economy

Environment, Featured, Industry, News April 19, 2024

International Kimberlite Conference coming to the NWT this summer

The city's two main hotels will host delegates; event comes as sun starts to set on North's active diamond mines

The Northwest Territories will host the 12th International Kimberlite Conference in Yellowknife, from July 8th to 12th. This is the conference postponed from 2020 due…

Featured, Industry, Life Style, News, Politics October 20, 2020

NWT job market rebounding but not all sectors equal: Finance minister

‘The quality of the jobs may not be equivalent,' says Caroline Wawzonek.

The NWT lost about 4,000 jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but most of those were non-residents. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance, said her department…

Featured, Industry, News July 13, 2020

Survey says: revenue decline trending in the NWT

New data shows a significant decrease in revenue, across the board for businesses in the NWT. The Government of the Northwest Territories has released a…

Featured, News May 13, 2020

SEED funding focused on COVID-19 economic recovery

The Support for Entrepreneurs and Economic Development program (SEED) is open for applicants and will prioritize proposals focused on economic recovery from COVID-19. The program…

Community, Featured, Health, Industry, Life Style, News, Politics March 20, 2020

GNWT announces $13.2 million of ‘initial’ economic support

The territorial government has announced a slew of measures to support the NWT economy through the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of those measures are aimed…