Check Against Delivery

Mr. Speaker, earlier I spoke about our public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Today I would like to highlight how our health and social services system is responding to this unprecedented challenge.

Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Driver and Vehicle Services has extended expiration dates on Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences, general identification cards and motor vehicle certificates of registration.

Mr. Speaker, businesses across the Northwest Territories have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but perhaps none more so than our tourism sector.

The tourism sector was one of the first hit by the pandemic and will likely be amongst the last to recover from its effects.

When the Legislative Assembly shut down in March due to the COVID Health State of Emergency, the Government of the Northwest Territories was well into its annual budgeting process.