On March 31, 2020 the new Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act came into force. The Department of Health and Social Services is asking NWT residents for input on the development of new regulations under the new Act respecting the sale of flavoured vapour products.
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) is pleased to be accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Early Childhood Development scholarships. The scholarships valued at $5000 each will be awarded to eligible Northwest Territories (NWT) students attending accredited post-secondary institutions to complete Diploma or Degree programs with a direct focus in Early Learning and Child Care/Early Childhood Development studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 September 29, 2020.
With record levels of COVID-19 transmission being reported in neighbouring jurisdictions, the risk to the Northwest Territories is increased. The extension of the Public Health Emergency is necessary in order to respond decisively to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Government of the Northwest Territories is working with the Registered Nurses Association of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut to amend the Nursing Profession Act to improve how nurses are regulated in the NWT to further professionalize nursing in the territory.
Youth between the ages of 13-18 years old are invited to participate in a free workshop for The Dope Experience Project. The workshops are being hosted by the Department of Health and Social Services in collaboration with the Northwest Territories (NWT) Association of Communities and Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP).
Minister of Health and Social Services Diane Thom 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 runs through September 1, 2020.
The Public Health Emergency remains necessary in order to respond decisively to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. .
Reintroduction is most likely to occur as a result of travel from locales with community transmission.
The Government of the Northwest Territories has released the 2nd Edition of the Inventory of Programs and Services for Persons with Disabilities (Inventory).
The Inventory provides a list of programs and services available for persons with disabilities and their caregivers delivered by GNWT Departments, agencies, and partners. The Inventory is a resource intended help persons with disabilities and their caregivers to maximize their use of the supports available in the NWT.
Minister of Health and Social Services Diane Thom 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 runs through August 18, 2020.
The Public Health Emergency remains necessary in order to respond decisively to needs for personal protective equipment, isolation space, enforcement, and travel checkpoints which essential to the territory’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE), the Premiers of Canada Council of the Federation, and the NWT Literacy Council are pleased to be accepting nominations for the annual NWT Literacy Awards. These annual awards provide an opportunity to honour the literacy achievements of youth and adult learners, exceptional educators, and organizations and businesses across the territory.
Up to nine literacy awards may be given each year, including eight Ministerial Literacy Awards and the Premiers of Canada Council of the Federation of Literacy Award for the NWT.
Following the reopening of Driver and Motor Vehicle (DMV) offices, the Government of Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) has extended expiration dates on Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences, general identification cards and motor vehicle certificates of registration.
