Caroline Wawzonek, Minister of Finance and Minister Responsible for the Public Service, and Lesa Semmler, Minister of Health and Social Services, issued the following statement today regarding public service modernization and efforts to strengthen the health and social services system.
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Yellowknife –
May 5, 2025
Media Statement
Yellowknife –
April 30, 2025
Public Service Announcement
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Lesa Semmler, is seeking nominations for vacancies on the Regional Wellness Councils for the Beaufort-Delta, Dehcho, Fort Smith, Hay River, Sahtu and Yellowknife regions.
Yellowknife –
April 24, 2025
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is reaching out to any Internationally Educated Nurses (IEN) who are currently residents in the NWT but not licensed to work in their trained profession as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
Yellowknife –
April 23, 2025
Media Statement
The illicit drug landscape is changing rapidly—here in the Northwest Territories and around the world.
Yellowknife –
April 8, 2025
Public Service Announcement
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has released updated NWT Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines.
March 24, 2025
Public Service Announcement
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (March 25, 2025) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 GNWT Accessibility and Inclusion Award.
March 13, 2025
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Yellowknife –
March 11, 2025
Ministers' Statements and Speeches
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Yellowknife –
March 11, 2025
Media Statement
Minister of Health and Social Services, Lesa Semmler, issued the following statement today regarding the court approved plan for tobacco compensation:
Yellowknife –
March 10, 2025
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT), in partnership with the Salvation Army and the City of Yellowknife, announces the official opening of a new transitional housing program for addiction recovery in Yellowknife.