged to its highest point in the pandemic.
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of February 1, 2021
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.
Given the unique and significant impact of COVID-19 on the Northwest Territories economy and labour market, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) has created a streamlined labour market recovery program to support broad sectors of our economy in response to the pandemic.
This time-limited funding is available now to support immediate labour market recovery. The funding includes three categories of support:
Issued January 29, 2021. If there are any changes, an updated version of the itinerary will be provided on February 3, 2021.
No public events or meetings are scheduled.
The following events are closed to the media
February 1
A two-day virtual Anti-Poverty Roundtable wrapped up on January 27 with a commitment by members to increase food security in the Northwest Territories (NWT) with locally produced, harvested and affordable food – a commitment outlined in the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) mandate.
As part of its commitment to building a health system where cultural safety and relationship-based care is at the heart of everything it does, the Government of the Northwest Territories, led by the Department of Health and Social Services released Health Care for Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Nonconforming People: Guidelines for the NWT. This document has been developed for use by health care providers.
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Gwich’in Tribal Council and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Paulie Chinna has extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife. This extension is being made under s.14 of the Emergency Management Act.
The extension continues through February 11, 2021.
This State of Emergency was initially instated to address the need for additional shelter space as a result of ongoing capacity limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Sahtu Secretariat Inc. and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Today the Minister of Justice, R.J. Simpson, announced new regulations under the Residential Tenancies Act to replace those put in place on April 9, 2020 to help tenants impacted by COVID-19. The new regulations will allow for the establishment of rent repayment plans to ensure tenants have a reasonable timeframe to pay back rent that has accumulated from March 18, 2020 to January 31, 2021 as a result of the pandemic.
