The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it will waive the change of name fee for Indigenous residents of the NWT on an ongoing basis. Waiving the change of name for residential school survivors and their families advances the GNWT’s commitment to improve the lives of Indigenous residents and help further the cause of reconciliation.
Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services is pleased to announce the 2023 recipients of the $1.75 million Anti-Poverty Fund. This year, 58 grants were awarded to Indigenous, community, and non-profit organizations to help reduce poverty by addressing its root causes.
The successful proposals will help residents experiencing homelessness, food security, supporting children and families, healthy living, traditional knowledge, and on-the-land activities.
Earlier today, the 2022-2023 Premier’s Awards for Excellence were presented in the Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly.
The Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) annual Premier’s Award for Excellence recognizes the outstanding achievement of employees and working partners who continue to strive for excellence and improvements in the workplace.
This year Premier’s Awards were presented in three separate categories.
The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs (MACA) has formally notified the Charter Community of Tsiigehtchic of their opinion that it is in the best interest of the Charter to be under Administration as it transitions to a Hamlet.
This notice provides a 30-day consultation period before Administration would take effect. Under the authority provided in section 161 of the Charter Communities Act, the Minister can release council from their duties and appoint an Administrator.
As part of Housing NWT’s Renewal Strategy, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and Indigenous governments have established an NWT Housing Forum to collaborate and share information on housing-related issues in the territory. The newly-established Forum held its first meeting on June 9, 2023, where the Yellowknives Dene First Nation was selected as the first Indigenous co-chair.
Today the GNWT announced the recipients of the 2022 Literacy Awards, which honour the literacy achievements of youth and adult learners, exceptional educators, and organizations and businesses across the territory.
The 2022 recipients are:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its 2022 Socio-Economic Agreement (SEA) Report for mines operating in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
NWT diamond mines contributed $1.2 billion to the NWT Gross Domestic Product in 2022. In total, the NWT’s three producing diamond mines spent nearly $755 million with NWT-based businesses and contributed the equivalent of 1,094 person-years of employment to NWT residents.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released its response to the recommendations of the Arts Program Review.
The GNWT agrees with all the report’s recommendations and has started to make operational changes based on the recommendations and feedback gathered from the arts and creative sector during engagement session for the NWT Arts Strategy and during the program review. This will include:
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the first Skills 4 Success Annual Report, which highlights results from 2021-2022 on the Skills 4 Success Action Plan 2021-2025.
Today the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) published its response to recommendations made in an independent report on the French Language Communications and Services for the 2018-2023 Strategic Plan.
