As the Northwest Territories (NWT) rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, exploration and development in diamonds, gold, and several critical minerals bode well for the NWT economy in the coming year.
The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment, through the Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS), released its Overview of 2021 Mineral Exploration today.
Julie Green, Minister of Health and Social Services, is pleased to announce the 2022 recipients of the $1.75 million Anti-Poverty Fund. This year, 64 grants were awarded to community, Indigenous and non-profit organizations to help overcome and reduce poverty by addressing root causes. This is the largest number of projects the fund has supported in a single year to date
For the second year in a row, the Government of the Northwest Territories is offering funding to organizations to help families get out on the land. The program is designed to help offset the costs of participating in on the land experiences, so more residents can get involved. Some of the experiences available for funding include camping, boating, fishing, hunting, and other traditional activities.
Premier Caroline Cochrane is in Anchorage, Alaska this week for the Arctic Encounters Symposium to discuss shared opportunities and challenges with Arctic leaders and policymakers.
It is an opportunity for the Premier to work closely with other Arctic leaders to increase awareness around Arctic security, economic development, infrastructure development, housing, climate change, and women in leadership.
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released the Skills 4 Success Action Plan: 2021-2025. This four-year plan will serve as a roadmap to education, training and skills building activities and investments, with the goal of improving employment success for residents in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is asking the public to share their views on seasonal time change in the Northwest Territories (NWT).
NWT residents are invited to provide their feedback on whether they want to keep the twice-annual time change or permanently adopt a single time. The public engagement also asks NWT residents whether they would prefer Mountain Daylight Saving Time or Mountain Standard Time (if the time change were to end). The NWT currently observes Mountain Standard Time in the winter and Mountain Daylight Saving Time in the summer.
Harvesters and trappers are now able to capitalize on the demand for beaver castors in the global market.
Under the Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur program, trappers can be advanced $65 for each pound of dried beaver castors, or approximately eight dried castors.
If the castors sell for more at auction, the trapper will receive the proceeds as well as a prime fur bonus.
Effective today, the Government of the Northwest Territories’ Extended Health Benefits Policy has been amended to include an appeal process. An appeal process is critical to ensuring decisions are made fairly, and the Policy is applied consistently. Transparency plays an important role in being accountable to the public in the delivery of publicly-funded programs. This includes EHB applications.
The Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly have approved the Main Estimates for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
Initially presented on February 22, the Main Estimates proposed to spend $2.1 billion on programs and services in 2022-23. Over the past several weeks, Ministers and senior officials presented the individual budgets for each GNWT department and agency in the Legislative Assembly.
As the territory positions itself to meet the energy and mineral needs of the future, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment, Caroline Wawzonek, spoke at the 21st annual Arctic Energy & Resource Symposium in Calgary, highlighting the GNWT’s work towards attracting environmental, social and governance (ESG) conscious investors and project developers.
