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Legislative Assembly approves 2025-2026 Budget
March 13, 2025 Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly have approved the Main Estimates for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Initially presented on February 6, the Main Estimates proposed to spend $2.5 billion on Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) programs and services in 2025-26. The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight subsequently reviewed the Main […]
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Major new investments in health care take centre stage in Budget 2025–26
March 6, 2025 Minister of Finance Sandy Silver tabled the Government of Yukon’s 2025–26 Budget in the Yukon Legislative Assembly today. This budget is built on the Government of Yukon’s commitment to support Yukoners and Yukon communities. Budget 2025–26 focuses on meeting the needs of a rapidly-growing territory, with significant investments in health care, education […]
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Funding and investment for Yukon RCMP in Budget 2025–26
March 4, 2025 The Government of Yukon is committed to building safer communities by strengthening RCMP capacity and ensuring RCMP officers have the resources they need to respond effectively across the territory. In Budget 2025–26, the Yukon government is increasing RCMP funding by $5.2 million – subject to legislative approval – bringing the total investment […]
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QIA and the Government of Canada sign the SINAA agreement today
What is SINAA? SINAA, formerly known as the Qikiqtani Project Finance for Permanence SINAA is an agreement between QIA and the Government of Canada, in partnership with PEW Charitable Trust to formally protect 795,253 km2 of marine and terrestrial environments in the Qikiqtani Region. SINAA is an Inuit-led conservation partnership over a 10-year period. SINAA […]
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Media Advisory—The Deputy Auditor General of Canada will be in Iqaluit to deliver findings of the 2025 Follow-up audit on Child and Family Services in Nunavut
Ottawa, 18 February 2025—The Deputy Auditor General of Canada, Andrew Hayes, will be in Iqaluit to present the report on the 2025 Follow‑up audit on Child and Family Services in Nunavut to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut on Wednesday 5 March 2025. Access to embargoed report At 1:30 pm eastern timeET Journalists accredited by a recognized media organization who wish to […]
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Some NWT MLAs say budget doesn’t do enough to advance priorities – Cabin Radio
February 7, 2025 Some regular MLAs say the NWT’s new budget does little to advance the 20th Legislative Assembly’s priorities. Finance minister Caroline Wawzonek delivered the 2025-26 operating budget on Thursday, which she described as “using the resources that we have for change” amid a time of uncertainty. Wawzonek said the proposed budget represented “stability […]
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GNWT releases Budget 2025-2026
February 6, 2025 Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek has presented the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) 2025-26 budget to the 20th Legislative Assembly. Budget 2025-2026 addresses cost pressures in programs and services while departments continue work toward the fiscal sustainability strategy targets in Restoring Balance: A Fiscal Sustainability Strategy for the 20th Legislative Assembly. Budget […]
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‘Catastrophic’: Children’s, family advocates fear loss of Inuit Child First Initiative funding – Nunatsiaq News
Jan 30, 2025 Program that helps provide access to supplies, services for Inuit kids due to expire after March 31 It would be “catastrophic” for Northern families if funding for the Inuit Child First Initiative is not renewed beyond March 31, says the head of a children’s non-profit in Iqaluit. “I cannot overstate the impact […]
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Funding Available for Ikur’raq Cabins
January 21, 2025 With funding from Infrastructure and Communities Canada, the Department of Family Services has allocated $1 million under the Unsheltered Homelessness and Encampment Initiative to support the construction of community Ikur’raq cabins as part of our suite of homelessness relief programs. This program was developed at the Nunavut Roundtable for Poverty Reduction in […]
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Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated Updates Eligible Items Under the Nunavut Harvesters Support Program
Iqaluit, Nunavut, January 10, 2025 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) continues to administer the Nunavut Harvesters Support Program on behalf of NTI. The program provides a rebate to support Qikiqtani Inuit with costs related to the purchase of hunting equipment. Qikiqtani Inuit can apply for funds under the Small Equipment, Safety Equipment, Disaster Relief […]
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