Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of March 2, 2026.
Media are invited to attend the public ceremony honouring recipients of the 2025 NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards. These annual awards recognize individuals and groups who have made exceptional contributions to communities across the Northwest Territories through volunteering. Since 1991, the Government of the Northwest Territories has presented the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards in four categories: Outstanding Elder, Outstanding Youth, Outstanding Individual, and Outstanding Group.
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of February 23, 2026.
Media are invited to attend the 2025-26 Mentor-Apprentice Program gathering, which honours program participants who completed up to 200 hours of one-on-one language learning over the past nine months.
Media opportunities:
Media are invited to a news conference announcing the 2026 opening of the Northwest Territories Nominee Program’s Employer-Driven and Francophone streams.
Details will include the 2026 opening date and time, the release of the What We Heard report, and changes to the Employer-Driven Stream.
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. MST
Location: Great Hall, Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly (Yellowknife)
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of February 16, 2026.
Media are invited to attend the announcement of the Home Base Stabilization Education Program (STEP), a collaborative initiative between Home Base Yellowknife, Yellowknife Education District No. 1, Yellowknife Catholic Schools, and the Government of the Northwest Territories.
Operating within Home Base Yellowknife, the program is designed for youth across the Northwest Territories (NWT) whose complex needs — including trauma, housing instability, mental health challenges, and substance use — make it difficult to succeed in traditional school settings.
Media are invited to a press conference announcing details on the 54th Avenue Housing Project, located at the former Rockhill Apartments site. Details will include the impact on housing and child care availability, as well as updates on the Hilltop Apartments demolition to prepare the site for future development opportunities.
Date: Friday, February 13
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: Great Hall in the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly
Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of February 9, 2026.
Media are invited to attend the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) 2026-2027 Budget Lockup.
When: February 5, 2026
Where: Arthur Laing Building, 6th Floor, Large Boardroom
Time: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Embargoed copies of budget materials will be available, and Department of Finance staff will be available to answer technical questions.
Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek will attend the lockup for interviews between 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. She will not be available for interviews later that day.
