Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for Hay River Territorial Park, prohibiting open fires. The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective from June 19, 2024 until July 3, 2024.
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for all Territorial Parks in the Dehcho Region, prohibiting open fires.
The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective immediately and will remain in place until July 3, 2024 for the following NWT Parks:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce that high school diplomas will soon be issued in every official language of the Northwest Territories.
Starting this month, all high school diplomas issued will be trilingual: English, French, and the Indigenous language of the graduating student’s choosing. The Northwest Territories seal is also in all 11 official languages.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting applications for the new Extended Health Benefits Program, which takes effect on September 3, 2024.
To apply, residents must:
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The Government of the Northwest Territories is now accepting funding proposals for the Early Childhood Infrastructure Fund for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
The Early Childhood Infrastructure Fund is designed for projects that preserve or expand existing infrastructure of licensed centre-based childcare spaces or that create new licensed centre-based child care spaces in Northwest Territories communities.
Funding priority will be given to communities with limited or no early learning and childcare programming.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has awarded Transitional Solutions Inc. the contract to conduct an after-action review of the 2023 wildfire emergency response.
Under the terms of the contract, Transitional Solutions Inc will seek input from the public, Indigenous governments, community governments, chambers of commerce, non-government organizations, as well as emergency management partners to identify lessons learned and develop recommendations for improvement.
The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) have signed a new Canada-Northwest Territories (NWT) Agreement on French Language Services from 2023-2024 to 2027-2028.
Under the new agreement, $5.9 million will be invested per fiscal year, for a total of $29.5 million over five years. The funding is provided to support the continued delivery of French language communications and services by GNWT departments, boards, and agencies.
Due to fire danger in the region, a fire ban has been put into effect for MacKinnon Territorial Park in Norman Wells prohibiting open fires. The ban, which is in addition to any regional fire bans in place by NWT Fire, is effective immediately and will remain in place until August 1, 2024.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 Education System Performance Measures Technical Report for 2022-2023.
This annual report provides a snapshot of the state of the Northwest Territories (NWT) education system and provides crucial data to help the GNWT and education bodies address student needs and provide the supports and resources necessary for students to thrive.
