Ministerial Travel 
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of August 11, 2025. 

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has endorsed the Canadian Sport Policy 2025–2035, a renewed national framework that emphasizes inclusion, reconciliation, and community well-being through sport. This endorsement reflects the GNWT’s commitment to building a sport system that is safe, accessible, and culturally relevant for all residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The link below is being redistributed on behalf of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers Responsible for Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation:

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/key-highlights-of-the-2025-conference-of-federal-provincial-and-territorial-ministers-responsible-for-sport-physical-activity-and-recreation-832733679.html

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Sport North Federation are now accepting applications for the 2025–2026 High Performance Athlete Grant.

This grant supports high-performance athletes from the Northwest Territories (NWT) by helping offset costs associated with training and competing in their chosen sport. Funding amounts for each recipient are based on athletic achievement and recognition at the national or international level.

Eligibility Criteria

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) extends its best wishes to the members of Team NT and the NWT Youth Ambassadors as they represent the territory at the 2025 Canada Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland, from August 8-25, 2025.  

Yellowknife (August 6, 2025) – As the new school year approaches, École William McDonald Middle School and Range Lake North School will implement new measures to improve drinking water safety and address concerns about lead. While the exact source of lead in these schools has not been confirmed, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is taking precautionary steps to remove potential sources and ensure students and staff have safe drinking water.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of August 5 – August 11, 2025

Ministerial Travel 
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of August 5, 2025. 

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is completing the final year of its program to remove hazardous waste stockpiles from solid waste sites in communities across the Northwest Territories (NWT).

Since the program started in 2022, nearly one million kilograms of hazardous waste have been removed from 20 communities in the NWT. Nahanni Butte, Jean Marie River, Aklavik, Inuvik, Délı̨nę, Łutsel K’e and Fort Resolution will be the final communities to have hazardous waste removed from their solid waste sites as part of this program.

Yellowknife Airport (YZF) is proud to announce a new partnership with Not In My City, a Canadian movement dedicated to ending human trafficking and sexual exploitation.

What this means:

The GNWT is seeking nominations from individuals in the Sahtu and Beaufort Delta regions to be members on the NWT Arts Council.

The NWT Arts Council reviews and recommends applications for funding for ITI’s Small Arts Project Grants (up to $5000) and Medium Arts Project Grants ($5,000 - $10,000).  The combined budget of both programs is $500,000.