Feedback on the public engagement discussion paper regarding the Nursing Profession Act has been compiled and is available in the What We Heard Report – Amendments to the NWT Nursing Profession Act.

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) gathered feedback and recommendations in response to a Discussion Paper on proposed policy elements. These elements  will lay the groundwork to amend the Nursing Profession Act by creating one regulatory framework for all nursing professionals in the NWT.

The Department of Health and Social Services is inviting interested members of the public to apply to be a representative on the NWT Supported Living Review Advisory Group (SL Advisory Group).

The purpose of this group is to provide advice from lived experience to the Steering Committee during the NWT Supported Living Review. The SL Advisory Group will be comprised of 6 to 10 members who are appointed by the Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services. 

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) advises travellers that the Dempster Highway (Highway 8) border checkpoint will soon be adjusting hours of operation to correspond with the operating hours of Abraham Francis Ferry.

The Northwest Territories (NWT) Arts Council is looking for three individuals with a passion for the arts, culture and heritage of the NWT to join its board for a two-year term starting September 1, 2021.

The deadline to apply is June 30, 2021.

The council promotes the arts in the NWT and provides recommendations to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) on financial awards for creative artistic projects in the visual, literary, media and performing arts, and on issues and policies associated with the arts and artists.

The Department of Health and Social Services (HSS) is asking individuals who have accessed the Community Counselling Program and Child and/or the Youth Care Counselling (CYCC) Program in the last six months for their views by completing the Northwest Territories (NWT) Community Counselling Program Questionnaire.

Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green has extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency under the Northwest Territories’ Public Health Act on the advice of Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) Dr. Kami Kandola.

The latest extension continues through June 8, 2021. 

The Public Health Emergency is required to continue to decisively respond to shifts in the NWT’s own public health situation, and maintain preventative measures.

The Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs, Paulie Chinna has extended the State of Emergency in the City of Yellowknife. This extension is being made under s.14 of the Emergency Management Act.

The extension continues through June 3, 2021.

This State of Emergency was initially instated to address the need for additional shelter space as a result of ongoing capacity limitations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) reminds Northwest Territories (NWT) residents that with camping season underway, out-of-territory travellers are permitted to travel through the NWT to camp in the Alberta portion of Wood Buffalo National Park.

The GNWT is asking for public feedback on how the Community Harvesters Assistance Program (CHAP) and Genuine Mackenzie Valley Fur Program (GMVF) that were created to support traditional harvesting and trapping activities across the NWT can be improved.  Evaluating CHAP and GMVF fulfills an action item in the ENR Sustainable Livelihoods Action Plan.  This was an action identified as important by over 18 communities during engagement on the creation of the action plan. 

How to Participate:

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is upgrading its network hardware this weekend. These critical infrastructure updates will begin on Saturday, May 15th at 10:30 p.m. and end Sunday, May 16th at 7:00 a.m.