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Featured, Industry, News February 8, 2023

Finance minister tables “responsive and responsible” budget with few surprises

2023-24 budget includes no new territorial investments in housing, little in Indigenous languages


There are few surprises in the GNWT’s 2023-24 budget. Minister of Finance Caroline Wawzonek tabled the budget in the Legislative Assembly early Wednesday afternoon. For the upcoming fiscal year, GNWT is projecting $2.48 billion in revenue and $2.31 billion in expenditures. This would result in an operating surplus of $178…

Featured, News November 10, 2021

YK budget including funds for reconciliation

The 2021 municipal budget for Yellowknife will be dedicating $150,000 towards reconciliation related programs. This will include $10,000 for the Elders-in-residence program being held at the library. There will also be money going towards other culturally sensitive education and training for city staff. “We live in a community that’s 25…

Featured, Industry, News February 26, 2020

GNWT 2020 budget: more of the same

The 19th Legislative Assembly’s first budget reflects much more business as usual than any significant changes. Finance Minister Caroline Wawzonek acknowledged as much, saying the budget is money the departments need to maintain programs and services they have now. All put together, that comes to $1.9 billion in departmental spending….