Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, R.J. Simpson announced today an increase to the Northwest Territories (NWT) Minimum Wage.
Effective September 1, 2021, the minimum wage will increase from $13.46 per hour to $15.20 per hour.
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Yellowknife –
March 11, 2021
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Yellowknife –
March 10, 2021
News Releases
Government of the Northwest Territories Offers COVID-19 Vaccine to Yellowknife Residents 18 and Over
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce that residents in Yellowknife 18 years of age and over can now book an appointment for their COVID-19 vaccine.
Yellowknife –
March 9, 2021
News Releases
Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek announced today that the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) has launched new Indigenous Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Training for GNWT employees.
Yellowknife –
March 9, 2021
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The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announces the creation of the Community Suicide Prevention Fund, a new initiative supporting community-based suicide prevention activities across the territory.
Yellowknife –
March 5, 2021
News Releases
The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is pleased to announce that in addition to priority groups already offered the COVID-19 vaccine in the Northwest Territories (NWT), residents 18 years of age and older in Inuvik and Hay River will now also be offered the Moderna vaccine.
Yellowknife –
March 4, 2021
News Releases
The GNWT is proud to announce the 2020 NWT Outstanding Volunteer Award winners.
This year, due to the health protocols around public gatherings, a video has been produced recognizing the recipients of the award.
Recipients of the NWT Outstanding Volunteer awards for 2020 are:
Yellowknife –
March 4, 2021
News Releases
Residents of Fort Simpson and Norman Wells can now self-isolate in their home communities following travel outside the territory.
Yellowknife –
March 2, 2021
News Releases
A team of hydrological experts from the Government of the Northwest Territories, Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Global Water Futures program from the University of Saskatchewan, as well as representatives from the Government of Alberta and BC Hydro are helping to shed light on the dri
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Yellowknife –
February 25, 2021
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The Government of the Northwest Territories is providing funding to tourism operators that have exhausted the support available to them under the federal government’s Northern Business Relief Fund (NBRF) and Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF).
Yellowknife –
February 24, 2021
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With the opening of Northwest Territories’ (NWT) winter roads, truck traffic on NWT highways is higher at this time of year. The Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) reminds residents and commercial drivers to drive safely.