Northwest Territories Legislation

Makes trespass illegal and lets occupiers order people off property. Convictions can lead to fines, jail, or a court ban.

It creates one law for many safety systems and requires approvals, inspections, and operator certificates. Owners must register equipment and get yearly inspections.

Fixes wording and references across multiple laws. Ends pandemic time-limit rules and clarifies nurses are health care professionals.

Adds $3.083 million to capital spending, mainly for health, and reduces finance capital. Unused funds expire March 31, 2026.

Adds $119.9 million to government operating budgets and allows $11 million more long-term borrowing for leases. Services may get more support; taxes do not change.

Updates birth, death and name records. Lets more parents be listed, allows changing or removing sex markers, and lets some nurses certify deaths.

Home inspectors and property managers must be licensed and follow a published code. Approved forms will be required and rules set later.

Allows the government to spend up to $427 million next year for running and building public infrastructure. You may see work on roads or buildings.

Adds $27.5 million for health services this year and allows nearly $6 million more in long-term lease borrowing. Sets borrowing limits for the fiscal year.

Adds $14.25 million to operations and capital budgets. Some departments gain funding while others lose it; unspent amounts expire March 31, 2026.

Adds $86.9 million for government operations this fiscal year. It keeps programs running but does not create new taxes or programs.

Replaces old custody terms, sets equal starting rights for parents, adds move notice rules, stronger enforcement, and a service to recalculate child support.

Updates parenting terms, defaults child support recalculation unless opted out, limits arbitration to Canadian law, and recognizes some foreign polygamous marriages.

People can get protection and sue for stalking, including online tracking. Police can share a suspected stalker's identity when privacy rules allow.

Creates a one-time lump sum for permanent loss and monthly pay for lost earnings after recovery. Monthly payments usually end near retirement age and can be reviewed.

The bill makes the government website the official source of laws and rules. Most regulations must be registered, bilingual, and checked for Indigenous rights before they apply.

Sets higher annual funding amounts for student aid in 2024–25 and 2025–26. It may reduce waitlists but does not change who qualifies.

Sets fair hiring, conduct, and whistleblower rules for public servants and gives new appeals and equal-pay processes.

Presumes some cancers, heart conditions, and PTSD are work-related for firefighters and many front-line workers, so claims are easier to get.

This bill gives $178.6M more to fund buildings, roads, schools and health work. Departments get the money now but must spend it by March 31, 2026.

Adds $47M for public services and allows up to $130M short-term borrowing. Funds must be used by March 31, 2026.

Nurses can vote to have their own bargaining association. Current pay and job terms stay until a new nurses' agreement is signed.

Allows government to spend up to $2.38B for running services in 2025–26. Sets borrowing limits and requires records; it does not change taxes.

This moves about $3.1 million to public capital projects for infrastructure, health and environment. It does not change taxes or regular services.