A partnership between Housing NWT and the Fort Smith Métis Council is bringing a new social housing duplex to Fort Smith while building capacity in the local construction sector and providing business opportunities for local contractors.
Today, a new tool in the Northwest Territories wildfire and community emergency response toolkit was unveiled. The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), in partnership with the Northwest Territories Fire Chiefs Association, is implementing a new territorial-wide Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) program.
The program advances the GNWT’s mandate of safer communities and directly addresses a key gap identified in the 2023 wildfire operations review: the need for stronger integration between wildland and structural firefighting during community wildfire threats.
An evaluation of the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) Northern Distance Learning Program is guiding improvements to the program. These changes will strengthen student access to virtual high school programming, expand program delivery, and improve how program success is tracked across the territory.
The Government of the Northwest Territories is introducing a new admission process for adults with disabilities into GNWT-funded Supported Living services.
Starting May 13, 2026, all new Supported Living admissions are coordinated through the Committee for Applications to Supported Living, known as CASL. CASL will serve as a single entry point for Supported Living applications across the Northwest Territories. Previously, admissions and waitlists were managed through various processes across regions and service providers.
Construction is well underway on two new Housing NWT modular duplexes for Fort Simpson, which are expected to be delivered to the community later this summer.
Fort Simpson is the first of nine communities scheduled to receive new modular duplexes and/or fourplexes through a project that will replace social housing units that have reached the end of their design life.
The Pehdzéh Kı̨́ First Nation and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) are pleased to share progress on routing work for the Dehcho portion of the proposed Mackenzie Valley Highway (MVH).
A key milestone was reached on a critical public safety investment as the Government of the Northwest Territories broke ground on a new Territorial Wildfire Centre building today.
The Territorial Wildfire Centre will be the central artery of the wildfire management program in the NWT – providing the technical needs, warehousing capacity, and facilities required for a modern wildfire management program.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is taking action to strengthen supports for Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 (JK-12) students following a comprehensive review of inclusive schooling.
Inclusive schooling means ensuring each student can learn and succeed, with supports that reflect their individual needs. Between 2024 and 2026, the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) reviewed how inclusive schooling is working across the NWT.
Five new modular housing units are now in Behchokǫ̀ for on-site assembly, marking the final phase of construction before the homes are ready for occupancy. These new units will replace existing Housing NWT units that have reached the end of their service life and will provide safe, accessible and energy-efficient social housing in the community.
This project includes a new three-bedroom modular home and a modular fourplex with singles units. The homes are the result of a partnership between Housing NWT, Tłı̨chǫ Community Builders Ltd. and METCAN Building Solutions Inc.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the City of Yellowknife are working together to advance feasibility work to assess whether the Northwest Territories should pursue a bid to host the 2035 Canada Winter Games. The feasibility work is being undertaken from a territory‑wide perspective and is exploring a range of hosting approaches that could involve multiple Northwest Territories communities in different ways.
