The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting funding proposals for both the Small and Medium Arts Project Grants for the 2024-25 fiscal year.

The Small Arts Project Grant provides up to $5,000 to emerging to mid-career artists, craftspeople and small groups to cover costs for small-scale arts projects (e.g., traditional apparel, paintings, etc.) such as art supplies (e.g., beads, thread, furs, etc.) studio fees, illustration and design costs, and artistic development.

The Elevators and Lifts Act and corresponding regulations came into force today.

Helping to formalize authority, resolve regulatory gaps and provide a standard framework to align legislation of elevating devices in the Northwest Territories (NWT) with the rest of Canada, the Elevators and Lifts Act received assent in November 2022 but could not come into force until the Regulations were completed and ready to be adopted.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of July 16-22, 2024

Ministerial Travel 

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 15. 

The Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (NWT CIMP) is providing $2.2 million in 2024-25 to support thirty new or ongoing environmental monitoring and research projects.

Of the thirty projects funded, seven are focused on Traditional Knowledge, twenty-one are science-focused and two combine Traditional Knowledge and science. All projects address key cumulative impact monitoring priorities for caribou, water and fish, and project results will provide valuable knowledge for resource managers, governments and communities to inform decision-making.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has announced the 2024 adjustment to minimum wage in the Northwest Territories (NWT). Effective September 1, 2024, the minimum wage will increase from $16.05 per hour to $16.70 per hour. This increase reflects the GNWT’s commitment to ensuring that wages keep pace with the rising cost of living, using a formula based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the average hourly wage for 2023.

Ministerial Activities Advisory for the week of July 9-15, 2024

Ministerial Travel 

Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of July 8. 

The attached is being distributed on behalf of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Northwest Territories Early Childhood Association (NWTECA)

The community of Tsiigehtchic was formally established as a Hamlet effective July 1, 2024.

On May 23, 2023, 76% of voters in Tsiigehtchic supported changing the status of the Charter Community Government of Tsiigehtchic to a Hamlet.

The status change results in two distinct and separate government structures: a Hamlet Council and a band council. As a Hamlet, the authority and operations of the community government are more easily defined and separated, and all residents who are eligible to vote are able to vote and/or run for Mayor and Councillor positions.

Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) introduced the Post-Secondary Education Accountability Framework, which establishes a reporting structure for the post-secondary education system in the Northwest Territories.

The Framework, guided by feedback from post-secondary education partners, outlines the performance measures and responsibilities for post-secondary institutional reporting, and has two purposes:  

The Government of the Northwest Territories is now accepting applications for Early Learning and Child Care Scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year.

Full-time students are eligible for $5,000 per school year and part-time students are eligible for up to $500 per course, to a maximum of $2,500 per school year.

These scholarships are designed for students enrolled in in-person or online diploma or degree programs with a direct focus in early childhood development at accredited post-secondary institutions.