This March, Income Assistance recipients will receive a one-time additional benefit. The payment is determined based on the Market Basket Measure and is intended to help Northwest Territories residents with higher food costs. The one-time benefit will range from $343 and $717 depending on the community the recipient lives in.

The additional payment will be automatically included for Income Assistance clients in March, meaning recipients will not need to apply.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Education Hall of Fame.

The Education Hall of Fame provides lasting recognition and gratitude to those who have provided exemplary service or made a significant contribution to the field of education in the Northwest Territories.

Residents are encouraged to nominate an individual, team, or organization.

Have your say on managing the environment for the future by completing a survey on the regulatory systems and environmental protection measures in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

The NWT Environmental Audit is an independent review of the territory’s environmental regulatory system in the Mackenzie Valley and the quality of environmental data available to make resource management decisions in the NWT.

The North is experiencing climate warming faster than anywhere in Canada, and residents, businesses and governments across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are answering this call to action. Today, the Departments of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) and Infrastructure (INF) are releasing annual reports on climate action, energy that outline progress made in the 2022-2023 fiscal year.

Gender-affirming health care services continue to be available in the NWT for transgender residents, including children and youth.

As part of the Department of Environment and Climate Change’s annual engagement activities, forest managers across the Northwest Territories (NWT) are visiting communities in all regions to get input on wildfire management from Indigenous leaders, community governments and the public.

In February 2023, the Addictions Prevention and Recovery Services Work Plan was released. Since the plan’s release, 50% of the action items in the Work Plan have been completed.

The Work Plan contains 24 action items for strengthening addictions and wellness programs for residents of the Northwest Territories (NWT). The items in the plan respond to the Auditor General of Canada’s recommendations, delivered in 2022.

The recently completed action items include:

Work is underway to complete independent reviews of the 2023 wildfire season to gain a full understanding of the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) wildfire and emergency response.

The ultimate goals of these reviews are to improve our effectiveness as a government and ensure we have appropriate preparedness and response strategies in place going forward.

This work has two separate components:

The attached documents replace the communique previously issued on 2/14/2024. They are being distributed on behalf of the Council of Leaders of the Northwest Territories and the Government of Canada.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) invites Hay River and Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN) residents and businesses to provide their feedback on 2022 flood recovery activities.

The GNWT is launching Phase 2 of the After Action Review (AAR) to hear the perspectives of those who were involved with recovery activities in the 2022 flood in Hay River and on the KFN Reserve. The first phase of the AAR took place in early 2023 and focused on preparedness and response.