News Releases

News Releases

(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, May 29th, 2025 —Today, the Speaker tabled the Preparing to Change: Reconciliation Action Plan 2025–2030. The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is setting out a...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Monday, May 26, 2025 – Members of the Legislative Assembly has recommended the appointment of a new member to the Human Rights Adjudication Panel. The four-year term would begin June 1...
This news release is being distributed by the Legislative Assembly on behalf of the Members for Range Lake, Tu Nedhé-Wiilideh and Yellowknife Centre (YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, May 8, 2025 – MLAs Robert...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Wednesday, May 7, 2025 – The Sixth Sitting of First Session of the 20 th Legislative Assembly convenes:msdf When: Wednesday, May 21 Location: Chamber of the Legislative Assembly building...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Friday, May 2, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is seeking additional applications for members of the public to serve on the Electoral Boundaries Commission. To...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Monday, April 28, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Integrity Commissioner, Mr. David Phillip Jones, K.C., has provided a supplemental report to Speaker Shane...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Wednesday, April 16, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly invites the public and media to attend the 2025 Youth Parliament Mock Session on Thursday, May 1 at 1:30 PM. 📍...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, March 13, 2025 – MLAs Richard Edjericon, Robert Hawkins and Kieron Testart continue to call for more accountability from the GNWT Cabinet by opposing the 2025 budget. “When the...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – The Legislative Assembly has recommended the reappointment of Sheldon Toner, Chair and Adjudicator and Jay Sengupta, Adjudicator to the Human Rights...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, March 11, 2025 – The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories is now accepting nominations for the Order of the Northwest Territories—the territory’s highest honour...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Friday, March 7, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is seeking applications for members of the public to serve on the Electoral Boundaries Commission. The Commission...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, March 4, 2025 – Today, the Legislative Assembly recommended to the Commissioner the reappointment of Stephen Dunbar as Chief Electoral Officer for another four-year term. Mr...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, February 20, 2025 – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly would like to announce an extension to the application deadline for Youth Parliament 2025...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, February 20, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is seeking applications for one member of the public to serve on the Independent Commission reviewing Members...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Wednesday, February 12, 2025 – Regular Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly will address the public tomorrow, February 13, 2025, at 12:00 PM, providing an update on the state of the...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, February 11, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly will discontinue direct-to-home satellite broadcasting of Sessional Proceedings, services currently offered on...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Wednesday, January 29, 2025 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Integrity Commissioner, Mr. David Phillip Jones, Q.C., has investigated and dismissed two complaints against...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Friday, December 13, 2024 – The Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Integrity Commissioner, Mr. David Phillip Jones, Q.C. has investigated and dismissed a complaint lodged against...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, December 5, 2024 – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly has announced the appointment of Ms. Krista Carnogursky, Ombud for the Northwest Territories...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Thursday, November 28, 2024 – The Speaker of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly is excited to announce that applications for Youth Parliament 2025 are officially open! This...