Northwest TerritoriesBill 6Royal Assent
Bill 6: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 4, 2023-2024
Introduced February 28, 2024Checked September 5, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
What this bill does
This bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to spend an additional $207,129,000 in operations expenditures across various government departments for the 2023-2024 fiscal year ending March 31, 2024.
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Business impact
This is a government appropriations bill that authorizes additional public spending by the NWT government and does not directly regulate or impose obligations on private businesses. The largest allocations go to Health and Social Services ($54.4M), Municipal and Community Affairs ($55.2M), Finance ($32M), Infrastructure ($28.7M), and Environment and Climate Change ($28.8M). Businesses that contract with the NWT government — such as construction firms, healthcare service providers, environmental consultants, or community service organizations operating in the Northwest Territories — may indirectly benefit from increased government spending in these areas. However, no direct compliance burdens, taxes, or employment obligations are placed on private sector businesses.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingFebruary 28, 2024
Second ReadingFebruary 28, 2024
Third ReadingFebruary 28, 2024
Royal AssentFebruary 29, 2024
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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- Bill number
- NT-006
- Type
- Government
- Jurisdiction
- Northwest Territories
- Session
- 20-1