Northwest Territories Legislation

The bill gives more time to finish and table annual reports and fixes one wording error. Reports may appear later in the year.

Makes partnership and business name law gender-neutral and clearer, and says you must follow a Registrar's decision while a court reviews it.

Your licence renewals may use facial recognition and signature checks. You can request driving records and vehicle history, but privacy rules and fees apply.

If a deadline falls on Sunday it moves to the next business day. This changes deadlines for corporate filings, consumer notices, liens, and court time limits.

Adds $74.7M to department budgets this year and allows up to $50M more short-term borrowing. Funds must be reported and end March 31, 2025.

Sets a one-year cap of $327.9 million for public buildings, roads, and equipment. Local impacts depend on which projects departments choose.

Creates a trust to fund Indigenous-led conservation and protected areas, giving long-term funding to signed Indigenous partners and requiring public yearly audits and reports.

Changes government permission to spend on buildings and equipment this year. Health capital is cut by $10 million and infrastructure and finance get increases.

This gives government departments about $188 million more to cover everyday operating costs this year. Unused money expires March 31, 2025.

Updates wording and fixes names in many laws to make them clearer. It adds a deputy adoption director, clarifies next-of-kin rules, child care and driver document rules.

The law raises a student aid limit from $60,000 to $90,000. If you get that aid, you could receive more, but rules and eligibility stay the same.

This lets the government spend up to $2.23 billion to run public services in 2024–25. It sets borrowing caps so services keep running.

Adds $142 million extra spending for programs and projects this year. Money lets departments run services and build projects, but unused funds expire March 31, 2025.

Police can get records or enter places quickly to find missing people. Emergency demands and limited public updates are allowed, with some privacy safeguards and fines for misuse.

Ends the territorial carbon tax on fuels and gas and keeps a fuel tax. Sellers get a one-time refund for carbon tax already paid.

This law lets government departments spend $207 million more to keep services running through March 31, 2024. It covers daily costs and applies retroactively to April 1, 2023.

This moves money between capital and operating budgets and cuts total spending by $8.5M. Some projects may speed up while others could be delayed.

Sets base MLA pay at $117,668 and fixed extra pay for roles. Expense limits will be adjusted each April by the five-year CPI average.

Keeps government services running by allowing spending until the full budget is passed. It lets departments pay bills and staff without interruption.