Northwest Territories Legislation

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.