Today, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), in collaboration with Northwest Territories Tourism (NWTT), released the Resident Readiness Strategy, a short-term strategy created to support NWT residents in welcoming back tourists to the NWT.
Building Forever: Women’s Pre-Trades Program is a partnership between the Government of the Northwest Territories, Gahcho Kué Mine (De Beers Group and Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.) and the Native Women’s Association of the Northwest Territories. This program will give women from the Northwest Territories (NWT) a paid opportunity to explore a career in a skilled trade.
In collaboration with its co-management partners the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has put into place the first of five regional Boreal caribou range plans to support conservation and recovery efforts in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
Developed as a commitment under the environmental assessment for the Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road and the NWT Boreal Caribou Recovery Strategy the interim plan incorporates Indigenous, local and scientific knowledge to identify which habitat is most important to Boreal caribou in the area.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has received an Aa2 (stable) credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
The Aa2 rating is the third highest rating available from Moody’s, slightly lower than the Aa1 (negative), which was Moody’s previous rating for the GNWT. The rating was lowered to reflect that continued economic pressures and the unlikelihood of an economic rebound to pre-pandemic levels for at least 2 to 3 years will make mitigating the growth in debt more challenging.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) is gathering public feedback on how the GNWT works to protect the land, water, wildlife, and traditions of the Northwest Territories.
Protecting biodiversity through the establishment and management of a conservation network is a priority of this government and the GNWT’s approach to conservation planning is guided by Healthy Land, Healthy People: GNWT Priorities for Advancement of Conservation Network Planning 2016-2021 (HLHP).
The Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 Northwest Territories (NWT) Mining Incentive Program (MIP). The NWT MIP provides funding support to prospectors and exploration companies that propose a new exploration project or are already carrying out NWT mineral exploration work.
Changes made to the MIP to offset the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on NWT mineral exploration will remain in place for the upcoming year.
These changes include:
Canada’s Premiers are pleased to announce the Council of the Federation (COF) Award for Innovation in Mental Health and Addictions Care.
Presented in each province and territory for an initiative that positively impacts mental health and addictions care, this new Award will recognize and support one individual or organization from each jurisdiction that excels in the field.
Today the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced that child care fees for NWT families with children from birth to five years of age in licensed child care will be reduced, on average, by 50 per cent. The reduction will be effective January 1, 2022.
Following the long-awaited announcement from the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO), tourism operators have a tangible goal for the 2022 travel season; on March 1, the territory reopened to leisure travel and operators are preparing to welcome visitors back.
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Mr. Speaker, the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards program was developed in 1991 as a way to recognize outstanding volunteers and highlight the importance of volunteerism in NWT communities. Today I want to congratulate everyone nominated for the 2021 NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards, and to share some of the incredible achievements of the award winners.
