Ministerial Travel
Please note that travel schedules may change with little or no notice. This schedule is accurate as of October 5, 2026.
 

• Premier Simpson, Minister Kuptana, Minister Cleveland, Minister Macdonald, Minister Wawzonek and Minister McKay will be in Ottawa, ON, from October 5-7 to attend the Northwest Territories Council of Leaders Meetings with Federal Ministers.
• While in Ottawa:
  • Premier Simpson will meet with Gurinder Grewal, CEO of Invest in Canada.
  • Minister Kuptana will meet with the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health Canada.
  • Minister Kuptana will meet with Chief Melanie Norwegian Menacho of Tthets’éhk’edélî First Nation.
  • Minister Kuptana will meet with the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, regarding implementation of the Urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy through Build Canada Homes.
  • Minister McKay will meet with Minister Olszewski.
  • Minister Macdonald will meet with the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, federal Minister of Public Safety.
  • Minister Cleveland will meet with The Honorable Rebecca Chartrand, Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency.
  • Minister Cleveland will meet with with the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages
  • Minister Cleveland will meet with the Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
• Minister Cleveland will be speaking at IATA Aviation Day 2026 on the Trade, Supply Chain and Aviation as a Strategic Enabler for Canada Panel in Ottawa on October 8
• Premier Simpson will be traveling to Reykjavík, Iceland, from October 8-10 to attend the Arctic Circle Assembly and will be speaking on two panels: “Canada’s North: A Hub for Investment and Partnerships”; and “Building the Arctic: Infrastructure, Partnerships, Sovereignty”.
   

Meetings and Appearances
Please note that event organizers may have attendance restrictions­­­ for their event. Contact organizers for more information.

Nothing scheduled for this time period.

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Cabinet Communications
Government of the Northwest Territories
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